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David Lynn “Lags” Lageschulte

Birth	:	29 Aug 1951 Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	11 Mar 2014 Houston, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
Burial	:	Harlington Cemetery, Waverly, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7158012, -92.4721985
Description	:	On March 11, 2014 David "Lags" Lageschulte lost his aggressive battle with cancer while undergoing treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was 62 years old. Lags had a unique vision and took great risks. He grew up on a farm near Waverly, Iowa and moved to Florida after college. The "can do" attitude he learned from his parents turned into a life of entrepreneurship. He showed up on a job interview at a heavy equipment company on his bicycle and eventually worked his way up to becoming a partner in the company. From there... Read More	On March 11, 2014 David "Lags" Lageschulte lost his aggressive battle with cancer while undergoing treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was 62 years old. Lags had a unique vision and took great risks. He grew up on a farm near Waverly, Iowa and moved to Florida after college. The "can do" attitude he learned from his parents turned into a life of entrepreneurship. He showed up on a job interview at a heavy equipment company on his bicycle and eventually worked his way up to becoming a partner in the company. From there Lags was one of the first to see potential in the Hooters brand created by his high school friend, Ed Droste. He opened the fifth Hooters location in the world and developed the South Florida market which now boasts 17 Hooters restaurants. Over the years, Lags co-founded several restaurant and entertainment concepts throughout the United States. He also developed and co-owned other businesses involved in an array of operations including health and fitness centers, medical clinics, geothermal, oil and gas well drilling, biodiesel, fuel products as well as real estate investment and development companies. More important than anything Lags accomplished in business was his impact on the community and his humble and selfless donations and fundraising efforts around the world. He donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to organizations such as the Moffitt Cancer Center, the Dan Marino Foundation, Stop Hunger Now and the V-Foundations for Cancer Research. He never forgot where he came from and funded various charitable efforts in Iowa, including Self-Help International. Their training center in Ghana is named for his mother and her friend, Fran Mueller. He also provided the naming gift for the construction of the leadership-themed residence hall, Lags Hall, at Morningside College where he earned his Bachelors Degree in business. In addition he donated funds to help build libraries in Waverly and Dumont, Iowa, assisted in renovations of Trinity United Methodist Church in Waverly and committed $500, 000 toward the Assisted Living Memory Care project at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly. His success did not change who he was. He was known for being a regular guy, often dressing in shorts and a t-shirt for business meetings. He had a knack for making everyone feel special. "He would meet someone, and ten minutes later they felt as if he was their best friend", says Paul Lynch, one of Lags' business partners. Lags' friend, Tom Cronin of Ft. Myers, said the only thing certain is that now there'll be a Hooters in Heaven. His partners hope he won't call a business meeting real soon. Lags was born on August 29, 1951. He graduated in 1969 from Waverly-Shell Rock High School in Waverly, Iowa. He also graduated in 1973 from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. Dave is survived by his three sisters: Donna Speake (Ken), Cordell Lageschulte and Teri Edman; nephews and niece: Chris (Michelle) Speake, Michael (Natasha) Speake, Tim Speake, Shamus (Sara) O'connell, Cody Edman, Carlie (Jason Craig) and Tom Edman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virginia Dorothy (Koefoed) Lageschulte and Raymond Arthur Lageschulte. He was devoted to his family and proud of his nieces and nephews. It was important to him to keep the entire family closely connected. He provided opportunities for the entire family to gather a few times a year in many different venues. The family would like to express their love and appreciation to his friends who were by his side in his final weeks: Allyn, Paul, Terry, Ed and especially Linsey Toole. A memorial service will be Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 2:00 pm at Trinity United Methodist Church in Waverly. Burial will follow at Harlington Cemetery in Waverly and a reception at the Centennial Oaks Golf Club. Celebration of life ceremonies will also be held in Fort Myers, Florida and Aspen, Colorado, his two places of residence. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Stop Hunger Now, Self Help International or Morningside College. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Source: http://investing.businessweek.com/ research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=26955500&privcapId=33740725& previousCapId=42160418&previousTitle= Hooters,+Inc. Mr. David L. Lageschulte serves as Chief Executive Officer of 19 Hooters restaurants which operate throughout Southeast and Southwest Florida, and in the state of Nevada. Mr. Lageschulte also serves as Chief Executive Officer of LTP Management Group, Inc., a restaurant managing entity for 32 restaurants, which he established in 1987. He is an Owner of Lags Ventures, LLC and has been Member of the Management Board of 155 East Tropicana, LLC since July 2004. He is the Co-owner of Hawkeye Construction and Millwork, Inc. Mr. Lageschulte Co-Founded several restaurant and entertainment concepts including Dan Marino's Fine Food & Spirits, Adobe Gila's, Ugly Tuna Saloona, Stumps Supper Club and Splitsville. Mr. Lageschulte also owns several corporations, in Florida and other states, which are involved in an array of operations including health and fitness centers, heavy equipment sales and leasing, well drilling and real estate investments. Mr. Lageschulte serves as Director of 155 East Tropicana Finance Corp. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Source: http://www.nbc-2.com/story/24961151/hooters-co-founder-david-lageschulte-dies-at-62#.UyHHs3mYaUk FORT MYERS, FL - One of the biggest names behind Hooters in Southwest Florida has died. 62-year-old David Lageschulte lost his battle with cancer Tuesday night at a Houston hospital. "He just was a great guy. And you just couldn't help to be attracted to him," Lageschulte's friend Tom Cronin said. David Lageschulte was a businessman, entrepreneur, innovator, and the life of the party. To his close friends, he was known as 'Lags'. "Everybody in Fort Myers that's been here for a long time knew Lags," Cronin said. Pam and Tom Cronin met Lageschulte before his success. In the early 1970's the Iowa pig farmer flew to Florida to sell heavy machinery. "He would do anything for anybody and just had more friends than anybody I know," Pam Cronin said. At the same time, Lageschulte was working with four other men to bring a new restaurant to Florida. "Probably the biggest mistake I ever made in my life was when he offered me stock in Hooters, and I didn't take it," Tom Cronin said. Shortly after, Hooters exploded. But that wasn't the only chain he would own. Lageschulte started up at least four or five others like the Ugly Tuna and Dan Marino's Pub. Success was an understatement; and that didn't change his attitude. "He was just as full of life and fun, and he just stayed the same right on through," Pam Cronin said. Then, ten years ago, Lageschulte's health took a turn. "We could tell he just wasn't feeling right; you know he had prostate cancer," Tom Cronin said. The long battle brought Tom and Lags together. Tom fought this fight himself, four times before. "I made it through and he didn't. And I feel like I wish he had," Tom Cronin said. Although he's gone, Tom says he knows one thing for sure - there will be a Hooters in Heaven. "We're all going to miss him. It's a very sad thing," Cronin said. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Source: http://www.news-press.com/article/20140312/BUSINESS/140312003/ Hooters-franchisee-Dave-Lageschulte-dies-cancer-62 Dave Lageschulte, 62, of Fort Myers, one of the first Hooters restaurant franchisees and a tireless entrepreneur and philanthropist, died Tuesday night after a long struggle with cancer. Lageschulte died while undergoing treatment for the disease at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, longtime business associate, Rich Simeone, said today. According to the website of Hooters Florida, which has 19 locations in the state including Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach, Lageschulte was one of five Fort Myers businessmen who opened their first Hooters franchise in 1986, three years after the restaurant chain was founded in Clearwater, Florida. The Fort Myers location "was only the fifth Hooters ever," according to the website. "It's a big loss to Southwest Florida," said Chris Spiro, CEO of marketing company Spiro & Associates. "If he lent his time, talent and treasure to a cause, you didn't see him thumping his own chest. He just let it happen." Spiro's company markets one of Lageschulte's many business ventures, Gamma 88, which sells a fuel additive of the same name.

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David Lynn “Lags” Lageschulte's memorial is located at: Harlington Cemetery, Waverly, Bremer County, USA.
When did David Lynn “Lags” Lageschulte death?
David Lynn “Lags” Lageschulte death on 11 Mar 2014 in Houston, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
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Latitude: 42.7158012
Longitude: -92.4721985

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Parent

Raymond Arthur Lageschulte

(1922 - 2007)

Virginia Dorothy Koefoed Lageschulte

(1927 - 2000)

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