Thomas Michael Daggett

Daggett, T. Michael
63 of Paradise Valley, AZ passed away on April 11, 2009 after a short and heroic struggle with a rare and fatal disease, CJD. He was born in Phoenix, AZ in 1945, a third generation Arizonan, whose maternal grandfather, Dr. Charles Sult, came here in 1906 as a doctor for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Tuba City; and his paternal grandfather, Charles Daggett, and his father Lloyd, founded Daggett Tile and Marble Company in 1927. Michael graduated from Brophy College Preparatory in 1964, ASU in 1968, and earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Syracuse University in 1971. After serving as law clerk with the Federal District Court of Arizona, he joined Lewis & Roca where he began practicing law. Michael then established his own private law firm and specialized in business and banking law, enjoying a reputation as one of Phoenix’s premier banking lawyers. Most recently Michael was a Partner of Stinson Morrison Hecker. In addition to his law career, he was a successful real estate developer. Michael’s vitality and commitment, wisdom and insight, integrity and faith, enriched the lives of all those who knew him. Michael’s love for life and joy of being, his humor, generosity and down to earth presence in the moment, will always be remembered and cherished in the hearts of his wife Robin, his brothers Charles and Lloyd, sisters Mary North Charles and Margaret Licosati Genaro, Robin’s brother Bob and his wife Bev, his 20 nieces and nephews and their 30 children, and his many friends and colleagues. A Memorial service is being planned and details will be published soon.