Tage "TJ" J Fogg

T.J. Fogg of Evergreen CO went to Heaven April 28th 2025. He was 90 years old. His was a life well lived.

T.J. was born in Cody, Wyoming and grew up on a cattle ranch. He started herding cattle at 6 years of age and by the time he was 12 years old he was spending his summers by himself on top of a mountain herding cattle by himself. At the age of 7 years T.J. knew he wanted to be a Veterinarian. Thus, the course of T.J.'s life was set

T.J. attended Colorado State University and graduated from CSU School of Veterinary Medicine at the age of 23 years.

He quickly became the Deputy Wyoming State Veterinarian spending his days (and nights) helping ranchers with animals in distress or need of treatment. He then heard of a job for a Veterinarian in New York City, applied for the job and got it.

T.J. worked in the Time & Life Building in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. It was at this point T.J. was instrumental in the invention of the first flea collar. It was sold as the Shell Flea Collar and later sold to Hartz and became the Hartz Flea Collar. The component of the flea collar that got rid of and kept away fleas later came to be used in the exhibits in the Smithsonian Institution. T.J. proceeded to invent medications for dogs, cats, horses, pigs and cattle. As T.J. needed to go where the research was the family lived moved to New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California.

In 1979 the Fogg's moved to Evergreen CO where T.J. had the Veterinary Practice Bergen Park Animal Clinic for 37 years. He loved every moment he spent helping animals and getting to know the pet's owners. T.J. retired in 2016 at the age of 81.

He is survived by his wife Elaine and daughter Stefani. He was predeceased by son Troy (1963-2020), grandson Chase Fogg-Thompson (1992-2012), brother Woody and parents Forest and Dorothy.