Inside a diesel repair shop in Acworth, the familiar sounds of engines, tools, and conversation have fallen quiet. The usual rhythm of work has been replaced by silence, shock, and a shared grief that no one there is quite sure how to carry. Every corner of the shop holds reminders of someone who should still be there.
Tom Agan, a longtime worker and deeply loved friend, lost his life on New Year’s Day, along with his wife, Jasmine, in a tragic crash that came without warning.
The couple had been driving along Highway 9 in Alabama, just across the state line, when their SUV collided with another vehicle. The other driver was taken to the hospital, and authorities say the crash is still under investigation. For Tom’s coworkers, the details matter less than the reality they now face – that two lives were taken far too soon.
To the people who worked beside him, Tom was never just an employee.
He was family.
Those at the shop remember him for his strong work ethic, his easy laughter, and the way he showed up every day with kindness and consistency. But more than anything, they remember how deeply he loved his children. Whenever Tom talked about them, his face would light up. His stories – funny, proud, full of warmth – were a regular part of the shop’s daily life. Those moments now echo painfully in his absence.
Tom and Jasmine leave behind three young children – Jaxson, Ila Mae, and Kolsie, all just four years old or younger. Three little lives suddenly changed forever, now facing a world without their parents.
For now, the children are staying with their grandparents, who have stepped in during a time no family should ever have to endure. They are providing safety, love, and stability in the middle of unimaginable loss.
Back at the repair shop, grief has turned into resolve.
Wanting to help in any way they can, Tom’s coworkers have come together with one shared purpose: to support the children their friend loved so fiercely. Conversations that once centered around work now focus on how to show up for Jaxson, Ila Mae, and Kolsie – how to help provide for them, protect them, and make sure they never feel alone.
Everyone involved says the same thing: they will do whatever it takes.
In the middle of heartbreak, the shop has become something more than a workplace. It has become a place of unity, compassion, and determination – a space where love is being turned into action. Where grief is being met with commitment. And where Tom’s legacy is being honored not just with words, but with care for the people he held most dear.
Tom Agan will be remembered for the way he lived — as a devoted father, a loyal friend, and a man whose presence made others feel like they belonged. Jasmine will be remembered alongside him, as a mother and partner whose life mattered just as deeply.
Though their absence leaves an unfillable space, the love they poured into their children continues — carried forward by grandparents, coworkers, and a community determined to stand together.
Three little lives have been forever changed.
And in their parents’ memory, an entire shop has promised they will not face that future alone.
