Thomas Michael Horan Jr.

Thomas Michael Horan, Jr., 77, passed away in Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 13, 2018. He was born on July 9, 1941, in Sydney, Australia, to Thomas M. Horan and Agnes Tancred Horan, along “with his twin, John Patrick Horan. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1965 with a degree in Government, and served in the United Stated Navy. In his service, he participated in a rescue in Japanese ship that had run aground at an atoll in the Spratly Islands, and 22 Japanese seamen were saved. A talented artist and evangelizer, he lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the City of Holy Faith since the early 1980’s. He was a strong, prayerful, absolutely committed Roman Catholic. He is survived by his brother: John Patrick Horan and Matthew Tancred Horan, both from Fort Smith, and by his nieces and nephews: Sean Horan of Highland, Utah, along with his wife Amy and their four children: Tanner a/k/a Mr. Bradford, “Berkely, Carson and Lyla; Flannery Grate Good of Kansas City Missouri and her husband Josh; Madeline Ann Horan of Osaka, Japan: Mary Laurel Horan of Dallas, Texas and Kathleen Carolina Horan of Fayetteville, Arkansas. A viewing will be held on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at Rivera Family Funeral Home located at 417 East Rodeo Road Santa Fe, NM 87505. A Rosary will be recited on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, NM, followed by Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m.