Las Cruces Daily Digest Monday, June 01, 2026
Ty's Take
Three names in the paper today—Shannyn Caldwell, Timothy Joseph Hourigan, George Douglas Jackson at seventy—and they're the kind of losses that hit different in a town like this where you run into people's families at the grocery store or see their kids come up through the schools. The Mesilla Valley shrinks a little when we lose folks who've been part of the fabric, and there's no way around that. The obits are where a newspaper tells the real story of a place: not the growth numbers or the development plans, but the actual people who lived here, worked here, raised families here. They're the ones who knew Las Cruces before the sprawl, before the interstate convenience stores, when water meant everything and neighbors still meant something too. That's worth remembering.
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Las Cruces Bulletin
Shannyn Caldwell, a pioneering radio personality and author who spent decades at WJNR starting at age 16, died January 8 after battling stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer. Despite her diagnosis, she remained on the air and was surrounded by family at the time of her passing. A memorial service...
Timothy Joseph Hourigan, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and accomplished management consultant, passed away April 9 after a long battle with cancer. An avid athlete, musician, and outdoorsman, Hourigan leaves behind his wife Donna, two sons, and a grandson. Services will take place in El Paso,...
George Douglas Jackson, a nationally recognized educator of the Deaf who spent over four decades inspiring students through mock trials and civic engagement programs, died December 21 at age 70. After retirement, Jackson channeled his creativity into hot air ballooning, ceramic art, and...
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