Las Cruces Daily Digest Tuesday, June 09, 2026
Ty's Take
Three men from this valley won't be here to see what comes next—Shannyn Caldwell, Timothy Joseph Hourigan, and George Douglas Jackson, 70, each of them woven into the fabric of a place that doesn't always know how to say goodbye to its own. In a town pushing hard toward something new, with the university growing and the border towns getting busier and the farms getting fewer, we lose the men who knew the old way—the ones who remember when Las Cruces was smaller, when the Mesilla Valley moved slower. The obituaries never tell you the full story, but they tell you enough: these were people who belonged here, who had roots, and now the rest of us have to figure out how to move forward without them.
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Las Cruces Bulletin
Shannyn Caldwell, a pioneering radio personality and author who spent decades at WJNR starting at age 16, passed away January 8 after battling stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer. She leaves behind her brother Ryan and two children, and a legacy as a trailblazer for women in broadcasting. A memorial...
Timothy Joseph Hourigan, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who served 26 years in Military Intelligence, died April 9 after a long cancer battle in Las Cruces. The Pampa, Texas native was known as a devoted family man, accomplished musician, marathon runner, and passionate outdoorsman who cherished...
George Douglas Jackson, a nationally acclaimed educator of the Deaf who spent over 40 years inspiring students in Florida and Texas through innovative classroom mock trials and civic engagement programs, passed away December 21 at age 70. In retirement, Jackson pursued his creative passions through...
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