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Redemptorist Father Thomas Gavigan, who served for nine years as the head of the San Juan Province, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, at St. John Neumann Residence in Saratoga Springs, NY. He was 71. "Padre Tomas," as he was known during the 39 years he ministered in Puerto Rico, was a native of Brooklyn, the son of the late Thomas and Helen Murphy Gavigan.

Silver Bells author Luanne Rice sent an email to San Alfonso Retreat Housein Long Branch, New Jersey, over the Thanksgiving weekend. She wanted to alert the retreat staff that one of the characters in this year’s CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame was named after and inspired by Fr.