Dear Mr. Matt: I want to let you know that Thomas A. Nelson, founder of TAN Books and Publishers, Inc., passed away on the morning of Saturday, August 16. He died in St. Anthony’s Hospital, of pneumonia. He was 88. He had spent 5 1/2 years bed-bound in a Catholic nursing home since suffering a severe stroke in January of 2020. He had endured this trial with an admirable positive attitude, having been forced to learn patience and acceptance.
Tom had received the Last Sacraments and the Apostolic Pardon, and he died wearing the Brown Scapular and the Miraculous Medal. During his incapacitation he had often been consoled by an image of Our Mother of Good Counsel by Sarullo.
A Requiem Mass is to be offered at St. Mary Oratory, with burial in Tom’s parents’ plot in Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Fitzgerald Funeral Home.
Mary Frances Lester,
Longtime employee of TAN and old friend of Tom Nelson
