Former Oxnard Mayor Tom Holden Remembered
OXNARD, Calif. – A former mayor of Oxnard is being remembered for putting his mark on the city.
Friends and family attended a Memorial Mass for Dr. Thomas E. Holden at Santa Clara Church in Oxnard on Friday.
The city closed off a portion of the Oxnard Historic District for a block party style celebration of his life in front of the family home.
Holden was the son of a longtime local business owner, and was a longtime optometrist.
Holden died following a short battle with cancer.
He is survived by a large family that includes his wife and their three sons, Patrick, Jack and Nicholas.
Holden was 71-years-old.
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