Los Gatos, California
1943 - 2026
Father Roy Thaden, SJ, a Tacoma native, Jesuit priest, and longtime missionary in Africa, died on February 17, 2026, at 83 years of age. Fr. Thaden graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in 1961 and after ordination to the priesthood in 1973, served as a missionary in Zambia from...
Read MoreHis passing leaves us less for his absence but MORE for God´s grace that has come to us through his life and priesthood.
Father L. Michael Pope, S.J.
February 24, 2026 | Friend
God bless you Fr. Thaden! Well done, good and faithful servant!
Frances McKamey
February 24, 2026 | Other
Roy Thaden was a wonderful priest in mission to Zambia (got to know him through our archdiocesan Missions Office), and then in Tacoma through St. Leo parish. Angelic blessings be upon him and his Jesuit family.
J.L. Drouhard
February 24, 2026
And I am sorry for the loss for Elaine and for the Jesuit community.
Carol Colleran
February 24, 2026
As a child, we lived at the southern corner of the block the Thadens lived on. Roy was a year younger than me, but we occasionally played together until we moved two blocks away. The Thaden gang was a big part of our family's early life!
Carol Strobel Colleran
February 24, 2026 | Other
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
Darling & Fischer Chapel of the Hills
February 23, 2026 | Los Gatos, CA
