Roy Joseph Horrigan

Roy Joseph Horrigan, contractor, seaman, policeman, Veteran of WWII, P.O.W., and building inspector for the City of New Orleans was the second male of six siblings. Roy was known to be a hard worker, drinker and excellent boxer having won the welterweight title in the Army Air Corps. Roy learned the building trade from his elder brother, Richard and worked for him in Roy's youth. Roy was a navigator in a WWII bomber when shot down by the Germans. He was captured when making his escape through France disguised as a deaf mute Frenchman. He was treated harshly in the German prison camp before the allies freed him. After the war he joined the NOPD rising to the grade of sergeant. He was fired when he refused to recognize the authority of a recently appointed group of Internal Affairs Agents. After his firing, he went to sea as a Merchant seaman traveling mostly in the Mediterranean Sea for several years. Upon his return, he worked once again for the City of New Orleans as a building inspector until his retirement. He adopted William Bourg spending the rest of his life with William in both Louisiana and after his retirement, in Mississippi.

Roy, like the rest of the Horrigan clan was a tough individual. He would not hold his tongue when he believed himself to be correct. He was of surprising strength both physically and mentally. Roy was never known to back down from any challenge and surprised many who challenged him to fight.

Roy battled cancer in his later years, one battle he lost without a whimper.