Chaplain (Major) Michael E. Hearn, US Army Reserve, (Ret.), born October 26, 1951 in Conroe, TX, died December 2, 1999 in San Antonio, TX at the age of 48. He received his BA in English and German from Sam Houston State University, May 1975; an MA from Loyola University New Orleans, May 1988; MDiv Lutheran School of Theology Chicago, June 1991. Michael was ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, June 1991. He served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, and he was a Chaplain serving in the US Army Reserve as a Major. Michael served as a Chaplain at Baptist Hospital System and Audie Murphy VA Hospital. He married Diane Elliott in Hope Lutheran Church, Comanche, TX in 1991. He is preceded in death by his father, Dalton E. Hearn in 1994 and his mother, Trannie Hearn in 1995. Survivors include his wife, Diane Hearn, San Antonio, and twin brother, William Patrick Hearn, Athens, TX and numerous other family members and friends. The family will receive friends Sunday at Porter Loring North from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.
Michael Hearn was born on October 26, 1951, in Conroe, Texas. He grew up in the Church of Christ, and was baptized into Christ his Lord as a young teen. Michael graduated from Sam Houston State University with degrees in English and German in 1975, and eventually went on to 9 years as a Marine Corps officer. During that time he earned an M.A. degree from Loyola University in New Orleans. It was also during that time that Michael decided to attend seminary. He was ordained a minister of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on June 23, 1991.
Michael met Diane while on internship in Commanche, Texas. They were married on September 1, 1991. He and Diane moved to New Orleans where Michael had been called to serve Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
A year later, Michael and Diane moved to San Antonio. Michael went on to become a chaplain in the Army Reserves, and to do Clinical Pastoral Education units, first with the Baptist Hospital system and then, for the past two plus years, with the Audue Murphy Veteran's Hospital.
Michael is survived by his beloved wife, Diane, his twin brother Pat, and a whol host of other relatives, co-workers, fellow questers, and friends.
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