Repair in Emmetsburg before moving his business to Cylinder, Iowa and opening Cylinder Tire Repair until his retirement. All of his patrons knew Tom was in if "Ol' Yeller" (Tom's '67 GMC pickup) was parked out front. On Tuesday, October 24, 2017, Tom passed away at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Roxie of Emmetsburg; son, Thomas Carrigan, III and his partner, Tamara Krivanek of Winter Springs, Florida; three granddaughters: Brooke and Kirsten Carrigan and Nika Marie Krivanek; two sisters, Kay Girres of Graettinger and Rene Adams of Emmetsburg; six brothers: James Carrigan and his wife, Helen of Emmetsburg, IA, Terry Carrigan of Tempe, Arizona, Michael Carrigan and his wife, Charlene of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, Daniel Carrigan and his wife, Melanie of Eagle Grove, IA, John Carrigan and his wife, Jean Ann of Lenoir City, Tennessee. Tom was preceded in death by his parents; and son, Doug Carrigan; brother-in-law, Don Girres.