- Tom Horton
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name = Tom Horton
series =Days of our Lives
portrayer =MacDonald Carey
first =8 November 1965
last = 1994
cause = Suffered a heart attack in his sleep
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gender = Male
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parents = William Horton Sr. (father, deceased)
Adelaide Horton (mother, deceased)
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spouse = Alice Grayson Horton (married; second time) [1991-1994]
Alice Grayson Horton (invalid; first time) [1930-1991]
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children = Thomas "Tommy" Horton Jr. (son, with Alice Grayson Horton)
Adelaide "Addie" Horton (daughter, with Alice Grayson Horton, deceased)
Michael "Mickey" Horton I (son, with Alice Grayson Horton)
William "Bill" Horton II (son, with Alice Grayson Horton)Marie Horton (daughter, with Alice Grayson Horton)
grandchildren = Julie Olson Williams (granddaughter, via Addie)Steve Olson (grandson, via Addie)
Hope Williams Brady (granddaughter, via Addie)Melissa Horton (adopted granddaaughter, via Mickey)Sarah Horton (adopted granddaughter, via Mickey)
Michael "Mike" Horton II (grandson, via Bill)
Jennifer Horton Deveraux (granddaughter, via Bill)
Lucas Horton (grandson, via Bill)Jessica Blake Fallon (granddaughter, via Marie)
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relatives =Dr. Tom Horton was a
fictional character on NBC'ssoap opera Days of our Lives . He was played byMacdonald Carey from 1965 until his death in 1994.Character's background
Tom was born in the blue-collar family of Horton's in 1910, in Salem. During his high school and college, he was a star at the baseball team. There he met his sweetheart Alice Grayson They married on
March 7 1930 in a small church in Salem. They had five children: Tommy, Addie (deceased), Mickey, Bill and Marie. They also raised their grandchildren, Jennifer after her mother was institutionalized. Tom served inWorld War II , and retired shortly after. He then became a doctor. He built University Hospital Trauma Center, where he became chief of staff. He died in 1994, after spending more than 60 years with Alice.
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