10/08/2026
The Prairie College Staff, Faculty, Board, Alumni, and friends were heartbroken to learn of the Latitude Air Ambulance jet, Heartbeat 104, which went missing off the coast of Massachusetts on Saturday, October 3, 2026. One of the six on board the plane was First Officer Thomas (Tommy) Henry Farquhar, a 2023 graduate of Prairie Aviation Training Centre (PATC).
PATC Director Dallas Derksen noted that “Tommy’s passion for life and the joy that he had was evident to everyone around him. His relationship with Jesus was very important to him, and his faith impacted every part of his life. Flying with Latitude gave him the opportunity to use his skill and ability and to help those in need, living out his faith in a very real and practical way.”
Tommy is remembered on campus as a bright and happy presence, always with a smile, whose musical talents contributed to chapel services, and whose good-natured and kind-hearted way blessed all around him. He lived out the mission of Prairie, “To know Christ and make Him known”, and sought to meet the greatest needs of the world through his life and work. The Prairie community is better for having had him among us. We invite you to join us in prayer for Tommy’s family and friends.
In honour of Tommy’s life and legacy, the Farquhar family has established the Tommy Farquhar Aviation Scholarship Fund at Prairie College. This scholarship will support up-and-coming pilots who share Tommy’s passion for aviation and his commitment to using those skills to serve the needs of others. To learn more about this scholarship, visit: www.prairie.edu/TommyFarquharScholarship
To read Prairie College's media release, visit: www.prairie.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261008_MediaRelease_PrairieCollege_TommyFarquhar.pdf
