Emeritus Members and Deceased Board Members

Emeritus Members
Leonard Armstrong
Patricia A. Donnelly
John Egan
Honorable William Green
Edward Kelly
Thomas Kelly
Hon. James F. Kenney
Bishop Joseph P. McFadden, D.D., V.G.
Hon. Francis Rafferty
Matthew Veasey
Fr. Christopher M. Walsh
 
Deceased Board Members
Honorable Edward J. Blake
John Bonner
Phillip K. Bonner
J. Patrick Brown
James Buggy
Marie Burns
Peter J Campbell Jr.
Francis Cannan
Honorable Vincent Carroll
Msgr. Hubert J. Cartwright
Thomas E. Cassidy
James Cavanaugh
James Cavanaugh, Jr.
Mickey Cavanaugh
Patrick Cavanaugh
James F. Cawley
Rev. Thomas L. Clooney
Honorable John L. Coyle
John A. Cranage
John Delaney
Monsignor John H. Donnelly
Michael Donohue
Louis V. Farrell
David Fleming
Francis Gallanaugh
Walter Garvin
Joseph Gavin
Joseph Gibson
Thomas J. Gibson
James P. Kilgallen
James Kissane
Honorable William M. Lennox
Michael Emmet McCarron
Joseph McCoy
Emmett McGinn
John E. McGinniss
John McMonagle
Thomas McKee
Msgr. John J. McKenna
John P. McNamee
Patrick McNelis
Monsignor Charles Mynaugh
Paul J. Phillips, Jr.*
Bernard A. O'Donnell
Charles Quinn
Rev. Edward M. Reilly
John J. Reilly
Msgr. Thomas J. Rilley
Anthony J. Ryan
Patrick Stanton
Edward J. Tallant Jr.
Honorable James H. J. Tate
Rev. Kevin C. Trautner
Monsignor James Vallely

 

Father Kevin Gallagher and I visited Paul Phillips today and unfortunately about an hour after we left he passed away.   Father Kevin had this to say: ” He was surrounded by a lot of love and faith.  The last thing I said to him was that it was almost happy hour...and I hear the happy hours are great in heaven!   Cheers Paul!   Rest in peace!”

 

Paul was the backbone and moral conscience of our Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade Board for over 50 years and was the Treasurer for 40 years.   If you look up the word gentleman in the dictionary, you will see a photo of Paul.   He was very proud of his Bishop Neumann High School Class of 1941 roots and the Grays Ferry section of South Philly.   Paul was on more boards and knew more priests and nuns than anyone I have ever known.  He was kind to everyone and always had good advice when you needed it.  We are all better people for having known Paul !  Paul would have been a young 90yr old this August !

 

This comes as devastating news to our parade board as Knute Bonner another man with over 50 years on our board passed away just 11 days ago, and Paul’s longtime great friend on the Parade Board Jim Kilgallen’s 3 year anniversary is tomorrow!   We will keep you posted on details.   Please keep his son Chris and all his family in your prayers. 

 

 

 

PHILIP E. "KNUTE" BONNER

 

 

BONNER

 

PHILIP E. "KNUTE", on February 15, 2013, age 87, of S.W. Philadelphia. Retired Philadelphia Police officer. Veteran of the 159th Combat Engineers, Battle of the Bulge survivor, Jewish Concentration Camp liberator. Recipient of the Bronze star and the Purple Heart. Loving husband of 48 years to Patricia D. (nee Noone) Bonner. Father of Mary Beth (Thomas) Ryan, Philip, Jr., Sean K. (Patty), Sheamus (Whitney), Erin (Joseph) Hudyma, Bridget (Brian) Pot, Deirdre (Frank) Hines and the late Patrick Bonner. Also survived by 9 grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and cousins. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Mass Friday 11:00 AM at Divine Mercy Parish, Good Shepherd Church, 67 and Chester Ave., Phila., PA. 19142, where friends may call from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM Friday morning. Friends may also call Thursday Evening from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the Good Shepherd Church. Interment SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery. In lieu of flowers family prefers contributions to Divine Mercy Parish, 6667 Chester Ave., Phila., Pa 19142.

 

 

 

One of the true giants in the Philadelphia Irish Community

Jim Kilgallen passed away Saturday February 27, 2010.  

He was a member of AOH 65 Joseph E. Montgomery Division,

St Thomas More, Mayo Association, founder of the Irish of Havertown,

and the unofficial “Mayor” of Havertown.   He was a very important, influential and respected member of the St. Patrick’s Day Observance Association, and served as our President in 1999 and 2000.  He was elected Grand Marshal of the Philadelphia St Patrick’s Day Parade in 2004.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time however they will be at Stretch Funeral Home and St. Denis Church both in Havertown.  We will keep Peggy and his family in our prayers.     

 

 

 

 

Tommy Moffit  has passed away!

Tommy was classy, respected, shunned the limelight, was a great example for all of us to follow, kind, caring, had a great sense of humor, and loved by all.   If you look up the word gentleman in the dictionary, they should remove the text and just put Tommy’s photo there.           

Tommy’s wife Peggy passed away in 1978, 32 years without her, yet never a complaint.   Tommy’s heart was as big as the Irish Center.  Today, there is a huge hole in the heart of the Irish community, but memories of our own hero, will help us all continue and keep the tradition alive. 

To Tommy’s family, thank you for sharing Tommy with all of us.   You are each, one of our own, and there is no way we are going to let you go through this journey without us.   You are just going to need to send out a lot more Christmas Cards!

To Tommy, no more walker, no more wheelchair, no more arthritis in your fingers, no more nursing home, no more pain.   Play that box and smile away, our loss is heavens gain!  From now on, whenever we have a major event in the Irish Community, we will have a Box sitting on an empty chair in memory of Tommy.

Tommy no one here wants to say goodbye, no one!   So we will just say God Bless, and we’ll see you later. 

And I have one final message for Peggy and all our friends and relatives up in heaven.   Sit back, relax, and enjoy the sweetest music this side of Roscommon, from your ETERNAL host, the legendary Mr. TOMMY MOFFIT!

Rest in Peace Tommy, Rest in Peace!