P.O. Box 586 Ashland, KY 41105-0586 Volume 28 March 2016

Holy Family SchoolLuck O’ The Irish

Reverse Raffle & Silent Auction Event

Joe Coleman and Janet BRADLEY Hall

Willie & Fred McCullough

David and Jim Layne

John & Sheila Tierney

Bill & Martha STOCK Compton

Kelly Evans and David Layne

Matt & Lisa LUNSFORD Haymond

Mary Ann Fitzgerald and Frances Mabley

Teresa Hall and husband

HFS Classmates gather for the 2016 Luck o’ the Irish reverse raffle and silent auction. Congratulations to the lucky winner - HFS alumni June Ann MULVANEY Cantrell Class of ‘62.

James Michael Tierney, age 84, died January 22, 2016, in Gainsville, Florida. He was a 1949 graduate of Holy Fam-ily High School and a retired metallurgical engineer. He is survived by his wife Margaret and his daughter and grand-daughter.

Willa Mae HALE Mulvaney, 83, died December 20, 2015. She was born February 11, 1932, in Catlettsburg and graduated from Thomas R. Brown High School and St. Mary’s School of Nurs-ing. She was a retired pediatric nurse. She was preceded in death by her daughter Teri Mulvaney Chatfield and her son Gregory Keith Mulvaney. She is survived by her husband Terry Mulvaney ’47 and sons Tim and Mark ’79 of Catlettsburg. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a daughter-in-law Cecilia COLEMAN Mulvaney ’72. The funeral was held at Oakland Avenue Baptist Church with burial in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.

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Greetings Holy Family Alum and Friends,

Thanks for all the re-

union news and be sure to submit plenty of pictures and any change of ad-dresses. Have fun!

– Stephanie MILLER Gallaher ’65, editor

Editor’s Letter In Memoriam

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Jean Gleason in memory of William Gleason, Sr. ’39

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HFS Class Notes

Selling Bracelets for AarielleAarielle James, daughter of Kelsey and Valerie James, is at Johns

Hopkins Children’s Center being treated for leukemia. Aarielle is a 2006 graduate of Holy Family School and 2010 graduate of Ironton’s St. Joseph Central Catholic High School. To help defray some of the ex-penses, “Aarielle Strong” bracelets are being sold for $1. The bracelets are available at the church office or by contacting Susan Fried (606)-923-9081 or Theresia Gussler (606)923-5760.

Catching UpDr. Charles A. Daniels, M.D., is a retired pathologist in Lilburn,

Georgia. He went to Holy Family School through eighth grade and trans-ferred for high school, graduating in 1958. He has six children and two step-children by his wife Gail, who is a practicing pathologist in Atlanta. Charles teaches part-time at the medical school in Atlanta.

– Submitted by Dr. Marilyn DANIELS Rutledge ’56

Get Well Wishes!We want to extend get well wishes to Bob Kelly, class of 1954. Hope he

has a speedy and full recovery from his recent illness.

Jim Leggett, class of 1967, suffered a stroke in November. He now is residing at Woodland Oaks, 1820 Oakview Road, Ashland, KY 41101. We wish him well as he continues his rehab.

Other classmates on the sick list are:

We hope they are all feeling better. Please keep them in your prayers.

Tom Byrne Terry MulvaneyMary Saunders

Neil MulvaneyGarnet DamicoDavid Zwick

Eddie LambertBetty SereyDonna SIMPSON Johnson

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Class of 1959The Class of 1959 will be gathering for a reunion April 13-15, 2016,

in the Lexington area. The class will meet for dinner at Holly Hill Inn in Midway at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. The festivities will continue Thursday at Keeneland Race Track in Lexington with breakfast at the track kitchen followed by a day of racing excitement. Plans for Friday are still being confirmed, but the group is hoping to tour Lane’s End Horse Farm in Versailles, a favorite of Queen Elizabeth.

To RSVP for the event, please contact Sue DAVIS Gooch by phone at (317) 570-8657 or email at babagooch@hotmail.com.

Organizers also are trying to locate mailing addresses or emails for Dora BAKER Fazzari and Jean LEMASTER Meo. If you have any in-formation about them, please contact Sue.

Classes of 1970 & 1971Mark your calendar for Oct. 7-9, 2016, for the 45-46th reunion of

the Holy Family School classes of 1970 and 1971. The reunion commit-tee has been planning a nostalgic and fun-filled weekend of fellowship that you won’t want to miss! The weekend will begin with a reunion mixer Friday evening at the Ashland Plaza Hotel. Out-of-town guests can book a room at the Ashland Plaza for a discounted rate. Other activities are still in the planning stages, but classmates are encouraged to watch Facebook, future issues of The Blarneystone and their emails for details.

For more information, contact Mary Ann Fitzgerald by phone at (606) 547-7078 or email at mfitzgerald3@roadrunner.com or hfswebsite@hotmail.com.

Congratulations!The 2016 2nd Annual Leapin Leprechaun 5K Run/Walk benefitting Holy

Family School and Church had its largest number of participants in the HF 5K Run since 2011 with a total of 160. Congratulations to Cal Bradley who took part in the race, completing his first ever 5K, finishing in third place in the “Young Men’s” age group.

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Students escort Cal to the finish where he received his victory medal.

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Bevan Carr, Class of ’58, and his brother Baxter Carr were in Ashland attending the funeral of their relative June Menshouse.

Bob Curtis, David Rose (brother of Pete Rose) and Fred Simpson, Class of ’53, attending a fundraiser event recently in Cincinnati.

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HFS Classmate Gatherings

Holy Family School is making great progress in its campaign to raise funds to replace all of the school’s aging win-dows, but we still need your help. To date, $21,700 of the nearly $69,000 needed has been collected. Please consider do-

nating $365 for half a window, $730 for one window or $3,650 for one classroom. Any amount is appreciated. Donors will be recognized with an engraved plate on each window. Thank you to all who have already donated!

Installation will begin during spring break when the windows in the cafeteria and one classroom will be replaced.

To make your contribution or learn more, contact Rhonda Suman at (606) 324-7040 or email rsuman@cdlex.org.

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