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St. Patrick’s Day is once again upon us with its month long festivities. To help celebrate the occasion, InsiderNJ.com presents its annual and profiled list of New Jersey’s Irish American leaders and activists as asalute to the holiday and as a harbinger of long awaited springtime.

The annual tribute to the ‘Irish High Holy Days’ is an acknowledgement of accomplishments, numerous contributions and community service.

Once again, the list includes both veterans of previous compilations and quite a few newcomers, as well. Collectively, they have all demonstrated a commitment to their Irish American heritage.

The updated list is compiled to commemorate the 84th Anniversary of the Newark St. Patrick’s Day Parade,the oldest Irish American march in New Jersey (1936-present), interrupted only by WWII (1943-46).

HERE COME THE IRISH!

This year’s Irish march in downtown Newark is scheduled forFriday, March 15 at 1:00pm.

Grand Marshal Sean O’Neill and Deputy Grand Marshal Kathleen M. Conlon have been elected by delegates to lead the parade.

Thomas J. Gartland(1939-2018)

The 2019 Newark Parade is dedicated to

Tom Barrett, compiler of the list, credits the Newark parade for its sense of tradition andstaying power. His father, Thomas P. J. Barrett, a journalist and World War II veteran, was a three-time parade chairman. The list is purely subjective.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!

New Jersey’s Leaders 2019

WILLIAM (BILL) BARONIFormer NY/NJ Port Authority Executive and Law Professor. During his tenure as a New JerseyState Senator, he was the onlyIrish born member of the statelegislature.

JOSEPH P. BRENNAN, ESQ. Three-term Essex County Surro-gate (retired). Twice elected WestOrange Council President. Decorated Vietnam War veteran.Former Grand Marshal/West Orange Irish Parade.

JAMES P. DUGANLegendary Hudson County political power player. Former Marine Corp. Captain, Chairman ofState Senate Judiciary Committeeand Democratic State Chairman.

KEVIN BRENNANof the West Orange Brennan clanis legal counsel to the WO Paradeand Trustee/Friendly Sons of St.Patrick of the Oranges. Tom Brennan is past Chairman and current Vice Chairman of the WO Parade.

LAUREL BRENNAN Highly regarded South JerseyLabor leader. Secretary-TreasurerNJ State AFL-CIO. Past recipient of the Evangelina Menendez Trailblazer Award.

BRIAN BORU, INC. HONOREES(76th Anniversary): Edwin “Eddie”Donnelly/ Pres. NJ State FMBA; Sister Catherine Finnerty, MFIC (St. Francis Academy); Susan H.Gartland (former Caldwell Mayor)and Charles M. McFadden(Pres. Iron Workers Local 11).

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DECLAN BURKESenior Director/ Center for Science& Digital Assessment Design, ETS,Princeton. “Man of the West” from Dunmore, County Galway,Ireland. Graduate/ Ireland’s National University, MA/SetonHall, MBA/Rutgers.

MEGHAN BARRETTBURKE, ESQ.In-house Counsel, Colas Inc.Global Infrastructure ConstructionCo., Morristown. FormerPartner/Connell Foley. Honorsgrad. Providence College/ University of Galway, Ireland.JD/SHU Law School.

BOBBY BYRNE Acclaimed Irish-American musicianand former Grand Marshal of Belmar’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade.Decorated Vietnam Veteran.

EUGENE J. BYRNE, ESQ. Trustee of the Friendly Sons of St.Patrick of the Oranges. FormerGrand Marshal of Newark Irish Parade. Gene has marched in the NYC Irish parade faithfully for61 years.

MICHAEL D. BYRNE General Chairman of the NewarkSt. Patrick’s Day Parade Commit-tee. Youngest sub-committeechairman in Parade history.

TOM BYRNE, JR. Founder/Byrne Asset ManagementLLC. Former Chairman/NJ State Democratic Committee. Past Chair-man/ New Jersey State InvestmentCouncil. Son of the late GovernorBrendan T. Byrne.

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COL. PATRICK CALLAHANSuperintendent/NJ State Police.Recently re-nominated by Gov.Phil Murphy as full-time head offorce. Former Chief Honoree/IrishEcho/ Law & Order Awards.

BRIAN CAMPBELLFinance Executive, Writer/Essayist.Silver Pen Award winner/ StarLedger. Grandson of George Bell/1961 Grand Marshal of Newark’sSt. Patrick’s Day Parade.

TOM CANNAN Retired Newark Detective. Boardmember, Project Children. TrusteeFriendly Sons of St. Patrick of the Oranges and former Grand Marshal/ West Orange Irish Parade. PGA, USGA & MGA Rulesofficial.

DENNIS F. CAREY, III Essex County Superior CourtJudge (retired). Grandson of thelegendary Dennis “I run Essex”Carey (1953-1969) who engi-neered a 50,000 countywide voteplurality for JFK in 1960.

JOHN CARRPast President/ Friendly Sons ofthe Shillelagh/Belmar Chapter.Former Belmar/Lake Como ParadeGrand Marshal (2012). Past Chair-man, NJ Irish Festival and drivingforce for its new location at Monmouth Park.

MICHAEL PATRICK CARROLL GOP Assemblyman (R-25), member/ Friendly Sons of St.Patrick. Son of the late Maurice(Mickey) Carroll, former NY HeraldTribune reporter and director of the Quinnipiac Polling Institute.

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ROBERT “BOBBY” CARROLLSon of the late and famed laborleader ‘Big’ Jim Carroll of HeavyConstruction Laborer’s Local 472in Newark. Currently successful attorney in private practice.

CHIP CAVANAGHChairman/Belmar & Lake Como St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Chip’smom, Jackie, was a former DeputyGrand Marshal.

DENNIS M. CAVANAUGHU.S. District Court Judge/ Districtof NJ (retired) whose mother wasborn in County Clare, Ireland. Related to the late Frank McGovern,famed proprietor of McGovern’sTavern in Newark.

JAMES A. CAVANAUGH Former Essex County Freeholder,now successful restaurateur.Owner of the Iron Bar and Revolu-tion/ Morristown. Former GrandMarshal of the Nutley St. Patrick’sDay Parade.

MARY PAT FOSTERCHRISTIEFormer NJ First Lady. University of Delaware grad. Seton Hall University MBA. Ninth/10 childrenborn to a Pennsylvania IrishCatholic family. Former EssexCounty Irishwoman of the Year.

MARY HIGGINS CLARK Renowned Irish storyteller, award-winning novelist. Authored morethan 42 books. Resident of BergenCounty and former Grand Marshalof the New York City St. Patrick’sDay Parade.

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MARY ELLEN CLYNE,PH.D.President and CEO/ Clara MaassMedical Center. Only person whoholds a BSN, MSN and a Ph.D in Nursing from Seton Hall University. 2013 Essex CountyIrishwoman of the Year.

EUGENE AND RAYMONDCODEYDynamic duo. Twin brothers, Genea retired Superior Court Judge inprivate practice with Connell/ Foley,LLP and Raymond, Business Manager for Madison Township.

PATRICIA CODEY, SC,ESQ. Accomplished attorney andSister of Charity. President/Catholic HealthCare Partnershipof New Jersey.

RICHARD J. CODEY State Senator (D-27). One of themost influential legislative leaders in New Jersey history.Served with distinction and bi-partisan praise as New Jersey’s53rd Governor and President ofthe NJ Senate. Strong advocate for mental health reforms.

JERE’ COLEEssex County Sheriff’s officer (retired). Currently National Secretary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

PAT COLLIGAN President/New Jersey State PBA.Former Grand Marshal of theNutley Irish 40th Annual Parade.

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JACK COLLINSPrinceton Public Affairs. FormerSpeaker of New Jersey General Assembly. College Professor. Basketball Coach. Lawyer. Farmer.

KEVIN P. CONLINChairman, President/CEO/HorizonBlue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. More than 36 years of executive managementexperience in health care, with aconcentration in hospital systems.

KATHLEEN M. CONLON2019 Deputy Grand Marshal/ 84thAnniversary Newark St. Patrick’sDay Parade. Director/Burn Community & Disaster Programs/St. Barnabas Medical Center.

HUGH W. CONNELLY One of the founders/ BurlingtonCounty St. Patrick’s Day Parade.President/Business Banking/ Univest Bank & Trust Company.

MARYANN CONNELLYPopular principal of Bayonne’s Dr. Walter F. Robinson CommunitySchool named for local historianwho was the author of “The History of Modern Bayonne.”

FRAN MCHUGH COON &BERNADETTE MCHUGHLENNON Fran a RN at Mountainside Hospital, resident of West Caldwell.Former Nutley Parade DeputyGrand Marshal. Bernadette ofPoint Pleasant is also a RegisteredNurse doing the Lord’s work. Traceroots to County Longford, Ireland.

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GERRY COONEYFormer professional boxer andGolden Glove championrenowned for bouts with heavy-weight champion Larry Holmes,Michael Spinks and George Foreman. Resident of Fanwood.

CAROL SHARKEY CORCORANGrand Marshal of the 2019 West Orange Parade. Her mother, HelenaSharkey, was the1979 Grand Mar-shal (first NJ woman Grand Marshal)and her father Alfie Sharkey was1999 Grand Marshal. The family hailsfrom County Roscommon, Ireland.

MICHAEL C. CORCORANRecently appointed Morristown’sfirst civilian Public Safety Directoroverseeing police, fire and office ofEmergency Management. FormerWest Orange Deputy Police Directorand Police Commissioner/Rye, NewYork. U.S. Navy veteran.

PATRICIA K. COSTELLO Essex County Assignment Judge(retired). Stellar judicial careerthat spanned 25 years including10 years as top judge in NJ’sbusiest courthouse. Former EssexCounty Irishwoman of the Year.

CRAIG J. COUGHLINWell regarded Speaker of the NJGeneral Assembly (D-19) of Fords,Woodbridge Township. GraduateSt. John’s Law School. Former Municipal Court Judge. Lawyer inprivate practice.

JENNIFER CRITCHLEY,ESQ. Partner, Connell Foley, LLP. Namedto NJ Super Lawyer-Biz Litigation/NJ Top 100 and New Jersey Top 50Women Lawyers.

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MICHAEL CRITCHLEY,ESQ. Highly regarded Defense Attorney,involved with numerous IrishAmerican and charitable organizations. Known for his brilliance in court. Former EssexCounty Irishman of the Year.

KEVIN CUMMINGSPres./CEO/Investors Bank, 3rdlargest bank hdqtr. in NJ. FormerGrand Marshal/Newark’s Irish Parade. 2017 honoree/St.Patrick’s Guard of Honor. 2018Jersey City Irish Parade GrandMarshal.

JESSICA CUNNINGHAMGeneral Chairwoman/ UnionCounty St. Patrick’s Day Parade.Teacher/Coach. President IrishAmerican Society/ Union.

JOSEPH (JOE) CRYAN NJ State Senator (D-20). ExecutiveDirector/Middlesex County Utilities Authority. Former UnionCounty Sheriff. Son of the late andlegendary John F. Cryan. FormerState Assemblyman and Chairman/ NJ Democratic State Committee.

SEAN DARCYWell-known Democratic Partystrategist, principal with RoundWorld Consulting and formerpress secretary to GovernorRichard Codey.

ERICA DAUGHTREY Popular and well-known HudsonCounty community activist. Currently serves as CommunicationsDirector for U.S. Congressman AlbioSires (D-8). 2016 DNC National Convention delegate.

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FRANK DAUKSIS Second-generation owner ofMichael’s Roscommon House inBelleville. Former Grand Marshalof the Nutley St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

ELLEN M. DAVENPORTFormer Maplewood Mayor/EssexCounty Freeholder who served asSecretary of the NJ State Senate.Former Essex County Irishwomanof the Year.

JIMMY DAVISMayor of Bayonne. Retired policeofficer. Known for numerous community fund raising activitiesincluding raising money for slainpolice officers and autism.

JOHN J. DEGNAN Former Chairman/ Port Authorityof NY/NJ and NJ Attorney General.Vice-Chair/Chief Operating Officerof the Chubb Corporation. HarvardLaw School graduate.

TOM DEIGNANAuthor/ "Irish Americans: Comingto America". Contributing writer/"Irish American Chronicle". Writesweekly Sidewalks column: IrishVoice newspaper. Regular contrib-utor/Star Ledger.

GEORGE DELANEY Chairman/ Bayonne’s St. Patrick’sDay Parade. Hails from Ballyhaunis,County Mayo, Ireland.

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ELLEN MARIE KELLYDICKSON Former Mayor of Summit. Servedtwo terms on City Council, includ-ing Council President.

PAT DIEGNANAssemblyman (D-18). SouthPlainfield. Graduate/Seton LawSchool, credited with spearhead-ing legislation known as the most comprehensive laws on concussions in the country.

MATT DOHERTYExecutive Director/ Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA). FormerMayor/Belmar. Member of theFriendly Sons of the Shillelagh; Former Irishman of the Year/Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh.

MICHAEL J. DOHERTY GOP Member of NJ State Senatefrom Warren County. Graduate/West Point and Seton Hall LawSchool. Captain in the Army Reserves from 1985-93.

ROBERT H. DOHERTYState President/ NJ/Bank of America. Chairman/NJ Chamberof Commerce Board of Directors.Board member: Community FoodBank of NJ, Newark Museum, NJPerforming Arts Center.

ED DONNELLY President/ NJ State FMBA represent-ing 5000 firefighters statewide.Chairman/Bd. of Trustees/Police &Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS).Nineteen-year veteran/Union FireDepartment.

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JOE DONOHUE Former (and legendary) Star-Ledger reporter. Now Deputy Director of the NJ Election Law Enforcement Commission.

JOSEPH P. DONOHUEFormer Ass’t Essex County Prosecutor and currently Superior Court Judge, CriminalDivision, Union County. SHU Law Grad.

MICHAEL J. “MIKE”DONOHUENew Jersey Superior Court Judge.Former firefighter, teacher, practic-ing attorney, church volunteer andChairman of the Cape May CountyRepublican Committee.

FR. PAT DONOHUE 28-year Newark “Chaplain to theIrish.” Former Pastor of SacredHeart Church in Vailsburg sectionof Newark. Former Deputy GrandMarshal for the Newark St.Patrick’s Day Parade.

TIMOTHY M. DONOHUE,ESQ. Partner/ Arleo & Donohue. Specializes in white-collar criminaldefense. Also serves as local counsel to various governmentalbodies and businesses. Honorsgrad SHU Law School.

KATHE’ DONOVAN Former Bergen County Executive,Clerk and former Chairlady of theNew Jersey Republican State Committee. Served on the Port Authority of NY/NJ.

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TOM DONOVAN President/Asbury Park Press (APP) since 2007. Former GrandMarshal / Asbury Park St. Patrick’sDay Parade.

ROBIN L. DOUGHERTYExecutive Director/ GreaterNewark Conservancy. FormerEssex County Irishwoman of the Year.

TIMOTHY (TIM)DOUGHERTYPopular three-term Mayor of Morristown. Former MorristownCouncilman and Chairman of theMorristown Zoning Board. Serves asChief Engineer at the PrudentialCenter in Newark.

JOANN DOWNEY State Assemblywoman (D-11/Monmouth). Serves on FinancialInstitutions & Insurance Commit-tee. Trial Attorney. MA/SocialWork/Boston University. JD/ NewYork Law School.

MEGHAN DOYLE Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor. Daughter of the lateNorman A. Doyle, Jr. (decoratedVietnam war veteran/active withUnited Irish of West Hudson) andKearny 3rd Ward CouncilwomanCarol Jean Doyle.

PATRICK C. DUNICAN Jr., Esq. Chairman and Managing Director/ Gibbons Law Firm inNewark. Major supporter and formerGrand Marshal of the Newark St.Patrick’s Day Parade. KeynoteSpeaker/118th Anniversary Dinner/Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the Oranges

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CHRIS DURKINEssex County Clerk. Member, NJDemocratic State Committee. Former Grand Marshal/Newark St.Patrick’s Day Parade. 2018 Honoree (AOH) Division #9’s118th Anniversary Dinner. 2017Essex County Irishman of the Year.

SISTER MARY WALTERDWYERSister of Charity and sister of lateState Senator Tom Cowan of Hud-son County. Principal of ColumbaSchool in Newark for 28 years.Now on staff at St. Vincent’s Acad-emy in Newark.

JOSEPH V. EGANAssemblyman (D-17). NewBrunswick City Council Presidentfor more than ten years and servesas Business Manager for IBEW Local 456.

TIM EUSTACEDeputy Director/ North Jersey District Water Supply Commission.Former Bergen County Assembly-man (D-38), 2012-2018. Strongadvocate for environmentalcauses.

JOE FAGAN 2019 West Orange Deputy GrandMarshal and Township historianserving along with ParadeDeputies Carolyn Diver Torchiaof the Women of Irish Heritageand Terry McHugh of Verona, a member of the Shillelagh Club.

JOHN J. FARMER JR. Former NJ Attorney General, Columnist. Dean of Rutgers LawSchool. Son of former Star-LedgerEditorial Page editor and columnistJohn Farmer, Traces Irish roots toCounties Armagh, Kerry and Mayo.Former Newark Parade Grand Marshal.

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SUSAN A. FEENEYPartner/ McCarter & English LawFirm/ Former NJ State Bar Assoc.Pres. and former Newark Irish Parade Deputy Grand Marshal.

JOSEPH FLANAGAN,M.D. Young ‘Man of the Year’ Honoree/118th Anniversary Dinner/Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of theOranges.

GLEN GABERTHudson County Community College President. Former GrandMarshal/Jersey City’s annual St.Patrick's Day Parade.

JIM GANNONWell-regarded Morris CountySheriff, Descendant of NYPD detective. Drum Major/ PolicePipes & Drums. FBI Academy graduate.

RICHARD S. GANNON,ESQ. One of the founders of/GTB Partners (Gannon, Torpey,Bellin),Trenton. Richard was former managing partner withWinning Strategies/ Global.

ROBERT GARRISON Eastern Region Construction MarketRep for Laborers’ National LECETFund. Member/Westfield Board ofEducation.

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SUSAN HAPWORTHGARTLANDFormer Caldwell Mayor/Council-woman and Deputy Grand Marshal/ Newark Irish Parade.Chair/Board of Trustees of MountSt. Dominic Academy. 2019 honoree: Brian Boru, Inc.

EDWARD M. (TED) GIBLIN Verona Councilman. Honors graduate Providence College.MBA Seton Hall University. Member/ Board of Governors/Giblin Association, civic and charitable organization founded1954.

NOREEN M. GIBLINChief Counsel, NJ Board of PublicUtilities. Former State Director/U.S.Senator Frank Lautenberg. Servedin the McGreevey Administration.Former Essex County Irishwoman of the Year.

PATRICK F. GIBLINMayor/Cranford Township. Graduate/ Villanova and FordhamUniversity (MBA). Former Chairman/Treasurer/ New JerseyIrish Festival. Last year’s HonoreeAOH Division #9.

THOMAS P. GIBLIN Assemblyman (D-34). BusinessMgr. Union Local 68, IUOE. FormerEssex County Freeholder BoardPresident/Essex County Surrogate,Essex County and NJ State Demo-cratic Chairman. He and his dadonly father and son to serve as bothChairman and Grand Marshal of theNewark St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

BRENDAN GILL President /Essex County FreeholderBoard. President/NJ Association ofCounties. Head of the BGill Public Affairs. 2018 Essex County Irishmanof the Year. Former Grand Marshal/Nutley Irish Parade.

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EILEEN P. GILLEECENJ State Police Detective. Fellowwith both JFK School of Government and United NationsLeadership School. Past Presidentof Women of Irish Heritage(North). Former Newark DeputyGrand Marshal.

DON GILMARTIN Traces roots to County Roscommon. Former Newark Parade Grand Marshal. Foundingmember/ Past President of EssexCounty Police and Fire EmeraldSociety.

TERRY GOLWAYProfessor/Kean University. Historian, journalist, author of several works on American andIrish history. Curator/ John T. KeanCenter for American History. Former Editorial Bd. Member NYT’s.

WILLIAM L. GORMLEYFormer State Senator and Judiciary Committee Chairman.Assemblyman (1977-1982). Hisfather was former Atlantic CountySheriff. Notre Dame grad, MarineCorp captain.

JOHN F. X. GRAHAM Founder of Verona based FairviewInsurance. Member/Democratic National Committee (DNC)/Friendof U.S. Presidents and Secretaries ofState. Publisher/Insider NJ.com.

MICHAELGRAHAM Chief Executive Officer. Insider NJ, award winningwebsite dedicated

to political news in New Jersey.Graduate/Yale University. JD Ford-ham Law School.

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RYAN GRAHAM Bus. Dev. Director,Fairview Insurance.Former NJ JayceesState Director and

Christie transition team member.Associate Publisher, Insider NJ

FRAN GRIFFINHealth Care Consultant. CurrentlyVendor Chair: NJ Irish Festival.Chaired the 48th Annual NJ IrishFestival at Monmouth Park inOceanport, NJ.

KIMBERLY ANN (MCFADDEN) GUADAGNO NJ’s first Lieutenant Governor.Served as Secretary of State. FormerAss’t United States Attorney. 2017GOP candidate for Governor. Partner/Connell Foley law firm.

KEVIN P. HAGANPrincipal/ Princeton Public AffairsGroup. Seasoned Democratic PartyStrategist. Former Chief of Staff/State Senate President. Staffed Governors, US Senators, NJ Democratic State Committee. Drew University graduate. College basketball standout.

JOAN DURKINRevered leader of the Durkinclan. Essex County Tax Administra-tor. Brian Boru Irishwoman of theYear. 2018 Essex County Demo-cratic Hall of Fame Honoree.

THOMAS B. CONSIDINEManaging Partner/ Gravilaur Solutions, LLC. Former NJ Com-missioner/Banking & Insuranceunder Gov. Chris Christie. NamedTop 100 Lawyers of Irish Descent.Formerly of Hudson, now residesin Monmouth County.

SISTER PERCYLEE HART Order of the Sisters of Mercy. 2019Grand Marshal/ Union County IrishParade. Principal Union CatholicHigh School.

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JOSEPH A. HAYDEN, JR., ESQ. Sought after, highly regarded Crimi-nal Defense Attorney. Served on theRules Committee for the DemocraticNational Convention. 2016 Demo-cratic National Convention delegate.Legal Counsel/ Insider NJ and Co-Chairman of its Advisory Board.

JERRAMIAH HEALY 48th Jersey City Mayor and former Chairman of HudsonCounty Democratic Committee.Renowned singer of Irish Ballads.

ELMER J. HERRMANN, JR. Supporter/Friendly Sons of St.Patrick. His mother, Theresa Elizabeth, was the niece of CharlesP. Gillen, Newark’s only Irish bornMayor and the Newark Parade’s firstGrand Marshal (1936).

PAT HOBBSWell-respected and popular former Dean of Seton Hall LawSchool. Currently serving as Rut-gers University’s Athletic Director.

MATTHEW HOLLERAN Young Irish American leader, related to the Durkin’s of EssexCounty/ Executive with a MiddlesexCounty security firm.

KATHERINE M.(MATTHEWS) HOLMES Former Chairwoman/ Union CountySt. Patrick’s Day Parade.and Corresponding Secretary/ ViceChair/2011 Parade Adjutant. Tracesher roots to Counties Cavan andDonegal.

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BRIAN HUGHES Mercer County Executive. Son oflate Governor/ Supreme CourtChief Justice Richard J. Hughes.Elected to (2)-year term in 2016/Pres./County Executives ofAmerica, a national, non-partisanorganization.

JOHN HUGHES Also, son of the late GovernorRichard J. Hughes. Retired Federal Magistrate/US DistrictCourt/NJ. Villanova Law graduate.Currently engaged in mediationwork.

MAUREEN KILLEEN HULINGS Chair/Board of Commissioners/ Jersey City Municipal UtilitiesAuthority. Employed/Connell Foleylaw firm. Executive Director 200Club. Former Honoree Essex-basedFriends of Brian Boru.

LEO J. HURLEYPartner/Connell Foley’s Commercial Litigation & WhiteCollar Defense Group. Selected byNJ Law Journal: “New Leaders of the Bar”. Former Assistant Prosecutor/ Hudson County.Trustee 200 Club.

MATTHEW HURLEY Bloomfield resident now with theU.S. State Department. CounselGeneral serving in Guadalajara,Mexico.

DEBORAH HUTCHINSON President of the American Irish Association Inc. of Woodbridge nowcelebrating its 52 Anniversary Year.

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KATHLEEN GINTY HYLAND Former Mayor/Morris Township.1998 Grand Marshal. Known as‘Unofficial’ Outfitter of the MorrisCounty St. Patrick’s Parade. Ownerof (now closed) Ginty’s Irish Giftsin Morristown.

MARYALICE JACKO Grand Marshal of the 46th Annual Woodbridge St. Patrick’sDay Parade chaired by Laura Jacobs and co-chair MaureenKelly Jurgens and honoringIrish Woman of the Year Susan Crofford, and Irish Man of theYear Ken Gardner.

SEAN JACKSON Senior VP/Lambertville-based Rosemont Associates and formerState Director, top aide to formerU.S. Senator Robert Torricelli.

PATRICIA JENKINSPat, a nurse, is past president ofthe St. Rose Grammar School PTA. Member/ Women of IrishHeritage. Former Deputy GrandMarshal Belmar/ Lake Como St.Patrick’s Day Parade.

PATRICK T. JOHNSTON 2019 Bloomfield Irishman of theDay along with Karl Hughes. Cerberus Capitol Mgt./NY. First generation Irish American hailsfrom Galway and Donegal. Brotherof James B. Johnston, Esq. Ass’tCorporation Counsel/ Jersey City.

JIM KEADY Progressive Democratic Party politician. Lighthouse Tavern Owner.Activist.

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STEPHEN KEALYLegendary labor leader and former Business Agent (retired)for flagship Laborers’ Local 472(LIUNA) of Newark.

SEAN T. KEAN NJ General Assembly/ (R-30)Monmouth County. Traces roots toCounty Cork, Ireland. FormerIrishman of the Year/ Order of theFriendly Sons of the Shillelagh/Jersey Shore. Sponsor of legisla-tion celebrating Irish-Americancontributions to American society.

MARY BOYLE CRERANDKEANEY Served as Deputy Grand Marshal/West Orange Irish Parade and 2014Belmar/Lake Como St. Patrick’s DayParade. 2015 Brian Boru honoree,Traces her roots to County Mayo,Ireland.

KELLY FAMILY OF NUTLEYSons and Daughters of the legendary Assemblyman and Nutley Parade Chairman John V.Kelly: John, Joseph, Reginaand Renee.

MSGR. MIKE E. KELLY President, Seton Hall Prep, oldestCatholic prep school in NJ. His Holiness Pope John Paul II namedMsgr. Kelly as a Prelate of Honor.Appointed liaison/ Irish Commu-nity/ Archdiocese of Newark 1990.

PATRICK FRANCIS KELLY Grand Marshal/Rutherford St.Patrick’s Day Parade. of Kiltimagh,County Mayo, Ireland serving with Deputy Grand Marshal JohnSullivan of Fermoyle (Sneem)County Kerry, Ireland; Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Joe Brennan and Firefighter Neil O’Hara.

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JAMES J. KENNEDYAssemblyman (D-22). Elected in 2015. Former Rahway Mayor, lobbyist. Principal, Skye Consulting, LLC.

JOHN C. KENNEDY Judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Division. (Retired). Former Corporation Counsel/ Jersey City. Fellow: Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Center in Washington, D.C.

PATRICK JOSEPHKENNEDY Former Rhode Island Congressman,son of Senator Ted Kennedy, JFKnephew. Mental Health Advocate.Brigantine Resident.

BERNARD F. KENNYFormer Member of both NJ StateSenate and Assembly. FormerGrand Marshal/Man of The Year forHoboken’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade.Held the rank of Lieutenant in theUnited States Navy. Member/ Advisory Board/Insider NJ.com.

SHEILA KENNY Vice-President/ Policy Development/External Affairs. Prudential Financial, Newark. Georgetown/Rutgers Law Graduate.

SISTER MARGARET KILLOUGH. SC. St. Vincent’s Academy/Newark. Celebrating 50 years with the Sistersof Charity.

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BRIANNA KOSTECKAIrish Dance Instructor/HeritageIrish Dance Company. Medalist/World Championships. Attorney/Seton Hall Law graduate.Co-Chaired 48th Annual New Jersey Irish Festival.

KENNETH F. KUNZMAN Partner/ Connell Foley law firm.President, St. Patrick’s Guard ofHonor. Dedicated to providingscholarships for needy students forcommunity service. US Air ForceCaptain (1962-1965). FormerGrand Marshal of the West OrangeParade.

KATHERINE SWEENEYHAYDEN Senior US District Court Judge. Former Asst. US Attorney. SetonHall Law, JD. Adjunct Professor at SHU.

REV. EDWIN D. LEAHY,O.S.B. Headmaster of St. Benedict’s Prep, Newark since re-opening in1973. A 1963 Prep school graduate. Grand Marshal of the82nd Anniversary Newark St.Patrick’s Day Parade.

GERALD P. LENIHAN Director/Security at Seton Hall LawSchool. Essex County Prosecutor’sOffice (retired). Former Grand Marshal and General Chairman ofthe Newark Parade and the NJ IrishFestival.

STEVE LENOX Lenox Consulting. Dual American/Irish citizenship. Former State Director/Senator Frank Lautenberg.President/Irish Network USA.

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JIM LOGUEPresident of the BurlingtonCounty St. Patrick’s Day ParadeCommittee.

BRIAN M. LOWE Public relations consultant. Co-Chaired the 48th Annual NewJersey Irish Festival.

MARY & JIM LOWNEYVeteran journalist. Raised in Hillside nowof Toms River. Photog for The NewarkEvening News. Wrote for NYT’s/ AsburyPark Press. 30-year columnist for the IrishEcho. Author: A Few Believed in Me: ANewsman’s Adventure. Jim and his wifeMary, former Essex County Irishwoman ofthe Year, recently celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary.

ROBERT LYNCH Proprietor of the Kilkenny AleHouse/Central Avenue, Newark.Last year’s Deputy Grand Marshal/67th West Orange Parade

BARBARA A. LYONS Irish American Cultural Institute.2014 Woman of the Year/ Giblin Association. Former West OrangeDeputy Grand Marshal. Member/Women of Irish Heritage. 2019honoree AOH, Montclair.

KELLY STEWART MAER More than 20 years of legislativeand lobbying experience. Heads upstate and federal Gov’t affairs forCapital Health Systems. Served asTreasurer of the NJ Democratic StateCommittee.

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COLLEEN M. MAHRPresident/NJ League of Munici-palities. Vice-Chair of UnionCounty Democratic Committee.Mayor of Fanwood Boro. FormerPresident/New Jersey Conferenceof Mayors. Director of BusinessDev. for DMR Architects.

KEVIN MCCABE Middlesex County Democratic Party Chairman. President of Carpenter Contractor Trust. FormerNJ Labor Commissioner. Member/NY/NJ Port Authority Board of Commissioners.

MARIANNE MCCONNELLVice-Chair/Morris County Demo-cratic Committee. JD/Seton HallLaw School. Currently on the Madison Borough Board of Healthand Legal Services of NorthwestJersey.

JOHN E. MCCORMAC Mayor of Woodbridge. Elected In 2006 in the oldest originaltownship in the state of New Jersey. Former NJ State Treasurer.

MARY MCCORMICKBSN, MSN, NP-C, Seton Hall University. Summit Medical Group,Frequent Irish traveler and champion golfer.

GREG AND MATT MCDERMOTT Brothers: Greg, former Mayor ofWestfield and Matt, experiencedgovernment lobbyist with the Kaufman Zita Group. Sons of the legendary late Francis X. McDermott,former/NJ Senate President/UnionCounty GOP Chairman and candi-date for NJ Governor.

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THOMAS J. MCENERYHighly regarded, long time President/Nutley Irish-AmericanAssociation. Former Nutley Parade Grand Marshal, Member ofthe Year and honoree of the JohnV. Kelly Memorial Foundation.

FRANK MCENERNEY Accountant. Member of numerousIrish American organizations. Longtime Parade official in West Orange.Former Essex County Irishman ofthe Year.

JACK MCGARRY Retired East Orange PD detectivesergeant and acclaimed piper withthe Essex County Emerald SocietyPolice & Fire Pipe Band. FormerGrand Marshal of the West OrangeParade.

MICHAEL B. MCGLYNN Fairfield Councilman. Local 68IUOE Business Rep. Honored byNY County Roscommon Society.Former Pres., AOH Div. #9.

JENNIFER NAGLE MCGOVERN Founder/Director of the award winning DeNogla-Ardmore Academy of Irish Dance started with her sister Alison Nagle in1993. Former Newark ParadeDeputy Grand Marshal.

PHILIP F. MCGOVERN. JR. Managing Partner of Connell Foleylaw firm and a member of the firm’sExecutive Committee. Received the“Irish Legal100” Award 2015- 2016and named Best Lawyers in America2013-2017.

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SEAN MCGOVERNFormer Roseland Councilman.Newark based attorney and well-known proprietor of McGovern’sTavern in Newark.

JAMES E. MCGREEVEY Elected New Jersey Governor 2001. Former State Assemblymanand State Senator. Former GrandMarshal /Newark St. Patrick’s DayParade. Lauded for pioneeringprison reform efforts.

JOHN E. MCGUIRE, JR. Former member of NYPD and decorated veteran Detective/ EssexCounty Sheriff’s Department (retired). Former Essex County Irish-man of the Year and past West Orange Democratic Chairman.

PATTI MCGUIRE Princeton Public Affairs Group. Former Deputy Chief of Staff/ Governor Jon Corzine, former aideto U.S. Senator Robert Menendez.Successful lobbyist and officer ofNew Leaders Council of NJ.

VINCENT MCKELVEY Hamilton Township St. Patrick’s Parade Committee Chair and President/Ancient Order of Hibernians, Msgr. Crean Division 1.

JOHN MCKEON Well regarded State Assemblyman(D-27). Financial Institutions &Insurance Chairman. Former Mayorof West Orange, attorney and longtime organizer of the West OrangeSt. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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PATSY MCLOUGHLINGrand Marshal of the 38th An-nual Bergen County St. Patrick’sParade sponsored by the Councilof Irish Associations of GreaterBergen County, Kevin J. Duffy,President.

HENRY (HANK) MCNALLY Retired educator/Secondary SchoolPrincipal. Sought after lecturer ofIrish history in shore area. WithIrish Studies Program at BrookdaleCommunity College/Rutgers. BA/MA Fordham. Studied at UniversityCollege, Dublin, Ireland. Resides inManasquan.

OWEN MCNANY President of the Friendly Sons of St.Patrick of the Oranges, Inc., nowcelebrating its 118th Anniversary.

JOHN MCPARTLAN Owner of Molly Maguire’s IrishPub and Restaurant in Clark.“Champion for the Center forHope Hospice/ NJ Coalition ofAutism Awareness.” 2018 GrandMarshal 22nd Union County IrishParade.

BERNADETTE P. MCPHERSON ESQ. Adjunct Prof/Law John Jay College.Honors grad/LaSalle/JD Temple.Former Councilwoman/ Mayor/Rutherford. Bergen County Freeholder. Honored by Irish Echo.Roots in County Mayo.

JIM MCQUEENEY Former White House Bureau Chief/Star-Ledger. Successful public relations executive, political analystand the host of New Jersey Now onMy9 (WWOR-TV). Served as Chief of Staff for U. S. Senator Frank Lautenberg. Roots in County Leitrim.

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MARY ELLEN MCVEIGHCurator of Education, Liberty HallMuseum/ Kean University. MA/Seton Hall. Family hails from theIrish Aran Islands.

JOHN MEADE Former Grand Marshal/Newark St.Patrick’s Day Parade (1997) andowner of the St. James’s Gate Publick House in Maplewood.

MARY MEEHAN Seton Hall University’s 1st womanPresident (retired). BA, MA andPh.D (Seton Hall). MS/Health Policy&Management/ NY Medical College

ROSEMARIE L. MELLODY First woman Grand Marshal in the84-year history of the Newark St.Patrick’s Day Parade. Resident ofUpper Montclair. Native of CountyLongford, Ireland.

MAGGEE MIGGINS Award winning Short Hills Real Estate Broker/Executive. Owner:Maggee Miggins Group/KellerWilliams Realty. Former DeputyGrand Marshal/ Newark’s St.Patrick’s Day Parade. President/Short Hills Beautification League.Sings like an angel.

MONMOUTH COUNTY IRISHAMERICAN DEMOCRATIC HONOREES 2019.Manasquan Mayor Ed Donovan;Eatontown Council President PattiMay Kelly; Spring Lake Council-woman Syd Whalley; Neptune CityCouncil Pres. Pamela Renee andChairwoman of the NJ DemocraticWoman’s Caucus Laura Matos.

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WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR. Camden County Freeholder.Elected 2015, one of theyoungest freeholders in New Jersey. Fifth generation Irish-American. SNJ Business PeopleMagazine’s “40 Under 40” in2018. MPA degree/University ofPennsylvania.

KAITLYN MOONEY President and Co-founder of theUnion County Daughters of Ireland.

MAGGIE MORAN Managing Partner of Kivvit, awardwinning national Public Affairs firm.Former Deputy Chief of Staff/ Governor Jon Corzine. Leader instate politics. Former State Directorfor NJ Senators Corzine and Lautenberg.

TOM MORAN Accomplished veteran Star-LedgerEditorial Page Editor/ Columnist.Once told NYT’s, he has “a front-row seat on the spectacle of NJpolitics.”

PAUL D. MORIARTY Assemblyman (D-4). DeputySpeaker/Chairman/ Consumer Affairs Committee. Member, LaborCommittee. Former WashingtonTownship Mayor/ Emmy awardwinning investigative journalist.

WILLIAM ‘BILL’ MULLEN President/ NJ State Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO.Former President of IronworkersLocal 11. Influential voice amonglegislative leaders in Trenton.

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PAUL MULSHINE Star-Ledger journalist since 1995. Grew up in Toms River.Worked for the Philadelphia Daily News. Regards himself asthe sole remaining old-time conservative columnist at a majorAmerican newspaper.

JOHN MURPHY Financial Advisor/ Private AdvisorGroup/ Morristown. Former Freeholder,Morris Township Committeeman/Mayor. Active member: Morris Town-ship Volunteer Fire Dept., Former GrandMarshal/Morris County Irish Parade and2019 Annie Moore Award honoree/Irish-American Cultural Institute alongwith honoree Henry McNally.

MARY K. MURPHY Executive Director, North JerseyTransportation Authority. 2017Essex County Irishwoman of theYear.

MICHAEL MURPHY Former Morris County Prosecutor.Gubernatorial candidate/1997Democratic primary. Step son ofthe late Governor Richard Hughes.Heads up Impact NJ. Successfullobbyist.

PETER MURPHY Chairman/Passaic County Repub-lican Committee. Once describedas “the hardest working person in politics.” Owner: Murph’s Tavern.

PHILIP D. MURPHY Governor of New Jersey. Former Am-bassador to Germany (2009-2013).Former Goldman Sachs Executive/ National Finance Chairman for Demo-cratic National Committee. Wife,Tammy, parents of four. Graduate ofHarvard and Wharton School, Univer-sity of Pennsylvania. 2019 Irishman of the Year/ Essex County.

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CAROLYN A. MURRAY NJ Superior Court Judge. FormerEssex County Prosecutor andcounsel to NJ Attorney General.Georgetown University (cumlaude) and NYU Law School. 2012Essex County Irishwoman of theYear and former honoree of theFriends of Brian Boru.

ED NEAFSEY Human rights activist/ volunteertrial observer/ Irish Diplock Courts.Dual American/Irish citizenship.Highly regarded lecturer on theTroubles and Northern Irelandpeace process. Contributor/IrishCentral News. Author/Monthly IrishHistory Chapter/Friendly Sons ofShillelagh/Jersey Shore newsletter.

MEG NEAFSEY Deputy Grand Marshal of the2019 Belmar/Lake Como IrishParade which celebrated 45years. One of seven children.Toms River resident.

JOE NOLAN Veteran radio announcer/P.A. atHigh Point Solutions Stadium forRutgers Football and MetLife Stadium/ NY Jets. Owner/ founderof NJ Internet Radio. 2017 GrandMarshal/Union County St. Patrick’sDay Parade.

JOE NORTON Stalwart leader of the BloomfieldIrish Club, former Caldwell GOPcouncilman and owner of theBloomfield Travel Network.

NUTLEY IRISH AMERICANASSOCIATION Celebrated it’s 41st Annual St.Patrick’s Day Parade: Grand MarshalEd Saegers and Deputy Grand Marshal Noreen Haveron, Member of the Year Allen Magill,Firefighter of the Year Battalion Chief Rich Cavanagh, and ParadeQueen Kellie Cole.

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BILL O’DEA Author; The Legacy of Haguesville.Was the youngest member everelected to the Jersey City Councilat age 26 in 1985. Long timemember of the Hudson CountyFreeholder Board.

FATHER PATRICK“PADDY” O’DONOVAN Irish born / Bruff, County Limer-ick, Ireland. Grand Marshal/ Morris County St. Patrick’s DayParade. Pastor/ Notre Dame ofMt. Carmel/ Cedar Knolls.

JASON O’DONNELL Former principal with Kivvit, a national Public Affairs firm. Servedin NJ State Assembly (D-31). Former Public Safety Director andBayonne Fire Captain

KEVIN O’DOWD Cooper University Health Care/Senior Executive/VP and Chief Administrative Officer. FormerChief of Staff/Governor ChrisChristie.

BRENDAN (DAN) O’FLAHERTY Economics Prof/Columbia Univ.Marathon runner, political strategist, author, Trustee/NewarkHistorical Society.

ERIN K. O’GARA-MEIER Stalwart West Orange Irish leaderand Director of Constituent Servicesfor State Senator Richard J. Codey.

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LORNA O’HARA Strategic Advisor/Princeton PublicAffairs Group. Named Certified Association Executive (CAE)(American Society of AssociationExecutives highest professionalcredential). Reader of Irish history.

MAUREEN E. O’HARA Renowned West Orange Irishcommunity leader and formerGrand Marshal of the WO St.Patrick’s Day Parade.

MARION (CLARKE)O’NEILL Manager/Corporate Contributions/PSE&G. Philanthropic initiatives inNew Jersey and Long Island forover 20 years.

SEAN O’NEILL Grand Marshal of the 2019Newark St. Patrick’s Day Parade.Chief Engineer/SJP Properties.

DECLAN O’SCANLON NJ State Senator. Former RepublicanAssemblyman/ Monmouth County(R-13) known for advocating improvement for drivers who travelon the state's roads.

KEVIN O’TOOLE Chairman/ Port Authority of NY/NJ.Former NJ State Senator (R-40) andEssex County GOP Chairman. FormerEssex County Irishman of the Year.Columnist/Insider NJ.com.

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SEAN PENDER National Director of the AncientOrder of Hibernians (AOH), StateAOH President and former GrandMarshal of the Hamilton St.Patrick’s Day Parade.

PATRICK O’SHEA POLITANO Well known Union County politicalstrategist, former journalist. Namedfor Ireland’s patron saint by hismother Flora O’Shea. Union CountyParade supporter.

JOAN QUIGLEY Former State Assemblywoman/ Jersey City. Appointed to the JointLegislative Commission on EthicalStandards. Jersey Journal columnist. Winner 2019 NJ PressAssociation Award.

ANN QUINDLEN American novelist, journalist, and columnist, winner of thePulitzer Prize. Graduate of SouthBrunswick High School.

DERMOT QUINN Professor of History/Seton Hall University and author of The Irish in New Jersey: Four Centuries ofAmerican Life.

MICKEY QUINN Deputy Executive Director of theNew Jersey General Assembly and Trustee/ Rowan College atBurlington County.

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MIKE QUINN Founding member of the MorrisCounty Friendly Sons of SaintPatrick. Served as Parade GrandMarshal 2017. Instrumental inbringing the parade to Morristownfrom Wharton more than 26 yearsago.

BILL RAFTERY “THECOACH” Analyst and play-by-play announcer/CBS Sports (college basketball).Named Mr. Basketball (1959), 3-sport all-state HS player, coachedat Fairleigh Dickinson and SetonHall (1970-81).

DAN REILLY Former Chairman/ NJ Irish Festival.Supporter of Special Olympics andbenefit projects for disabled veterans. 2018 Belmar/ Lake Como St. Patrick’s Day ParadeGrand Marshal.

PAUL REILLY Former Newark Deputy Mayor andMaster of Ceremonies for theNewark Irish Parade and principal/Essex-based Friends of Brian Boru.

ERIN RICE Currently, Chief of Staff, State Senator Richard J. Codey. Formeraide to U.S. Congressman BillPascrell/ Loves the Mets and allthings Irish. 2016 Irish Echo Honoree “Top 40 Under 40 Award.”

CELESTE M. RILEY Cumberland County Clerk, formerNJ Assemblywoman (D-3). FormerBridgeton City Council President.Family hails from counties Cork and Mayo.

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JOSEPH “JOE” ROBERTS,JR. Former Camden County FreeholderDirector who went on to serve with distinction as Majority Leaderand Speaker of the NJ General Assembly.

MARY ROBINSON Madison resident. Founder and Executive Director of Imagine, Center for Coping With Loss. Named ‘NJ Hero of the Year’ by NJ’s then First Lady Mary PatChristie.

MICHAEL RYAN Grand Marshal/ 2019 Belmar LakeComo St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Secretary/Treasurer/ Monmouth/Ocean Counties Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Lake Como ‘MayorEmeritus’. Former Council Presidentand U.S. Army veteran. Traces rootsto Ireland’s County Cavan.

JOHN ‘JACK’ SAYERS Lawyer, veteran of the EssexCounty Sheriff’s Dept. and Business Manager for the Town-ship of West Orange. FormerGrand Marshal/ West Orange St.Patrick’s Day Parade.

MARGUERITE “PEG”SCHAFFER Highly regarded and successfulChairwoman/Somerset County Democratic Committee, Partner atShain, Schaffer and Rafanello, PC.Known for her sharp wit, brilliance in and out of court and tenacious political activism.

FRANCINE SCHOTT NJ Superior Court Judge (retired).Former Honoree/Ancient Order ofHibernians Division #9’s AnniversaryDinner.

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WILLIAM “BILL” SCULLY Legend in Irish circles for his quickwit, fine voice, classic moustache,short game in golf (which includesputting from sand traps) and as thelong time proprietor and host ofMcGovern’s Tavern.

DONALD SHAUGER Executive Vice President/TheShauger Group, family owned andoperated contracting companyfounded 1981. Former Grand Marshal /West Orange St. Patrick’sDay Parade.

JAMES SHEA Jersey City Public Safety Director.Retired Deputy Chief from the NewYork City Police Department.

JOHN SHEA III Director/Committee on PoliticalEducation (COPE) for New JerseyState AF-CIO.

MIRIAM (MIMS) SHERIDAN Born in Dublin, renowned for hervolunteerism and a strong supporterof the Belmar/Lake Como St. Patrick’sDay Parade. Former Deputy GrandMarshal.

MIKIE SHERRILL U.S. Congresswoman/11th CD. Member/Armed Services Committee.Chair: House Science, Space & Technol-ogy subcommittee/Investigations &Oversight. Ten year Navy veteran. Heli-copter Pilot. Mother of four. Graduate/US Naval Academy, London School ofEconomics (MA), JD/Georgetown Law.Former Federal Prosecutor. 2019 Irishwoman of the Year/ Essex County.

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RAYMOND SIMIONE Chief Engineer AT&T facility/ Secaucus, NJ. Local 68 (IUOE) Executive Board Member. GiblinAssociation 2016 Man of The Year.Chairman of the Association’sBoard of Governors.

CHRIS SMITH 21-term U.S. Congressman (R-4 NJ).Senior member/Foreign AffairsCommittee, Chairman Africa, GlobalHealth, Global Human Rights andInternational Organization Subcom-mittee. Recipient/American IrelandFund’s Distinguished LeadershipAward.

BRIAN P. STACK State Senator (D- 33rd District).Union City Mayor since 2000. Former member of the State Assembly.

BARBARA MCCANNSTAMATO Jersey City Democratic CommitteeChairwoman. Was named Irishwoman of the Year for JerseyCity Irish Parade Committee’s in2018.

CHRISTINE A. STEARNS Lawyer/Director, Gov’t & RegulatoryAffairs, Gibbons, PC, Trenton. Listedon NJ Spotlight's "Top 10 HealthcareLobbyists.” Traces her roots to theMcMahons of County Monaghan.

GUY STERLING Journalist, author/historian. Columbia J-School grad. 35-yearnewspaper career/reporter withStar-Ledger. Only New Jersey-based reporter to interviewRichard Nixon after he moved tothe New York area.

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SISTER FRANCES SULLIVAN, OP Well respected Head of School for Mount St. Dominic’s Academy,Caldwell, NJ.

TIM SULLIVAN Chief Executive Officer/NJ EconomicDevelopment Authority. Born.Raised in Bergen County.

BETSY (REILLY) SUTHERLAND First woman to serve on Sparta’sZoning & Planning Boards. FormerGrand Marshal /Annual SussexCounty Irish Parade.

STEVE SWEENEY Serves with distinction as President of the New Jersey StateSenate. Former Business Agent forIronworkers Local 399 and nowGeneral Organizer for the IntlAssociation of Ironworkers.

JIM TANSEY Union County Prosecutor’s Office (retired). Former Grand Marshal/Union County Irish Parade, Piperwith Essex County Emerald Society.Traces his roots to Counties Roscommon and Mayo, Ireland.

JOSEPH M. TAYLOR First American executive officer/Panasonic Corporation (retired).Moved the company’s headquar-ters to Newark 2013. FormerGrand Marshal Newark St.Patrick’s Day Parade.

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ELIZABETH ‘BETTY’ SHEEHAN TEEVAN Proprietor: The Full Shilling IrishRestaurant and Pub in NYC’s financial district. St. Vincent's Academy grad. Former DeputyGrand Marshal/Newark Irish Parade.

BRITNEE TIMBERLAKE Freshman member of the NJ StateAssembly (D-34) whose motherCathy Walsh and grandfather FrankWalsh trace their roots from Trentonand Hamilton, New Jersey toKilkenny, Ireland.

CARDINAL JOSEPHWILLIAM TOBIN Archbishop of Newark, Large IrishCatholic family, oldest of thirteenchildren. Pope Francis announcedhis elevation to Cardinal (one of 18nationwide) in November 2016. In-stalled January 2017. First time theNewark Archdiocese is headed by aCardinal.

CHRIS AND MAIREADTULLY Chris a NJ State Assemblyman(D-38), former Council President/Bergenfield and top aide to U.S.Congressman Josh Gottenhiemerand Mairead, a writer with theIrish Echo.

ANN TWOMEY Distinguished President (retired)/Hospital and Professional and AlliedEmployees (HPAE-AFT), state nurse’sunion. 2016 delegate to the Demo-cratic National Convention. VP/NJState AFL-CIO. Member/ AdvisoryBoard/InsiderNJ.com

VIRGINIA “GINNY”TREACY Executive Director/Jersey NursesEconomic Security Organization(JNESO). Respected leader with35 years of service to labor causes(retired)). Former Deputy GrandMarshal/Newark St. Patrick’s DayParade.

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THOMAS J. WALSH Superior Court Judge. Former President/Union County FriendlySons of St. Patrick. Family hailsfrom County Sligo, Ireland. Marriedto former Star Ledger reporterDiane (Curcio) Walsh. Proud parents of son Tom serving as Lt. in the United States Army.

SHEILA LENIHAN WALSH University Hospital, Newark APN.Former Newark Parade DeputyGrand Marshal. (late) Husband,John, was a former Newark ParadeGrand Marshal.

MEG WASTIE Program consultant/Westfield Historical Society. Former Curator ofEducation/Museum Early Trades andCrafts in Madison, NJ. Irish lineagetraces to Counties Cavan (Monaghans)and Cork (Sullivans).

CHARLES “CHUDDY”WHALEN Grand Marshal of the Hamilton St. Patrick’s Day Parade along withMiss St. Patrick Grace Conboy.Ass’t Business Mgr. Local 9Plumbers & Pipefitters.

ROBERT C. (BOBBY)WILLIAMS Trustee of the Friendly Sons of St.Patrick of the Oranges. Attorney inprivate practice. Life long West Orange resident.

KELLY YAEDE Mayor/ Hamilton, Mercer Countyand former Grand Marshal/Hamilton St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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DANIEL J. ZEISER Director of Union Township Police.Past Grand Marshal Newark St.Patrick’s Day Parade. FormerNewark police officer. 2019 honoree/59th Annual John F. Cryan Association along with fellow honoree Erika Carter.

BRENDAN T. BYRNE In Memoriam (1924-2018)Governor of New Jersey (1974-82).Last Democratic Governor to win re-election. Awarded the Distin-guished Flying Cross for navigatingB-17’s over Nazi Germany. Knownfor his intelligence and rapier wit.One of NJ’s most revered statesmen.

ROBERT J. FOLEY In Memoriam (1941-2019)Municipal Court Judge, TownshipAttorney/Branchburg. Served on the NJSupreme Court District XIII Ethics Commission.Former Ass’t Dean SHU Law School. Parish-ioner/ Immaculate Conception in Somerville.Long-standing member/Knights of Columbusand Ancient Order of Hibernians, St. Patrick’sDivision I, Somerville. Honored by the Somer-set County Irish St. Patrick’s Celebration.

KEVIN P. FREY In Memoriam (1952-2018)Administrator for Local 68 IUOE inWest Caldwell (1985 - 2015). Member/Essex West Hudson LaborCouncil, AFL CIO. Recording secretary/treasurer Giblin Association, long-timemember and past General Chairmanof the Newark St. Patrick Day ParadeCommittee Member Division 9, AOH in Montclair.

CORNELIUS (NEIL) GALLAGHER In Memoriam (1921-2018)Storied political career. Friend ofJFK. Hudson County Congressman(1959-73). Captain in U.S. Army,commanded a World War II infantryrifle company in General George S.Patton’s 3rd Army.

THOMAS JAMES GARTLAND In Memoriam (1939-2018) Former Caldwell Councilman, devoted husbandof former Caldwell Mayor Susan Gartland and50-year Democratic Committeeman (Hall ofFame). Member/honoree of numerous IrishAmerican Associations. Past President of theWest Essex Board of Realtors. A soldier and acounselor at the Essex County Jail where hehelped many. This year’s Newark Irish Parade isdedicated in his honor.

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VINCENT J. GIBLIN In Memoriam (1945-2018)Member International Operating Engi-neers Union Local 68 starting in 1964.Elected Business Manager 1975.Elected Intl. VP 1989, then General Sec-retary-Treasurer. President of the North-east States Conference of OperatingEngineers/ General President of IUOE in2005. Retired 2012. Chairman/ CasinoReinvestment Development Authority/Chairman/Board Member/ Horizon BlueCross Blue Shield of NJ.

MONSIGNOR JOHN J.GILCHRIST In Memoriam (1929-2018)Ordained in 1957, parish priest for 61years/ Spiritual Director to Essex-WestHudson Labor Council and State AFL-CIO. Columnist for the Catholic Advo-cate. “Scholar, a people’s priest and afriend. He exemplified what a priest isordained to do and he did just that—heserved the people.”

AMY HULINGSIn Memoriam (1971-2018)Jersey City Detective. Recipient nu-merous meritorious police awards.Member/ NJ Honor Legion. NamedJersey City Saint Patrick Day ParadePolice Officer of the Year (2012) andthe Irish Echo Irish American Lawand Order Leader Award (2015).

KEVIN J. RYAN In Memoriam (1969-2018)Essex County Undersheriff, former State Assemblyman andGrand Marshal of the 2003 Nutley St. Patrick’s Day Parade.Highly regarded, kindheartedgentleman.

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BRENDAN TEVLIN In Memoriam (1995-2014)

Seton Hall Prep grad and University of Richmond freshman. Posthumouslynamed 2015 Young Irishmanby the Friendly Sons of St.Patrick of the Oranges.

Donations in his memory can still be made to: Brendan P. Tevlin

’13 Memorial Field Fund c/o Seton Hall Prep. 120 Northfield Ave. West Orange, NJ Orange, NJ. 07052