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                        Saint Patrick's Day Parade

 

                           Sunday March 18, 2012

 

                        Delaware Avenue  @ 2 PM

 

 

 

 

The UIAA elects Patrick Plunkett as the Grand Marshal for the 2012 Saint Patrick's Day Parade!

 

                                                

 

 

   Patrick has named his brothers Michael, Daniel and John as his Deputy Marshals.  Pat has been a member of

   the Executive Committee of the UIAA for many years, his commitment has grown from helping with the line

   up of the Parade to announcing at the reviewing stand to chairing the first annual Celtic Challenge in 2011, a

   four mile run to help fund the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade.   

 

   Patrick is one of eight children of Patricia (Sullivan) Plunkett and the late John Plunkett, a South Buffalo

   family.  His father John, a veteran of the Korean War was an electrician and served as treasurer of the

   Buffalo Irish Center (GAAA).  Growing up Pat spent time at the Irish Center playing sports in the former  

   gym, volunteering to work bingo and helping the members set up for social events.   Pat graduated from

   Canisius High School where he played football, baseball and basketball.  He received a sports and academic

   scholarship to attend Hobart and William Smith Colleges.  While there he was an All American in lacrosse. 

   His relationship with Canisius High School has continued through the years where he served as Dean of

   Students and coached many sports teams.  His volunteer activities include gathering young people to assist 

   Sr. Johnice at the Response to Love Center.  He is now a student at Christ the King Seminary working

   towards his Masters Degree in Pastoral Care Ministry.

 

Mr. Plunkett works in the Insurance and Financial Services Industries. Pat and his wife Colleen (Coughlin) Plunkett have four children: Megan, Anna, Sean and Erin.  Colleen is a former engineer at WKBW TV and is now a teacher’s aide at Eggert Rd Elementary School in Orchard Park.  While Mr. Plunkett’s brothers are his deputy marshals, his sister Margaret, mother Patricia and wife Colleen will lead the grand marshal family entry with his children, relatives and friends.  It will be a major family unit in this year’s Parade.

 

 

 

The 2012 Parade is dedicated to:

 

                the Memory of Catherine M. O'Brien 

 

  

     Catherine Mahoney O’Brien (Kate), who served first as a longtime volunteer giving countless hours over   

     the early years to the administrative work of the Parade and then as an Executive Committee member of   

     the organization.  Mrs. O’Brien was elected Grand Marshal in 1984.  Her husband and only child Dennis,

     each held the office of Executive Chairmen for many years and also served as Grand Marshals in 1958 and

     1988.   The legacy of “Kate” continues with her son as an active member of the UIAA Executive Committee

     and her grandchildren who continue her love of the Parade as volunteers on Parade Day.  The Saint

     Patrick’s Day Parade is truly a family tradition in the O’Brien clan.

 

 

 The 2012 Parade Mass:

 

 

  Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Edward Kmiec at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral on Sunday, March 18th

  at 10:30AM before the line up for the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade.  The Parade will start at 2PM at

  Niagara Square and proceed north on Delaware Avenue to North Street.  Bishop Kmiec will march

  with the United Irish American Association, which has conducted this memorable Buffalo tradition since

  1940.

 

 

 The Parade receives recognition and accolades and  in a letter to Mayor Brown and in an article in the magazine "Ireland of the Welcomes" published in Dublin, Ireland

(read it).          

                               

 

 

 

                   Below is 2011 Grand Marshal,

                      Patrick (Rick) O'Sullivan

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

Parade Day Vendors:

 

 

   Street vendors are required to have a permit.  All inquiries related to permits should be directed

       to Tom Young @ 716-913-3527.

 

 

Party:

 

                                          The Caberet Night (Valentine's Party)

                                          February 10, 2012 at the Irish Center

                                                       from 7:30 to 11 PM  

                                                Music by "Heard of Buffalo",

                                                      Beer, Wine, Soda 

                                                           donation $20.

                                        For tickets call 875-0282 or 574-0367

                                                             "Contact Us"   via email

                                                       

  Donations:

 

 

United Irish-American Assn.

245 Abbott Road

Buffalo, N.Y. 14220

                                                                                

                                                              View Donation Levels & Sponsorship

 

 

 

 

  

OFFICERS

 

GARRY P. JOHNSON - President

JOHN P. COURTNEY - Vice-President

DAVID TILLEY - Treasurer

HELEN HANNON LETINA - Secretary

BRIGID ANNE KNOTT - Entry Secretary

RICK O'SULLIVAN - Historian

REV. DAVE RICHARDS - Chaplain

HON. JOHN CUUAN - Judge Advocate

JEFF WILSON - Sgt. at Arms

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

JOHN P. MORRISON - Chairman

MARK R. O'NEILL- Asst. Chairman

 

JOHN P. COURTNEY

BERNARD W. CRYAN

 GARRY JOHNSON

HON. MICHAEL KEARNS

BRIGID ANNE KNOTT

LIAM KNOTT

CHRIS LAFFLER

HELEN HANNON LETINA

JENNIFER LETINA

JOHN McCORMICK

DENICE MORRISON

DENNIS J. O'BRIEN

G. DUFFY O'CONNOR

MICHAEL D. O'SULLIVAN

RICK O'SULLIVAN

PATRICK PLUNKETT

REV. DAVE RICHARDS

JAMES J. SPEYER

DAVID TILLEY

MADONNA VERRASTRO

JEFF WILSON

THOMAS P. YOUNG

 

 ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Daniel S. Blake

Thomas F. Gilmartin

Thomas E. Harkin

Hon. Thomas F. Higgins

Joseph J. Jendresky

Thomas P. Johnson

E. Joseph Kelley

Joan F. Lillis

Patrick C. McGinty

Charles F. McMahon

Michael W. Roberts

 

HONORARY MEMBERS

 

Shawn Baumgarden

Peg Breindenstein

Dennis J. Brinkworth, Jr.

Hon. Byron Brown

James D. Burke

Noel T. Burke

Patrick J. Carlin

John Carney

James F. Casey, Jr.

Thomas H. Cebulski

Hon. Chris Collins

Edward C. Cosgrove

Joseph Crangle

Michael Cryan

Dennis P. Dean

Lawrence J. Dolloff

Richard T. Donovan

Micheal Gaspar

HON. Kirsten Gillibrand

Dennis B. Gregoire

William P. Group

Kevin Helfer

Bruce A. Henderson

Mary Heneghan

Hon. Brian J. Higgins

Hon. Kathleen Courtney Hochul

Hon. Timothy Howard

James P. Keane

Hon. Timothy Kennedy

Thomas Lambert

Nick Langworthy

Frank Latchford

Leonard Lenihan

Dennis Lennon

Hon. Thomas Loughran

Patrick Mann

Peter Margerum

Kathleen J. Masterson

Hon. Lynn Marinelli

Thomas H. McCarthy

William McGee

Raymond J. McGirr

Tracy A. McGowan 

Frank J. McGuire

Michael R. McParlane

Robert P. Meegan Jr.

Aryn Morrison

Brian Morrison

Jason Morrison

Rita Nolan

Erin M. O'Brien

James O'Brien

Sean T. O'Brien

Bonnie O'Hara

Daniel P. O'Sullivan

Margaret A. O'Sullivan

Nicole A. O'Sullivan

Lt. James Panus

Hon. Mark Poloncarz

Sally A. Pendergast

Hon. Jack Quinn III

John Rexinger III

Karen Ryan

Hon. Robin J. Schiminger

Hon. Mark J. F. Schroeder

Hon. Chuck Schumer

Hon. Frank Sedita

Betty Short

Sean Sulivan

Hon. David Swarts

James Tilley

Kevin Townsell

W. Thomas Weeks

Robert E. Whelan

Thomas Whelan

 

 


If you would like additional information, you can email us at entries@BuffaloStPatricksDayParade.com or call Brigid Knott at (716) 875-0282, John Morisson at 864-1197 or Garry Johnson at 574-0367. You can also come to the Buffalo Irish Center (245 Abbott Road in South Buffalo) at 3:00pm on any Sunday January11th thru March 8th.