The Paul “Hook” O’Malley Ancient Order of Hibernians Division #4 held its “Man of the Year” dinner recently.
Bernie McGurl, the honoree for 2019, was honored for all of his contributions to the clean-up of the Lackawanna River and Lackawanna County.
Shown from left are: AOH President Patrick M. O’Malley, Maria Santomauro, Man of the Year Recipient Bernard McGurl, and past Man of the Year recipient Kevin Shaughnessy.
The Paul “Hook” O’Malley Ancient Order of Hibernians Division #4 will hold its Man of the Year dinner on Thursday, March 7, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Fiorelli’s. This year’s recipient is Bernard McGurl. Tickets are $35 per person; tables of 10 are $350. Program ads are $100 per page and $50 for a half page.
For more information on the dinner, contact Joe at 570-342-7596 or Kevin at 570-351-1478.
Shown in the front row, from left: James Barrett, Patrick M. O’Malley president;, Man of the Year recipient Bernard McGurl, Rev. Richard Fox, Keith Oleski and Kevin Donovan.
Back row, same order: John Fletcher, James Foley, Mark McDade, Bob McAndrew, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania AOH President Joe Hosie, current Man of the Year Kevin Shaughnessy, Joe Holland and Mark Dougher.
For questions, call 570-575-1184.
A John Mitchell Day Ceremony and Man of the Year was held recently at Cathedral Cemetery. Mitchell was the great labor leader who fought for an eight-hour work day, minimum wage, and safety standards in the mines, which were all parts of the agreement which ended the Great Anthracite Strike of 1902.
The AOH Hook O’Malley Division 4 has been celebrating John Mitchell Day for the past 14 years. Jerry Murray, AOH member, member of the Scranton Federation of Teachers, and Clarks Summit resident, was awarded Man of the Year for his past dedication to the Union and his community.
Shown from left: Mike Robinson, Joe Hosie, president of the PA Ancient Order of Hibernians; Kevin Shaughnessy, Patrick O’Malley, president of Hook O’Malley Ancient Order of Hibernians; Joe Holland, Jerry Murray, 2018 Recipient of the Mitchell Man of the Year Award; Mark McDade, Judge Thomas Munley, John Michelli, and Keith Oleski.