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.
The 26th annual Hook O’Malley Run/Walk Against Cancer presented a check for $2,285 to the American Cancer Society on behalf of the late Paul “Hook” O’Malley, who succumbed to cancer 26 years ago.
Paul “Hook” O’Malley was a boxing coach, mentor, and father to the youth of our community, and is fondly remembered and deeply missed.
The O’Malley Family has been raising funds for cancer research for the past 26 years.
Shown from left: Vincent O’Malley, Patrick O’Malley II, Matthew O’Malley, Mary Beth Valvano, Representative of the American Cancer Society, and Patrick O’Malley.