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DATED MATERIAL DATED Make it YOUR job ® to grow the Order —HIS EMINENCE, PATRICK CARDINAL O’DONNELL of Ireland Vol. LXXXV No. 4 USPS 373340 August-September 2018 1.50 The Order shows its strength at Louisville Convention They came from the four corners of America, these men and women Hibernians, and descended on Louisville, Kentucky, for our 99th Biennial Convention, to conduct the business of this Nobel Order. When they returned home, it was with renewal and confidence in the future of our AOH and LAOH associations. We vowed to In This Issue… continue to live up to our reputation as being the “voice of Irish America.” 25 Years The sold-out Galt House Hotel, proudly displaying the Tri-Colors along the entranceway, welcomed the largest Irish Catholic organization in the United States of America in grand style. From the welcoming view of the Ohio river to the closing banquet, the local committee and hotel staff displayed Louisville hospitality throughout the convention. ‘Chip’ Rogers Our National Chaplain, Archbishop The AOH National Board 2018-20, from left, front row, Secretary Jere Cole, President James McKay, Vice President Danny O’Connell, Treasurer Sean Pender; back row, Directors John Ohio Thomas J. Rodi, opened the convention Wilson, Bill Sullivan, Dennis Parks, Liam McNabb, newly-elected Ed Halligan and Dan Page 11 with a concelebrated mass, followed by Dennehy. a Kentucky Derby-themed Ice Breaker. See Pages 6, 22-24 for convention photos AOH Says ‘Thank You’ The Opening Joint Session was called to order with a Kentucky Derby Bugler followed by prayers from the archbishop. The joint session included presentations from the proposed 2022 convention sites: Denver, Pittsburgh and Reno; and brilliant remarks from Ireland’s Ambassador to the U.S., Daniel Mulhall. From that point forward the work of the convention began. Hibernians in attendance participated in everything from general reports to spirited debates on critical resolutions and constitutional amendments. Two major workshops focused on the progress of the Secretary and Treasurer offices, including taxes, led by National Secretary Jere Cole and Treasurer Sean Pender, and the work of the Marketing, Promotion and Advertising Committee, led by Scott Partika and Lee Paterson. The workshops set the stage for the breakout sessions to follow, setting the bar high for the work to be done that afternoon. Anna McGillicuddy The resolutions brought forward from major committee breakouts were approved and focused on the major national issues of the AOH off to Dublin reaffirming our stance on the critical work of the Order. The resolutions can be found on the AOH website at https://aoh.com/2018- Page 4 resolutions/ and have been forwarded to state presidents for distribution as well. Resolutions included: a Pro-Life Resolution; a call for a continued on page 23 Elected ‘Mr. Hibernian’ Tom McNabb dies in Auburn AOH National Secretary Emeritus infallible memory of how the Order worked and had an Irish Thomas McNabb went to his eternal heart big enough to know how it should work. reward on July 31, surrounded by Friend to all levels of political leaders and clergy, here and in family and listening to his favorite Ireland, his service was even recognized on the floor of the U.S. recording of Ave Maria, just a few days House of Representatives, and many tributes were paid by his Ed Halligan before his 81st birthday. brother Hibernians. New National Director A member of the local Democratic “I first met Tom at the 1972 National Convention in Dublin,” Page 4 Party, he served on the Auburn, New said Past National President George Clough. “He was on his York, City Council for 16 years. Tom honeymoon with Bridget. In all our years in the Order, especially State News was also the quintessential Hibernian. when I was National President, we worked closely together and Connecticut . .12 For 63 years, he was responsible for he was a great assistance in helping me run the Order. He was Georgia . .11 anything and everything Irish in his Mister Hibernian, always ready to work for the benefit of the Illinois . .13 hometown of Auburn, from an annual St. Patrick’s Day Order. I will miss my longtime friend.” Indiana . .14 Luncheon to Auburn’s Irish Festival, and he was the force behind National Director Bill Sullivan, who knew Tom for 40 years, Kansas . .18 building the Auburn Hibernian Hall. He served in virtually every wrote: “No matter what AOH information you asked, Tom Massachusetts . .13 office in the Order at the Division, State and National levels. After always gave you the correct answer or steered you in the right New Jersey . .16 being the youngest to hold the office of AOH NY State President direction. I had the honor to second Tom’s Nomination at two New York . .12, 14, 18 in 1975 to the second youngest AOH National President in 1978, National Conventions back in the 1990’s. It was a privilege to be Ohio . .11 he settled into the office of AOH National Secretary in 1984. As asked to nominate someone who was truly a legend. That was Oklahoma . .11 Secretary, he guided and inspired the Order for 30 years until he more than 20 years ago and I still remember the honor.” Pennsylvania . .15 put down his pen in 2014. The grateful Order then bestowed “Tom McNabb was one of my mentors as I was going through Rhode Island . .15 upon him the title Secretary Emeritus – the first time such status the chairs on the [NY] State Board and as State President,” said South Carolina . .14 had ever been conferred in the history of the Order – since they Peter Durkee. “He often mildly scolded me for not doing Tennessee . .11 could not imagine a functioning organization without him at least something, but it was like a father talking to his son, teaching him Virginia . .17, 18 in the cadre of officers. He was a Hibernian’s Hibernian with an continued on page 9 LAOH . .19 AOH LOAH NATIONAL BOARD OFFICERS Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi – AL . National Chaplain. [email protected] APPAREL Rev. Michael Healy – CA. Deputy National Chaplain. [email protected] Rev. Patrick Collum – LA . Deputy National Chaplain. [email protected] James F. McKay III – LA . National President . [email protected] MENS & LADIES Daniel O’Connell – OH . National Vice President . [email protected] 2018 National Convention Chairman, Louisville Jere Cole – NJ . National Secretary . [email protected] Sean Pender – NJ . National Treasurer . [email protected] Dan Dennehy – NY . Nat’l Director Immigration . [email protected] Chairman Liam McNabb – NY . Nat’l Director . [email protected] Ed Halligan . Nat’l Director . [email protected] Dennis Parks - OH . Natl. Director. [email protected] William Sullivan – MA . Nat’l Director . [email protected] John Wilson – MO . Nat’l Director . [email protected] James Kuhn – LA . National Legal Counsel . [email protected] Michael McCormack – NY . Historian / Archivist . [email protected] Timothy McSweeney – NY . Organizer . [email protected] Keith Reynolds . Deputy Organizer. [email protected] John O’Connell – NY . Editor . [email protected] Martin Galvin . FFAI Chairman. [email protected] Joseph Norton – GA. Charities and Missions . 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