This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maryogarvey Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blessington/24.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Pat died in Sweet Home Oregon. He has a daughter whom I talked with a few years back. I think she was his only child. He married into a family in the logging business. I have written down at work where he was from in Ireland..there was a large family of brothers and sisters and each brought the next over. The daughter was interviewed for an Oregon paper a few years back about Christmas ornaments or something and it mentioned she was a daughter of a Titanic survivor. He had so many brothers and sisters..and I think they were settled at the time in Connecticut or Rhode Island..that there are undoubtedly relatives. When i get back into town I will post where he is from. I really would like someone who is a historian to interview his daughter, assuming she is still alive and well, and get him on the list of survivors and tell his story. I know that George Millar of the irish Rovers has just written a great song about the Titanic and has an interest so I have written him as he might know someone. I have contacted historians and journalists etc. directly and they don't seem interested but to me this is a great story about a great man..there is no doubt about him making up stories etc..he was a most stalwart man, pillar of the church etc... I hesitate to put his daughter's name on a public board but I will contact her with any information that is posted..looking for relatives etc. thanks. Our fathers were friends but I do not personally know her. mg Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.