I am so sorry for your lost. My ex-husband is Jim Harrigan who I think may be your cousin. Eileen In a message dated 7/10/2008 10:53:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tmack@hostpc.com writes: Lynn, Thank you so much for this thought. It was beautiful. My Mom thought so too. It's such a great way to remember my Dad because he certainly did raise all four of his "little girls" to be very strong women. Therese Lynn wrote: > I am sorry for your loss. When people talk about strong Irish women and > wonder why that is true. I always say it is Irish fathers who make their > daughters strong women. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Therese" <tmack@hostpc.com> > To: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:44 PM > Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] [Fwd: John Gavin] > > > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: John Gavin >> Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:26:57 -0400 >> From: Therese <tmack@hostpc.com> >> >> >> >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I joined your group a few months ago because I saw some really fun and >> interesting things on it to share with my Mom and Dad who are from and >> were raised in South Troy. I've only been on a few times to thank you >> for information I could share with them or to share information about >> South Troy with you. They really enjoyed hearing all of the old familiar >> stories that I could share with them from the site. It brought back so >> many fun memories that really made them laugh and smile. Thank you for >> that. >> >> Unfortunately the reason I'm writing to you tonight is to let you know >> that God called my Dad Home on 7/4th. He had a stroke on 4/2 and never >> really recovered from that. He ended up getting pneumonia in the end and >> it took over his right lung and he just couldn't get over it. Thank God >> we were all (except for one of his grandsons who lives out of town), 26 >> of us with him in the end. >> >> My Mom is such a strong woman and is keeping up so well. We try to be >> her strength but she ends up being ours. She's just obviously so very >> sad. She had started dating my Dad 66 years ago at a "Lincoln Penny >> Serenade Dance" while he was in Lasalle and she was in Catholic Central. >> They were married for 58 years, had 6 kids, 8 grandchildren, and 2 >> great-grandchildren. >> >> He was waked in Leahy's funeral home which has always been very special >> to them, and was buried yesterday from St. Joseph's in Troy, where they >> grew up; were married; and 2 of my sisters and brothers were baptized >> in. They'd gone to many churches in their life, but even at the end, Dad >> (and Mom still does) belonged to St. Joseph's because it meant so much >> to them. >> >> Mom doesn't get out of the house at all because she has terribly painful >> arthritis. She didn't get to the wake or funeral (which was a beautiful >> ceremony at the military cemetery in Saratoga) because it would've been >> too much for her, and I know he was OK with that. >> >> They were such a wonderful couple. The best God could ask for. Dad put >> God first, family second and country third. He was a very proud Marine. >> >> Thank you all for all of your stories that I could share with them. It >> meant a lot to both of them. >> >> Therese Mack >> ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== >> Did you pay your 2008 Dues? >> Troy Irish Genealogy Society >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Need cash? Click to get a loan. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mKiwTCHE2uIhNhzriGLCeALGKMYVb7DlmVolt1olPCagSu5/ > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Did you pay your 2008 Dues? > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Did you pay your 2008 Dues? Troy Irish Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)

Eileen, Thank you so much for your nice note. Yes, Jimmy is not only my cousin, but he's my Godfather. I don't see him that often and it just so happens that he and our family are trying hard to keep in touch with each other again. He was with my Mom at her house the night of the wake and she was so glad. They're the only members of her family left. My sister had a party at "Marty Burke's" in Troy in January (you probably remember that name). Unfortunately my husband and I didn't get there. But Jimmy called me from there and gave me his phone no. We hadn't gotten together before this, but we vowed to each other at Dad's wake that we will go out some time and catch up with each other. I'm looking very forward to that. Dad was a WONDERFUL man to say the least. He always put God first, family second, and country third, and they were all VERY important to him. He will be missed so much. Thank God him and Mom (who were in love for 66 years and married for 58) brought us up in the Catholic Faith and it's been what has brought us through this difficult time. Mom's doing well, she's an amazing person. She's obviously very sad, but she's doing what she needs to and relying on Dad's strength to get her through. He actually had a stroke on 4/2, and suffered a lot in the past three months. He ended up getting pneumonia which was what he actually died from. It was so sad but so fitting, that 20 out of 26 people in the family were able to be with him in the ICU at Ellis, right till his last breath. He was very patriotic and ironically was called back to God on 7/4. He was SO proud of his family. We all loved him so very much. He had a wonderful relationship with all 6 kids, 8 grandchildren, and his great-granddaughter (who's a year and half old and LOVED him!). I know I was young when you and Jimmy were married, but I do remember your name, Eileen. Mom and Dad always talked fondly of you. Are you doing well, now? Thank you again for your message. People getting in touch with us right now like this means so much. I'll be sure to tell Mom that I heard from you and that you send your condolences. Therese (Gavin) Mack Nopp904308@aol.com wrote: > I am so sorry for your lost. My ex-husband is Jim Harrigan who I think may > be your cousin. > > Eileen > > > In a message dated 7/10/2008 10:53:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > tmack@hostpc.com writes: > > Lynn, > Thank you so much for this thought. It was beautiful. My Mom thought so > too. It's such a great way to remember my Dad because he certainly did > raise all four of his "little girls" to be very strong women. > Therese > > Lynn wrote: > >> I am sorry for your loss. When people talk about strong Irish women and >> wonder why that is true. I always say it is Irish fathers who make their >> daughters strong women. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Therese" <tmack@hostpc.com> >> To: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:44 PM >> Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] [Fwd: John Gavin] >> >> >> >> >>> -------- Original Message -------- >>> Subject: John Gavin >>> Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:26:57 -0400 >>> From: Therese <tmack@hostpc.com> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> I joined your group a few months ago because I saw some really fun and >>> interesting things on it to share with my Mom and Dad who are from and >>> were raised in South Troy. I've only been on a few times to thank you >>> for information I could share with them or to share information about >>> South Troy with you. They really enjoyed hearing all of the old familiar >>> stories that I could share with them from the site. It brought back so >>> many fun memories that really made them laugh and smile. Thank you for >>> that. >>> >>> Unfortunately the reason I'm writing to you tonight is to let you know >>> that God called my Dad Home on 7/4th. He had a stroke on 4/2 and never >>> really recovered from that. He ended up getting pneumonia in the end and >>> it took over his right lung and he just couldn't get over it. Thank God >>> we were all (except for one of his grandsons who lives out of town), 26 >>> of us with him in the end. >>> >>> My Mom is such a strong woman and is keeping up so well. We try to be >>> her strength but she ends up being ours. She's just obviously so very >>> sad. She had started dating my Dad 66 years ago at a "Lincoln Penny >>> Serenade Dance" while he was in Lasalle and she was in Catholic Central. >>> They were married for 58 years, had 6 kids, 8 grandchildren, and 2 >>> great-grandchildren. >>> >>> He was waked in Leahy's funeral home which has always been very special >>> to them, and was buried yesterday from St. Joseph's in Troy, where they >>> grew up; were married; and 2 of my sisters and brothers were baptized >>> in. They'd gone to many churches in their life, but even at the end, Dad >>> (and Mom still does) belonged to St. Joseph's because it meant so much >>> to them. >>> >>> Mom doesn't get out of the house at all because she has terribly painful >>> arthritis. She didn't get to the wake or funeral (which was a beautiful >>> ceremony at the military cemetery in Saratoga) because it would've been >>> too much for her, and I know he was OK with that. >>> >>> They were such a wonderful couple. The best God could ask for. Dad put >>> God first, family second and country third. He was a very proud Marine. >>> >>> Thank you all for all of your stories that I could share with them. It >>> meant a lot to both of them. >>> >>> Therese Mack >>> ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== >>> Did you pay your 2008 Dues? >>> Troy Irish Genealogy Society >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Need cash? 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