Richard F. " Dick" Prendergast - Always Faithful !

 

And when he gets to heaven,To St. Peter he will tell,"Another Marine reporting, Sir,I've served my time in Hell!"

Christ welcome home, a sweet, generous, loyal and thoughtful man, who was fierce defender of his Faith, Family and Country.

Dick Prendergast, Leo 1943, was one of the twenty three members of that class to serve as WWII Marines. Mr. Prendergast came home after three years in the Pacific and later in China, took a college degree, began a career as a CPA, started a family and gave of his time to his beloved Leo High School and his Church

Dick is a member of the Leo High School Hall of Fame and was the Leo Man of the Year.  He and classmate Jim McNicholas were constant visitors to Leo and ever present from functions to help our school.

Prendergast, Richard F. "Dick" WWII USMC Vet. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy A. (nee Caraher). Loving father of Ellen T. (Martin) Kelly, Maria A. (Thomas) Moran, and Richard A. (Carrie) Prendergast. Proud grandfather of 14. Fond brother of John (the late Celine) and the late Mary, Helen, Jim (the late Mary) and Thomas (the late Rita Mae and Mary Catherine) Prendergast. Dear brother-in-law of Arthur J. (Ruth) Caraher and the late Marion I. (the late Thomas) McDermott. Kind uncle and great-uncle of many nieces and nephews Visitation Wednesday 2:00 to 9:00 pm. Funeral Thursday 10:45 am from the Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home, 9000 W. 151st Street, Orland Park to St. Francis of Assisi Church, Mass 11:30 am. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Misericordia, Heart of Mercy, 6300 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago, IL 60660-1017, would be appreciated. www.sheehyfh.com 708-857-7878 

Sons such as these are not rare, but most precious. 

Death and Taxes: Coming To Illinois: Infanticide and the Graduated Income Tax

"When you hear 'progressive,' when you hear 'graduated,' when you hear 'fair,' that is just a lie,""It's a way of trying to get you to think that it applies to you." - Rep. Margo McDermed, Mokena

"This (abortion) is a moral issue, You can't possibly represent your district if morally you can't represent yourself." - Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard, 

 Sorry, the two leading quotes for this posting come from Republican Legislators.  You see no Democrat has the temerity to speak out of tune during a Wagnerian Overture.  Illinois is Unbalanced.

On our opposite hand, the lock-step march to infant slaughter is voiced by a quartet of Democrat legislators with a chorus that includes Personal PAC, the ACLU and Illinois Planned Parenthood, “The Reproductive Health Act recognizes that abortion care is health care, not criminal activity as designated by the current law. The bill seeks to treat abortion care like all health care, with regulations that reflect current medical standards.” - Sens. Melinda Bush and Elgie Sims, Jr., and Reps. Kelly Cassidy and Emanuel “Chris” Welch

The Illinois Death and Taxes Gotterdamrung is being sung by the Fat Boy* - Governor JB Pritzker.  In our crazy age we should never  assume gender identity.  The Fat Lady may still warble at the end of an opera, but in genderless Illinois the non-Euclidian rules must always apply. That is why Illinois School Districts absorb so many Gender Identity lawsuits since passage of the Same-Sex Marriage Act. Who's to say?  Let the Fat Boy belt one one out!

Interestingly, the very same people who demand gender obscurity, abortion 24/7, and legal weed  also demand a progressive income tax where the rich are punished and the poor rewarded - a social dystopia that is heading our way.

Immediately after the Arch-lying Republican Governor of Illinois, Bruce Rauner paved over the only honest voice in Illinois politics with $ 100 bills, fouled the air waves with distortions and outright lies, managed to defeat Jeanne Ives, the signs were up that Death and Taxes would dominate JB Pritzker's Governorship with the distractions of sports betting and legal weed to medicate voters good and numb for the Novermber General Election and beyond.

Most voters are comfortably numb - take a look at the Chicago Mayoral Election.  Take a look at Bruce Rauner!

The Illinois GOP is lead by people with all of the moral courage and vision of a Mississippi lynch mob. "Get people to go along, Hell, what's 32, 832 little Oxbow Incidents?  We may get Mike Madigan's attention by September, for pet projects, iff we play nice and keep quite. " Goodbye Mursheen Durkin, I am sick and tired of workin'!

Death is one thing, but taxes are the same kettle of fish.  Ralph Martire has argued "Illinois does not have a tax problem!  It has a Revenue Problem!"  Yeah, and fat kids make great hurdlers!

I come from a blue collar family.  I used to believe that voting Union was why of keeping the wolf from the door of hard working people.  Then, in the late 1970's. Real Labor, the skilled trades and industrial labor unions, began to cozy up, snuggle, smooch and eventual got ravished by the public sector unions - teachers, SEIU, and the clerks, or AGSCME.

BIG LABOR became Andy Stern's Bolshevik SEIU and the AFL-CIO mewed like kittens, because labor went 100% partisan political - unions tossed millions of dues dollars into the political arena, at the expense of training and membership benefits. 

Unions wanted to become Kingmakers in a land no longer a democratic republic, but an oligarchy.

Unions, including the once independent and courageous skilled trades unions began to dictate approved propaganda and demanded lock-step marches to the voting booth for rank and file: The Pipe Trades Endorsed Rahm Emanuel for Mayor and defeated SEIU's Chuy Garcia,  The trades now were competing to select their own billionaire oligarch candidates, like Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner and Bill Daley, most recently.  JB Pritzker made national news with labor's support of his anti-middle class agenda.

I was never good at math, but I know that a flat tax makes more sense than a graduated income tax. Twelve (12%) from everyone is a lot of money and 12% from a billionaire is one hell of a lot of money.  A flat tax helps people who make less than JB Pritzker; a graduated income tax will strangle the middle class, yet labor is all over it. 60% of Illinoisan make less than $ 60,000 per year. The Illinois flat tax rate is not 4.95%.

The harbinger of Taxes is Democrat Representative Martwick.  Here is what is coming:

Democratic state Rep. Robert Martwick’s House Bill 3522 proposed changing the tax rates to: 4 percent for income up to $7,500, 5.84 percent for income up to $15,000, 6.27 percent for income up to $225,000 and 7.65 percent for income over $225,000. That measure was tabled. 

Well, there is tabled and then there is tabled, like woman's legs locked into the old stirrups and Doc Gosnell getting ready to crack some skull!

Illinois is Death and Taxes, Cousins!  Get comfortably numb and ready for some awesome Sports Betting!

* FYI from Illinois Policy

The median Illinois family making $79,168 would see a $516 income tax hike if Illinois adopted Wisconsin’s rates and a $610 tax hike if Illinois adopted Iowa’s rates – 15 percent and 17 percent increases, respectively.
Keep in mind that in 2017, Illinoisans shouldered the largest permanent income tax hike in state history. And the most recent progressive income tax rates filed in the Illinois General Assembly would have hiked taxes on Illinoisans making as little as $17,300.

Twins Protest VP Biden's Affirmation of China's One Family/ One Child Planned Parenthooding

After two days of harsh criticism of Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s comment that he “fully understand(s)” China’s mandatory one-child policy, the White House on Tuesday issued a clarification. New York Times

Oh, Pish Posh, stuff and nonsense!

Joe Knows Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is like Green Energy/General Electric(GE) - it calls the tune the White House dances to. GE and Planned Parenthood paid good money to get the Obama/Biden team into the White House to be Planned Parenthood's First U.S. President -"There will always be people, many of goodwill, who do not share my view on the issue of choice( abortion). On this fundamental issue, I will not yield and Planned Parenthood will not yield."

Abortion/Choice/Green Initiatives - Like lightbulbs. Screw one out and toss it away.

Last week, poor old Joe Biden's tongue got caught in his fly again. This time over abortion and Red China. Red China is Planned Parenthood on steroids. The Red's have their own State run Catholic Church, so no rosary protests there. The Red Chinese have a policy that feminists and milquetoast males who go along with the fierce broads would love to have here in America - one family/ one child. No ups no extras. My only question is would that include civil unions or gay marraiges in Shanghai, Peking, or Tientsin? Another visit by Joe to Red China might clear that one up.

Nevertheless VP Joe 'It's BFD' Biden finds himself in the jack pot, not only with Catholics, devout Jews, Bible Thumping Gun Huggers, Mama Grizzlies and breeders, but also with twins I hear.


Dear President Obama,

We the under-signed are most disconcerted by Vice Presinet Biden's recent advocacy of Red China's One Child Policy. As twins (Identical/Fraternal/Sororal/Conjoined), Zygocity demands respect.

Please retract this statement by Vice President Biden, or explain exactly how CHOICE will work in determining which of us, will put on pumps or wing-tips and walk this world. Will conjoined twins like Chang and Eng Butler - formerly called Chinese Twins bet determined One Child? We are most concerned and ready to hear your statement, Mr. President. You will be hearing from other multi-birth (Triplets, Quad, & etc.) advocates, we are sure.

Respectfully yours,

Shawn and Aaron Ashmore (1979–)
Eric and Brandon Billings (1992–)
Conrad and Bonar Bain (1923–)
Gayle and Gillian Blakeney (1966–)
The Borden Twins, Marilyn (1932–2009) and Rosalyn (1932–2003)
Nicholas Brendon and Kelly Donovan (1971–)
Julie and Clare Buckfield (1976–)
Louis and Carlos Campos, The Fabulous Wonder Twins (1967–)
Charles and Max Carver (1988–)
Andrew and Steven Cavarno (1992–)
Munro and Thomas Chambers (1992–)
Christian and Joseph Cousins (1983–)
Dennis (1934–1991) and Phillip Crosby (1934–2004)
Brittany and Cynthia Daniel (1976–)
Jessica and Jesse Davis (1984–)
The Dolly Sisters, Rosie (1892–1970) and Jenny (1892–1941)
Amanda and Caitlin Fein (1992–)
Melanie and Martina Grant (1971–)
Christopher and Kevin Graves (1989–)
Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (1970–)
Amanda and Jessica Gunnarson (1989–)
Bruce and Seth Hall (1977–)
Deidre and Andrea Hall (1947–)
Jacob and Zachary Handy (1993–)
Malika and Khadijah Haqq (1983–)
Jon and Dan Heder (1977–)
Jill and Jacqueline Hennessy (1968–)
Linda and Terry Jamison (1965–)
Hunter and Scarlett Johansson (1984–)
Tom and Bill Kaulitz (1989–)
Brent and Shane Kinsman (1997–)
Bryan and Denny Kirkwood (1975–)
Piotr and Maja Komorowska (1937–)
Daniel and Jean Lautrec (1980–)
Loredana and Raffaella Lecciso (1972–)
Spencer and Peyton List (1998–)
Jason and Jeremy London (1972–)
Lyndsey and Lacey Love (1983–)
Jerzy and Olgierd Łukaszewicz (1946–)
Brianna and Brittany McConnell (1993–)
Tia and Tamera Mowry (1978–)
Rafał and Marcin Mroczek {1982–)
Erin and Diane Murphy (1964–)
Liam and Aidan O'Donnell (2004–)
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (1986–)
Jennifer and Katherine Ostroth (1988–)
Pier Angeli (1932–1971) and Marisa Pavan (1932–)
Ryan and Kyle Pepi (1993–)
James and Oliver Phelps (1986–)
Connie and Cassie Powney (1983–)
Kathryn and Megan Prescott (1991–)
Giovanni and Marissa Ribisi (1974–)
Camilla and Rebecca Rosso (1994–)
Daryl and Evan Sabara (1992–)
Liz and Jean Sagal (1967–)
Jason and Kristopher Simmons (2002–)
Alicia and Annie Sorell (1979–)
Dylan and Cole Sprouse (1992–)
Jennifer and Michele Steffin (1981–)
Connor and Garret Sullivan (1993–)
Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten (1995–)
Elliott and Luke Tittensor (1989–)
David and Nicholle Tom (1978–)
Harry and Luke Treadaway (1984–)
Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit (1990–)
Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh (1977–)
Keaton and Kylie Rae Tyndall (1992–)
Paul and Peter Allen Vogt (1964–)
[edit] Twins in the artsOs Gêmeos (1974–)
Masashi and Seishi Kishimoto (1974–)
Moses (1899–1974) and Raphael Soyer (1899–1987)
Doug and Mike Starn (1961–)
[edit] Twin authors and writersJulius (1909–2000) and Philip Epstein (1909–1952)
Austin and Lev Grossman (1969–)
Suresh and Jyoti Guptara (1988–)
Alex and Brett Harris (1988–)
Linda and Terry Jamison (1965–)
Eppie Lederer(Anne Landers since 1955) (1918–2002; née Friedman) and Pauline Phillips (1918–; née Friedman) known as Dear Abby
Ross (1925–1975) and Norris McWhirter (1925–2004)
Andrew Sean and Michael Greer (1962–)
Anthony (1926–2001) and Peter Shaffer (1926–)
[edit] Twins in businessDavid and Frederick Barclay (1934–)
[edit] Twins in comedyJim (1941–2008) and Jon Hager (1941–2009)
Randy Sklar (1972-) and Jason Sklar (1972-)
[edit] Twins in crimeUrsula and Sabina Eriksson
Albert (1894–1937) and Ebenezer Fox (1894–1924)
Jeena and Sunny Han (1974–)
Ronnie (1933–1995) and Reggie Kray (1933–2000)
June (1963–) and Jennifer Gibbons (1963–1993)
[edit] Twins in filmmakingJohn (1913–1985) and Roy Boulting (1913–2001)
Nicola and Teena Collins (1978–)
Allen and Albert Hughes (1972–)
George and Mike Kuchar (1942–)
Mark and Michael Polish (1970–)
[edit] Twins in the militaryJohnny and Luther Htoo (c. 1988–)
Gene C. McKinney and James C. McKinney (1950–)
[edit] Twins in modelingShane and Sia Barbi (1963–)
Derek and Keith Brewer (1973–)
Gisele and Patrícia Bündchen (1980-)
Kyle and Lane Carlson (1978–)
Aaron and Angel Carter (1987–)
Richard and Raymond Gutierrez (1984–)
Spencer and Peyton List (1998–)
Naima and Nia Maia Mora (1984–)
Kristina and Karissa Shannon (1989–)
Renee and Rosie Tenison (1968–)
[edit] Twins in musicLarry and Laurent Bourgeois,Dancers [[1]]
Natalie and Nicole Albino, members of Nina Sky
Didem and Sinem Balık, opera singers
George Barnett and Jack Barnett, members of These New Puritans
Mike and Pete Bishop, members of The Bishops
Brian and Brandon Casey, members of Jagged Edge
Alex and Nels Cline (1956–), avant-garde musicians
Keven "Dino" and Solomon "Shazam" Conner, members of H-Town
Cherie and Marie Currie, singers
Kelley and Kim Deal, members of The Breeders
Aaron and Bryce Dessner, members of The National
Tom and David Farmer, members of Blackfoot Sue
Lamb and Lynx Gaede, members of Prussian Blue
Marge and Mary Ann Ganser, members of The Shangri-Las
Robin (born 1949) and Maurice Gibb (1949–2003), members of the Bee Gees
Paweł and Łukasz Golec, members of Golec uOrkiestra
Matt and Luke Goss, members of Bros
John and Edward Grimes, pop duo Jedward
Jim and Jon Hager, country duo Hager Twins
Tim and Phil Hanseroth, members of Brandi Carlile's band
Rommel and Robert Hinds-Grannum, hip-hop duo in A-Game
Monica and Gabriela Irimia (1982–), pop duo The Cheeky Girls
Emi and Yumi Ito (1941–), pop duo The Peanuts
Yusuke and Hisato Izaki, members of Flame
Ryan and Gary Jarman (born 1980) members of The Cribs
Ben and James Johnston, members of Biffy Clyro
Herbert and Harold Kalin, members of the Kalin Twins
Kinya and Seiya Kamijo, members of Penpals
Bill and Tom Kaulitz (1989–), members of Tokio Hotel
Ellen and Alice Kessler, entertainers
Heather and Jennifer Kinley, country music duo The Kinleys
Felisha and Fallon King, members of Cherish
Ryan and Dan Kowarsky, duo RyanDan
Nathan and Matthew Leone, members of Madina Lake
Sari and Romy Lightman, members of Tasseomancy
Brittney and Bridget Livingston, members of Triple Image
Evan and Jaron Lowenstein, duo Evan and Jaron
Edele Barrett and Keavy Lynch (1979–), members of B*Witched
Benji and Joel Madden, (1979–) members of Good Charlotte
Sam and Amanda Marchant, pop duo Samanda
Wendy and Susannah Melvoin (1964–), singers
Jacob and Joshua Miller, members of Nemesis Rising
Mihaela and Gabriela Modorcea, members of Indiggo
Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, members of band Nelson
Peter and Paul Okoye, hip-hop duo P-Square
Jacob and Joshua Olds, members of Family Force 5
Lisa and Jessica Origliasso, pop duo The Veronicas
Simone and Amedeo Pace, members of Blonde Redhead
Charles (1948–) and John Panozzo (1948–1996), members of Styx
Güher and Süher Pekinel, duo-pianists
Tegan and Sara Quin (1980–), members of indie music duo Tegan and Sara
Charlie and Craig Reid, folk duo The Proclaimers
Lee and Tyler Sargent, members of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Denny and Kenny Scott, members of Swirl 360
Walter and Wallace "Scotty" Scott, members of The Whispers
Tom and Dan Searle, members of Architects
Toni and Trisha Sherwood, members of 11:30
Stuart and James Steele, members of Exit Ten
Daniel ("Dan") and Eric Tadros, members of Tadros
Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, former members of Múm
Janice and Jill Vidal, singers
Chandra and Leigh Watson, members of The Watson Twins
Andrew and David Williams, members of The Williams Brothers
Andy and Jez Williams, members of Doves
Jamie and Vincent Cavanagh, members of Anathema
Remy Le Boeuf and Pascal Le Boeuf, jazz duo Le Boeuf Brothers
[edit] Twins in politicsBarbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Bush Hager (1981–)
Angela and Maria Eagle, British MPs and members of the Shadow Cabinet.[1]
Jarosław (1949–) and Lech Kaczyński (1949–2010)
[edit] Twins in reality televisionCara and Mady (Madelyn) Gosselin (2000–)
Jana and John-David Duggar (1990-)
Jedidiah and Jeremiah Duggar (1998-)
Leigh and Leslie Keno (1957–)
Raghu Ram and Rajiv Laxman (1975–)
Sam and Amanda Marchant (1988–)
Adria Montgomery-Klein and Natalie Montgomery-Carroll (1974–)
Becky and Jessie O'Donohue (1980–)
Malika and Khadijah Haqq (1983-)
[edit] Twins in royal familiesAlexander Helios (b. 40 BC) and Cleopatra Selene II (40 BC-6)
James II of Scotland (1430–1460) and Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1430–1430)
Princess Louise Élisabeth of France (1727–1759) and Princess Henriette of France (1727–1752)
Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896–1980) and Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896–1989)
Prince Christoph of Hesse (1901–1943) and Richard Wilhelm Leopold (1901–1969)
Archduchess Michaela and Archduchess Monika of Austria (1954–)
Princess Aisha and Princess Sara bint Al Faisal (1997–)
Prince Alexander and Prince Philip of Yugoslavia (1982–)
Prince Aymeric and Prince Nicolas of Belgium (2005–)
Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia and Prince Michael of Yugoslavia (1958–)
Princess Helene and Prince Sergius of Yugoslavia (1963–)
Jacques, duc d'Orléans and Michel, comte d'Evreux (1941–)
Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi and Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma (1972–)
Prince Jean and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957–)
Lucilla (148–182), daughter of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius; twin brother Gemellus Lucillae died young
Princess Maria Gabriella and Princess Maria Teresa of Orleans-Bragança (1959–)
Princess Sofia and Prince Umberto of Bulgaria (1999–), twin children of Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin.
Princess Paulina and Prince Moritz of Hesse (2007–), twin children of Donatus, Hereditary Prince of Hesse.
Prince Louis of Bourbon and Prince Alphonse (2010–), twin sons of Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou.
Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of Denmark (born 2011)
Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi and Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran (born 1919, the Shah died in 1980)
Sempad of Armenia (b. 12 January 1276/11 January 1277 - d. 1310 or 1311) and Isabella of Armenia (b. 12 January 1276/11 January 1277 - murdered May 1323)
Oshin of Armenia (b. 10 January 1283/9 January 1284 - murdered 20 July 1320) and Alinakh of Armenia (b. 10 January 1283/9 January 1284] - d. 28 August 1310), Lord of Lampron and Tarsus.
Victoire de Valois (24 June 1556 – August 1556) and Jeanne de Valois (born and died 24 June 1556), twin daughters of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici
[edit] Twins in scienceAlex and Michael Bronstein (1980–)
Mark and Scott Kelly (1964–)
Stewart and Cyril Marcus
Lee and Dean Whitworth
[edit] Twins in speech therapyPoto and Cabengo (1970–)
[edit] Twins in sportsDan and Ran Alterman (1980–)
Hamit and Halil Altıntop (1982–)
Vasili and Aleksei Berezutski (1982–)
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Antônio Rogério Nogueira (1976–)
Archil and Shota Arveladze (1973–)
Alberto and Carlos Arroyo (1979–)
McWilliams and McJoe Arroyo (1985–)
Herbert and Wilfred Baddeley (1872–1929)
Ronde and Tiki Barber (1975–)
Patrick and Pascal Barré (1959–)
Guillermo and Gustavo Barros Schelotto (1973–)
Alec (1918–2010) and Eric Bedser (1918–2006)
Sergei and Anatoli Beloglazov (1956–)
Lars and Sven Bender (1989–)
Mikhail and Vladimir Beschastnykh (1974–)
Alex Blackwell and Kate Blackwell (1983–)
Frank and Ronald de Boer (1970–)
Tom and Terry Brands (1968–)
Bob and Mike Bryan, Bob and Mike Bryan (1978–)
Josh and Daniel Bullocks (1983–)
Heather and Heidi Burge (1971–)
Jim and Finlay Calder (1957–)
Jose and Ozzie Canseco (1964–)
Dionísio and Domingos Castro (1963–)
Pierre and Pablo Caesar (1980–)
Adam and James Chambers (1980–)
David and Malcolm Changleng (1970–)
Giulio and Nicola Ciotti (1976–)
Jarron and Jason Collins (1978–)
Felipe and Manuel Contepomi (1977–)
Alissa and Amber Czisny (1987–)
Philipp and David Degen (1983–)
Jorge and Julio Dely Valdés (1967–)
Christoph and Markus Dieckmann (1976–)
Lukáš and Tomáš Došek (1978–)
Jeroen and Henrico Drost (1987–)
James and Jason Dunn (1973–)
Todd and Troy Dusosky (1976–)
Alexander and Vladimir Efimkin, (1981–)
Mark and Michael Evans (1957–)
Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell (1978–)
Anthony and Saia Faingaa (1987–)
Stephen and Matthew Febey (1969–)
Peter and Chris Ferraro (1973–)
Antonio and Emanuele Filippini (1973–)
Miguel and Javier Flaño (1984–)
Daryl and Cheryl Ford (1981–)
Jörg and Uwe Freimuth (1961–)
Ron Futcher and Paul Futcher (1956–)
Brie and Nikki Bella (1983–)
Kaokor and Khaosai Galaxy (1959–)
Chris and James Gowans (1977–)
Joey and Stephen Graham (1982–)
Horace and Harvey Grant (1965–)
Michael and Marcus Griffin (1985–)
Adam and Joel Griffiths (1979–)
Tim (1951–1996) and Tom Gullikson (1951–)
Arnar and Bjarki Gunnlaugsson (1973–)
Paul and Morgan Hamm (1982–)
Joan and Joy Hansen (1958–)
Harris Brothers (1961–)
Katrine Lunde Haraldsen and Kristine Lunde-Borgersen (1980–)
Alvin and Calvin Harrison (1974–)
Hossam and Ibrahim Hassan (1966–)
Earl and Dave Hebner (1949–)
Richard Hills and Michael Hills (1963–)
David and Dean Holdsworth (1968–)
Matt Hughes and Mark Hughes (1973–)
David (1937–) and Peter Jackson (1937–1991)
Sarah and Karen Josephson (1964–)
Jenny and Susanna Kallur (1981–)
René and Willy van de Kerkhof (1951–)
Daniela and Sandra Klemenschits (1982–)
Michael and Nigel Kol (1962–)
Erwin and Helmut Kremers (1949–)
Tai and Tasesa Lavea (1980–)
Darjuš and Kšyštof Lavrinovič (1979–)
Nathan and Ryan Lonie (1983–)
Brook and Robin Lopez (1988–)
Alistair and Stewart Lord (1940–)
Henrik and Joel Lundqvist (1982–)
Phil and Steve Mahre (1957–)
Hamish and James Marshall (1979–)
Devin and Jason McCourty (1987-)
Devon and Ricardo McDonald (1969–)
Eissa Meer and Ibrahim Meer (1967–)
Coco and Kelly Miller (1978–)
Colin and Keith Morgan (1973–)
Kazuyuki and Kōji Morisaki (1981–)
Brett and Josh Morris (1987–)
Markieff and Marcus Morris (1989–)
Isabelle and Béatrice Mouthon (1966–)
Mildred and Marianne Muis (1968–)
Akona and Odwa Ndungane (1981–)
Phil Neville and Tracey Neville (1977–)
Dennis and Gérard de Nooijer (1969–)
Amanda and Isabelle Nylander (1990–)
Emilia and Erika Nyström (1983–)
Kenji and Tsugiharu Ogiwara (1969–)
Amanda and Tess Oliveira (1987–)
Hiromi and Takami Ominami (1975–)
Janet and Ann Osgerby (1963–)
Javier (1974–) and Ricardo Otxoa Palacios (1974–2001)
Flávio and Marco Paixão (1984–)
Ashley and Courtney Paris (1987–)
Maksym (1988–2008) and Pavlo Pashayev (1988–)
Fábio and Rafael Pereira da Silva (1990–)
Mike and Dan Pletch (1983–)
Jolanta and Rasa Polikevičiūtė (1970–)
Andreas and Thomas Ravelli (1959–)
Ebbe and Peter Sand (1972–)
Hisato and Yūto Satō (1982–)
Shu and Kei Sato (1977–)
Andy and Walt Schmetzer (1968–)
Chris and Brad Scott (1976–)
Daniel and Henrik Sedin (1980–)
Antonio and Piero Selvaggio (1958–)
Adam and Troy Selwood born 1984
Randy and Jason Sklar (1972–)
Patrik and Peter Sundström (1961–)
Ron and Rich Sutter (1963–)
Vladimir and Valeriy Sydorenko (1976–)
Carl and Charles Thomas (1969-)
Tõnu and Toomas Tõniste (1967–)
Karyne and Sarah Steben (1974–)
Mike and Todd Shane (1967–)
The Usos (1985–) — real names Jonathan and Joshua Fatu
Dick and Tom Van Arsdale (1943–)
Roel and Mansueto Velasco (1972–)
Darryl and Shane Wakelin (1974–)
Kevin and Kerrod Walters (1967–)
Mark and Steve Waugh (1965–)
Dora and Cora Webber (1958–)
Cristian and Damiano Zenoni (1977–)
Marcin and Michał Żewłakow (1976–)
Bengt and Björn Zikarsky (1967–)
Bia and Branca Feres (1988-)
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (1981-)
[edit] Twins with differing claims to fameJill and Jacqueline Hennessy (1968–)
Alexandra and Caroline Paul (1963–)
Charlotte and Samantha Ronson (1977–)
Carol and Mark Thatcher (1953–)


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Canaryville Roots

  Leo President Dan McGrath and four of the seven Canaryvillains at Leo High School with Joe's Mom and Coach Fogarty: from the left (Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell,)

“When I went to take the entrance exams, it was during the famous winter storms [of 1979]. We took the test that day. They had to make arrangements to get us back home. Jay Strandring drove the Canaryville guys back home. He dropped us off at one of the viaducts because he realized he wouldn’t be able to get back out if he went under the viaduct. We walked back in the neighborhood. I think that was my first time ever at the school. I must have shadowed with my brother there once or twice, I suppose. But the first day I went to Leo as a student, I had to ask the bus driver if that was the school. We stopped at 79th, and I asked if that was Leo, and he said, “You’re going to a school you don’t even know where it’s at.”
I said, “Yeah.” He said, “That’s it.”
“My two oldest brothers went to St. Ignatius. My brother right above me went to Leo. My mom didn’t really like St. Rita at the time because my uncle—her brother—had gone there. My brother [Michael] just didn’t like school. It didn’t matter where he went. A funny story about my first day at Leo, I’m walking past the doorway and I hear: ‘McFarlane.’ I backed up, until I was in the doorway, and it was one of the [football] coaches, Dave Mutter. He grabbed me by the shirt and said: ‘Are you anything like your brother?’ I looked at him and said, ‘Absolutely not.’ That kind of shocked him. He let me go and he said something like, ‘Good for you.’ My brother had a reputation by the time I got to Leo. During my time at Leo, my brother would stop me in the hallway and say, ‘We’re going to the beach. Do you wanna go?’ With his buddies, he would just disappear. I was always afraid to do something like that with my parents.
“I took the Halsted bus when I first started at Leo, and then we had a bus service that started to pick us up. It was close to my house, I had to walk down like five houses to the corner.”

Father William McFarlane '83

This summer it has been my pleasure and pride to pick-up and deliver incoming freshman to Leo High School -one very big lad from Bronzeville and seven gents from Canaryville -One huge black kids and seven hard-scrabble pale-faces from St. Gabe's.  I pick them up between 7-7:25 AM and they are never late and very rarely absent.  My task is merely a cog in a recruitment and marketing machine developed by Leo football coach, admissions director and Father Flanagan to hundreds of Leo Men, Mike Holmes and Leo President Dan McGrath.

Leo High School is a Catholic high school for young men situated in the Gresham neighborhood on 79th Street just west of Halsted ( 7910 S. Sangamon Street -60620).  This iconic lion of a building is home to thousands of men from Chicago's stockyard, industrial and railroad past. Leo was built at the command of George Cardinal Mundelein and under the supervision of Msgr. Peter Shewbridge, pastor of St. Leo Parish, now, closed but still serving veterans through Catholic Charities. The building designed by Joseph McCarthy, lieutenant and disciple of Daniel Burnham went up in 1921;  the school opened in 1926.

Catholics from all over the industrial south side of Chicago sent their sons to Leo High School. which competed huskily with older and more established Mount Carmel, St. Rita and De La Salle. One of the most powerful cadres of talent attended Leo from St. Gabriel Parish in Canaryville.  e.g. Basketball standout James "Bro" Farrell dominated the hardwood floors of local, state and national opponents. St. Gabe's, south of Bridgeport, is the incubator of south side Catholic Chicago.
That is because of a man and an institution - Msgr. Maurice Dorney* and the Chicago Stockyards.

The Chicago Stockyards, St. Gabe's, was home to workers - not the affluent scions of burger families from Lake or DuPage counties who Occupy Chicago with Visa and Mastercards in their wallets - workers who scratched out a living, contributed to their church, built schools and spent their free-time fighting for the eight-hour day.  These workers penned, drovered, killed, butchered, rendered and cleaned every thing on four legs for meat, teeth, bones, marrow hides, horns  to be transformed for America's tables, hairbrushes, buttons, wardrobes and footwear.  They made soap, gelatin, fertilizer and bacon for the Armour, Agar, Cudahy, Swift and Hammond families.  They lost fingers, lungs and lives in the act of building community.   Father Dorney protected their paychecks from gamblers, pimps and thugs and their dignity from Social Darwinism. There is no expressway named for Msgr. Dorney. Dorney was and remains the spirit of Canaryville, That spirit is reflected in the accomplishments past, present and to come by his spiritual children.

Muhammad Ali said that, in his opinion, the greatest boxer of all time was Canaryville boxer Packy McFarland; Chicago White Sox 1st baseman George Moriarty was Canaryville born and bred and would become a Cub and later move to a long career as Detroit Tiger, where he took root as a coach and American League umpire - his grandson ( here with Robert DeNiro)would become one of America's greatest actors and accomplished musician, composer and author Michael Moriarty. Canaryville is home to priests as well as  punchers of pigs and pedestrians.

The south side Catholic union family began in the blood, bones and hides of Canary.  Many of those families became wildly successful and moved from The 'Ville but never out of it. My maternal grandfather was a lather according to his union card, but moreso a Regans Colts shoulder-hitter and utility tough guy for the Cermak/Kelly/Kennelly and Daley Reg'lar Demacrats as well as occasional operative for Ralph Sheldon.  His brother became a priest and labor chaplain - he would give the last rites to Brady, McCarthy ( Leo '67) and Delahanty in Washington D.C. when Jodie Foster's stalker tried to kill President Reagan. Carnaryville seems to be everywhere.

Canaryville is physically and spiritually manifest at Leo High School once again. African American and white Catholic Alumni have worked with Mike Holmes and Dan McGrath for the last three years to give Leo some ethnic diversity - since 1991, Leo High School has been 100% African American. Black alumni behind Mike Holmes have pushed to recruit Hispanic and white students.  Black Alumni Mike Anderson and Mike Lee have teamed with Canaryvillains and Irish Catholic alums Brian Fogarty and Jack Farnan and impressed young white guys from St. Gabe's parish to be Leo Men. Last year Jeff "White Chocolate" X___________ added his see-through Irish pelt to the darker hued Lions.  This year, Leo welcomes seven more Canaryville gentlemen:Tommy, AJ, Brian F, Brian C, Joe C, CK, Mitch C are Leo Men!


My morning's route takes me to Bronzeville, where in the shadow of the Black Doughboy on Martin Luther King Drive at 35th Street, I wait for Daylon F - a mountain of sweetness and innocence packed into 6'3" and change. Daylon is the latest in the many Leo Men from Bronzeville, like Leo Akim Hunter (Leo 2004 & Northwestern University 2008).


 Daylon and I head west past De La Salle Institute and hang a left at Wentworth on the front porch of Comiskey Park ( it will never be The Cell) and head south with this daily admonition from my co-pilot Daylon -" Don't Turn on Root Street and get to swearin' Mr. Hickey."  Architect John Root, for whom the street is named, helped Maurice Dorney build St. Gabriel's Church, school, rectory and convent, as well as affordable housing for the working families - many of whom still call St. Gabe's home more than century later.  We maintain our course to 43rd Street and hang a right westward to Emerald Street and carefully wind around the cul-de-sac lite south to Graham Elementary School parking lot. 


We are usually greeted by this school's engineer Dean Fuller Leo '71 a resident of Canaryville. The red-heads and pale faces load the Ford Van with critiques of the Dunkin Donut selection, " No long-johns?  Don't get powdered, please it's as bad as the nut-sprinkles on them, Mr. Hickey. Just get frosted and we won't have a problem"  Likewise, I get informed about the upcoming Freshman football season, Miss Meany's math and Coach Ed Adams' reading classes.  All of the young men will play football, basketball, baseball and a few will box. They are good students and delightful companions who lack not a jot for self-esteem.  None of them have central air conditioning and universally accept heat.  They are tough kids from Bronzeville amd Canaryville. Daylon's only complaint is the obviously racist hornet who torments his daily drink of water at the public fountain west of the CPS school parking lot.  The Dunkin Donuts have a very short life-span - roughly 43rd Street to 79th Street.

*Saint Gabriel Parish & Elementary School are positioned in the heart of Canaryville, a small community of several third and fourth generation Irish immigrants. The neighborhood is extremely proud of its strong roots to Ireland with family ties running deep and strong in the parish and school. Saint Gabriel is a hidden gem, tucked away amid century old homes and secluded from the neighborhoods surrounding Canaryville.
As Saint Gabriel Parish celebrates its 130th Anniversary, we would like to share how the school and parish began. Many people know that Father Maurice Dorney was St. Gabriel’s first pastor, but did you know… • Father Dorney had the foresight to purchase 20 lots (from 45th to 46th and Lowe) for $500(!) to build the church, school, convent and rectory for Saint Gabriel’s • While pastor, Father Dorney graduated from law school • Also know as “The King of the Yards,” Father was friends to both workingman and company owner, procuring jobs and helping avert strikes • Father Dorney was gifted with a block of stock from the head of National Livestock Bank – after two decades the dividends grew to $68,000, and the money was spend “for the welfare of the church, and assisting in the school’s of Saint Gabriel” • Father Traveled to Ireland in 1887 and was instrumental in the exoneration of Charles Stewart Parnell (champion of home rule for Ireland) who was accused of complicity in a murder.

 http://www.leohighschool.org/
http://www.ottawalife.com/2012/07/moriartys-musings-my-french-symphony/
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http://www.connorcoyne.com/blog/2004/09/back-to-canaryville-blues/
http://saintgabes.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=56
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/mcfarland.html

Out of the Mouths of Cops - People Still Speak to One Another: Inspite of City Hall

"Thank goodness for bloggers. They closed the Taverns so people could not meet and spread the word. The news in chicago is more like the propaganda ministry. If it weren't for blogges (sic) the truth would never get out." Comment from Second City Cop

 Working men and women could walk to a neighborhhod tavern at one time, Richard M. Daley put an end to all that. Ironically, it was saloon goers who became the Daley Government in Exile that made him States Attorney and then Mayor of Chicago.  How about that?

I always turn to a Chicago Police officer for the straight dope on things.  My first reads every morning come from Second City Cop (SCC) and Beachwood Reporter. SCC tells the facts of the matter, in same way that one could pick up the straight dope from a guy who was there, or knew a guy who could and usually did, get something done - like in an old time neighborhood saloon. I remember reading some stuff from a few years back that verified with actual data what I already believed from an honest man.

"In 1988, the year before Richie Daley became mayor of Chicago, 11 taverns were closed as public nuisances. The next year, there were 49. All told, between 1990 and 2005, there have been more than 1,000 license revocations citywide." Last Call for Taverns

In the days before television, people — mostly men — sought diversions in neighborhood taverns, says Michael Ebner, history professor emeritus at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Ill., a Chicago suburb. "There was a degree of camaraderie there and a sense of neighborliness as well," he says. "The social bonds that evolved … were quite enduring."

Home-cooked meals often were available at taverns, which became hubs of political activity and, eventually, places to watch sports events on TV. "The tradition lives on, but in sharply diminished proportion," Ebner says. . . .

In 1990, about 3,300 Chicago establishments had tavern licenses allowing them to serve alcoholic beverages; places that also offer live entertainment, charge admission or serve food as a primary source of business require different or additional licenses.
The number diminished as city leaders sought closure of bars that prompted police calls or complaints from neighbors, and since 2009, the number of tavern licenses has held steady at about 1,200. USA 2012

Richard M. Daley closed more saloons than Billy Sunday, Frances Willard and Carie Nation combined. This I know, because a man who sold bar cleaning products for forty years in Canaryville and who operated the non-PC handled Lily White Products at  635 W. 47th Street was put out of business, by Daley anti-saloon crusade.  William Schoenecker began his business by filling rinsed out empty bottles with bleach, at his home on 55th and Wells and selling them to the many saloons, taverns and restaurants in Chicago, at the time. After serving on a sub in World War Two this gentleman expanded his business and flourished, until Richard M. Daley began his progressive anti-saloon crusade.  Leo High School placed William Schoenecker's name into nomination for the Leo Hall of Fame in 1995, for his generous donations to Leo high School scholarship funds over forty years. I was tasked with doing Bill "Lily White's biography.

I asked him why he was closing his once very successful operation in Canaryville.  Bill told me, " No saloons to sell to, Kid.  Daley don't want people going to neighborhood taverns and beefing about him, or his pals.  Here in Canaryville, you have TNT's Pizza and Kelly's on Wallace and  Pat's on 43rd.  That's it.  Bridgeport - it is the same. Tome was that guys could get off work, clean up and stroll to the tavern.  Now, a guy needs wheels and after a few toddies he's got himself a drunk driving beef. Money for the City and no shared wisdom over a couple of pitchers of Old Style - that's the idea."

Daley closed neighborhood bars and used 'public safety' as an excuse.  He gamed the ordinances that would permanently void a liquor license, citing residential complaints, noise and public urination.  Fights happen in bars to be sure.  But they also happen anywhere. There are more brawls in Walmart s than saloons and Chuck-e - Cheese is the place to go for a swell donnybrook.  

Every neighborhood had a great number of local taverns.  I grew up in Little Flower and there were taverns, lounges and saloons, as well as Visit Our Tap Room liquor stores every few hundred feet from one's front porch - on Wood Street, On Wolcott, on Ashland and all along both sides of 79th Street.  I can not recall anyone ever getting a drunk driving beef.  Dads walked to Billy Ellis's Wooden House, Louie Katecki's Lou's, BH, Shannon's, the Mirror Lounge - Home of Cal Starr, Mel Collins' Sea Breeze Lounge, Sol's Tap Room, Caruso's and Casto's.  The thought of driving to a palce to 'get a drink'  was nonsense.

More than the liver, the heart, the soul and the brain were massaged in places  where Schlitz and Sunnybrook was sold - saloons were where topics ranging from the Vietnam war to the rise of First Wave Feminism were as much a topic of discussion as the hopes of Leo Durocher, or the Dreams of Dr. King.

LBJ called Richard J. Daley about the Vietnam War.  Old Man Daley opposed the war, but supported the boys doing the dying.  Mayor Richard J. Daley expressed the views of people who worked at Darling Rendering and Wrigley gum on Ashland, Spiegel Warehouse on 35th and Lee Lumber on Pershing Road spoken with heart and head in the taverns and saloons, like McGloins at Ashland and Archer Avenue in Mopetown. LBJ listened to Robert McNamara and Nixon became President.

Richard M. Daley listened to only the Robert McNamara's of his times - the University of Chicago crowd, the IVO Hyde Park Mafia and Newton Minnows.

You can not make policy where people have a voice and closing the opportunities to speak in the name of 'public safety' was a Progressive turning point in our history.

Today, people do not frequent saloons, bars, or taverns in the manner of generations of Chicagoans past.  People go to bars and get hammered.  The music is always excessively at volume max, because as a noted south side mixer master told me in 1976 - "You can't talk; so you drink more and try to shout over the music. Louder music; more booze sold."  Flat screens dominate any perspective.  One meets not for ' a drink,' but a bacchanal.

Saloons were open all day because of shift work.  Shifts are found only in the First Responder World of cops, fireman, ambulance teams and nurses.  Everyone else is 9-5.

In this environment, ideas are not shared; traditions are not passed on; nor is the simple courtesy of listening to another person necessary.

Except on the blogosphere.  The Internet is the place where neighbors can share ideas for better or worse. It's dry, however.

No one seems to know this more than the Police officers who have been targeted by the very people responsible for the policies that have created our blood soaked streets and our group-thought intellectuals.

This Labor Day ask someone who actually walked a picket line from 1936 through the 1950's about real labor.  Find a saloon somewhere outside of Chicago, or ask some blogger.

John McCain: Chicago's South Side Parade March 9, 2008

Many of the Marchers in today's south side parade will be voting for John McCain in November. Senator McCain these are your people. IlliNois McCain Chairman Jim Durkin will be working the crowd all along Western Ave. this cold blustery morning.

From the Official South Side Parade website - click my post title for the full story. Mary Beth Sheehan is the She-Bull of this massive undertaking ( Almost as large as Robert Sheehy & Sons Funeral Homes, but that is another story for another day)- Mary Beth Sheehan could direct a Fortune 500 Company or a small country!

The South Side Irish Parade Committee will hold the 30th Annual South Side Irish Parade on Sunday, March 9, 2008. The parade will step off at 12:00 P.M. sharp from 103rd & Western Ave. PLEASE NOTE that this date is one week earlier than usual due to the fact that Sunday, March 16, 2008 is Palm Sunday.

This is the story of how the South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Parade began. As with many stories told by the Irish, exaggeration is inevitable, however, this story is completely true. The parade was the vision of two best friends, George Hendry and Pat Coakley. Both were raised on the South Side of Chicago, George in the St. Sabina Parish and Pat in the Little Flower parish in the Auburn neighborhood. The two did not meet until their early thirties, when both moved to the Morgan Park community with their young wives. There they became neighbors, best friends and in 1979, co-founders of the South Side Irish Parade.




In the winter of 1979, sitting around the Hendry’s kitchen table enjoying a few beers, George and Pat fondly remembered their experiences at the original South Side Irish Parade (aka the Southtown Parade) that was held on 79th Street. That parade moved downtown in 1960. It was at this time, while they were reminiscing, that George and Pat felt the obligation to create “something” for their children and the children of their friends and “green” neighbors. Nearly twenty years had passed, but now the South Side would rise again with a new parade in a new location for a new generation.

So on a rainy Saturday, March 17, 1979, George and Pat, with the help of their wives, Mary and Marianne (Mernie), gathered 17 children from the West Morgan Park community to march in the first South Side Irish St. Pat’s Parade. The children were the only marchers: Tim Kelly was dressed as St. Patrick; Eileen Hughes was the parade’s first and only queen; a few Boy Scouts, including Jack and George Hendry and Pat and Kevin Coakley, carried the American flag; and the parade’s original float, a baby buggy covered with a box decorated with shamrocks and the 26 county flags of Ireland, was pushed around the 10900 blocks of Washtenaw and Talman. The children were given the moniker “The Wee Folks of Washtenaw and Talman”. The theme of the parade was “Bring Back St. Pat”, which was George and Pat’s way of saying bring back to the South Side the parade they had cherished as children. Notices of the parade which were placed in mailboxes along the “route” invited neighbors to stand on their porches and wave to the marchers. Immediately following the parade, the children were invited to the Hendry’s basement for Kool-aid and Twinkies. Later that evening, the adults continued the party in the Coakley’s basement until the “wee” hours.

Others noticed this small gathering and celebration in the community and so in 1980, the parade moved from the sidewalks to the side streets and began at Kennedy Park. Three hundred participants marched past friendly neighbors watching from their front yards and windows. Marchers included families with wagons, children on decorated bicycles, dogs, and a bag piper. The St. Cajetan School’s band sat in chairs in front of the Kennedy Park field house and played for the gathering crowd. The parade meandered through the neighborhood and ended at the Beverly Bank parking lot, where Terry McEldowney sang Irish songs for the crowd.

It was hard to believe, but the parade was gaining in popularity and George and Mary and Pat and Mernie decided it was time to take the parade to THE STREET. On Sunday, March 15, 1981 the parade would march down Western Ave. for the first time, where it continues to march today. Then-Mayor Jane Byrne would only provide a permit for the southbound lane of Western from 103rd Street to 115th Street, while live northbound traffic whizzed by in the opposite lane. The Chicago Police were ordered not to provide crowd and traffic control, but parade volunteers and a few crossing guards assumed the responsibilities and the parade marched on safely. The 1981 parade was a parade of “firsts” – traditions that continue today and without which the parade just wouldn’t be the parade. This was the year that St. Cajetan Church, the official parish of the parade, would celebrate with a Mass honoring St. Patrick. Following the parade, a party commenced in St. Cajetan’s Memorial Hall. It was named the Post-Parade Party, and the parade trilogy and unofficial motto, which referenced the three successive aspects of each Parade Day, was born: “Pray, Parade, and Party”. Today, many families in the area celebrate the day by attending a special Parade Mass, then gather along Western Avenue to watch the parade, and finally head home to host parties for family and friends. A number of neighborhood families also use this gathering day as an excuse for an annual family reunion. Another 1981 first for the parade was the use of a Grand Marshall. That year, three neighborhood children, Bess Hendry, Annie Coakley and Sean Crowe, were the parade’s first Grand Marshalls. All three were chosen to signify that the parade would be first and foremost a family affair.

With the success of the 1981 parade, it was apparent that George and Pat needed some help. They asked a few friends and local parishioners to get involved, and a committee was formed. Without the help of Fr. Marty O’Donovan, Mike Hayes, Jim Davoren, Bob Rafferty, Paul Poynton, Sean McCarthy, Bill Letz, Jack McNicholas, Dick Norris, Bill Gainer, Jim Sheridan and Bill Wallace in those earlier years, the parade wouldn’t be the success it is today. Currently, there are 26 committee members handling everything from logistics, float entries, sanitation and sponsorship to related events, PR/Media, marshals, bands and merchandising. Today, the South Side Irish Parade is considered the largest neighborhood-based St. Patrick’s Day parade outside of Dublin. It grew from 17 children marching around the block 27 years ago to an event that hosts over 15,000 marchers and 250,000+ spectators each year.

Each year after 1981, the official parade route has been from 103rd & Western to 115th & Western, and each year a Grand Marshall is chosen, often a charitable organization that is dedicated to children. Each year since 2004, the parade has also designated another organization as a Special Honoree, thus enabling the parade to highlight and honor two unique organizations each year.

The South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade was created for Pat and George’s children. Children, family, faith and heritage are what this great parade is all about!

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southsideirishparade@yahoo.com

George Murphy - 4th of July Guy -Dances with Fred

George Murphy was born on July 4, 1902. George Murphy was a hoofer.  He was also a U.S. Senator from California. Ronald Reagan called Murphy. a Democrat turned Republican actor-politician - his John the Baptist.Murphy served as Republican U.S. Senator from in from 1965-1971 and was defeated in one of pioneering Democratic Public Relations/Smear campaigns.  The movie "The Candidate" with Robert Redford is said to mirror the election of John Tunney over Murphy.

Murphy was born on the 4th of July in New Haven, CT.  His old man was a teacher and coach which provided a great education to the son of Mike Murphy. He attended prestigious east coast prep schools and eventually Yale.  From Yale, Murphy worked like the son of an immigrant as a  machinist, miner, real estate agents and night club hoofer.

A devout Roman Catholic American, Murphy married and was widowed twice.


Here is a the 4th of July Guy, Senator George Murphy hoofing with Fred Astair.

Born: July 4, 1902, New Haven Died: May 3, 1992, Palm Beach Spouse: Betty Duhon Blandi (m. 1982–1992), Julie Johnson (m. 1926–1973) Children: Melissa Elaine Murphy, Dennis Michael Murphy Parents: Mike Murphy, Nora Long

George Murphy, Singer and Actor Who Became Senator, Dies at 89
 By JACQUES STEINBERGPublished: May 05, 1992George Murphy, a Hollywood actor, singer and dancer who was later elected a United States Senator from California, died Sunday night at his home in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 89 years old.
He died of leukemia, his wife, Bette, said.
From the 1930's to the 1950's, Mr. Murphy acted in more than 40 motion pictures, many of them M-G-M musicals. A tall and dignified performer, he danced opposite Shirley Temple in the 1938 film "Little Miss Broadway," acted opposite Judy Garland in the film version of George M. Cohan's "Little Nellie Kelly," and worked with Ronald Reagan, who later became a close friend and political ally, in the film "This Is the Army."
Years later, Shirley Temple Black recalled: "He was calm, no temper, and always knew his lines. He had a natural sense of rhythm."
Mr. Murphy, a Democrat who switched his allegiance to the Republican Party in 1939, became active in Hollywood politics in the 1940's, serving two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild. He retired from films in 1952 and became a public relations executive in the motion picture industry, working for M-G-M and Desilu Productions, among others
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