Saint Patricks Day Committee

7th Annual Parade

Saturday, March 20, 2010
Honoring Grand Marshal Patrick J. Fitzgibbons
11:30 AM; Spring Street, Newton, NJ

Application to march in parade (pdf)


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Upcoming Events Media

Irish Mass and Breakfast
Saturday, March 13, 2010
St Jude's RC Church, Hamburg, NJ, 8:30 am
Breakfast after Mass at the Irish Cottage Inn, Franklin, NJ
Ticket Info and Form (pdf)


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Grand Marshal's Dinner on TV!
Channel 10
Friday 2/26/10 at 5pm
Saturday 2/27/10 at 4pm
Sunday 2/28/10 at 11am and again at 3pm




About Grand Marshal Pat Fitzgibbons

Patrick J. Fitzgibbons was born in Franklin, New Jersey on October 5, 1941. His parents, Joseph P. Fitzgibbons Sr. and Loretta M. (Farrell) Fitzgibbons raised their four children: Joseph Jr., Patrick, Annette and Bill in the town of Ogdensburg – now home to the sixth generation of their family which originally emigrated from Counties Cavan and Roscommon, Ireland in the mid 1800’s.

Pat and his wife Mary K. (McLaughlin) – (a Donegal-descended girl) were married in 1965 and have four children: Patrick; Moira, married to Michael Petronio;, Megan, married to Michael MacMullin; and Kerry, married to Paul Marino. They have nine grandchildren: Lia,Tara and Eliza Petronoi;, Lily, Gregory and Nora Marino; and Jadon, Alexandra and Tessa MacMullin.

Pat was educated in the Ogdensburg Elementary School and Franklin High School. He received a B.S. Degree in Accounting from King’s College and an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Following his college graduation, he worked for the public accounting firm of Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery and also served in the U.S. Army. The balance of his career of 36 years at Ames Rubber Corporation in Hamburg, New Jersey in various positions – finishing as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration.

Pat has shown a strong commitment to his church and community. Currently, he is a trustee of St. Thomas of Aquin RC Church, the Municipal Chairman of the Sussex County Democratic Committee, and is a member of the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. Previsouly, Pat served the Ogdensburg Board of Education as Secretary and Boardmember, was a member of the Ogdensburg Borough Council, and was also Mayor of the Borough of Ogdensburg. He is also a past Treasurer of the Sussex County Democratic Committee, served on the Franklin Hospital Board of Directors and the Alexander Linn/St. Clare’s Hospital Board, was Chairman of The Sussex County Cancer Society Fund Drive, the Paterson Diocese Education Committee, the Building Committee for Pope John XXIII High School, and the Wallkill Valley Regional High School Feasibility Study Committee.




Past Grand Marshals
2009 Rev. Msgr. Kieran McHugh
2008 Sen. Robert Littell & Virginia Newman Littell
2007 Glen Vetrano
2006 Ailish Hambel
2005 Sen. Steve Oroho
2004 Rev. Msgr. John V. Boland

Past Press
NJ Herald Photo Gallery (link)
NJ Herald Editorial from 3/15/09 (pdf)
The Beacon article from 1/15/09 (pdf)
NJ Herald Article from 12/13/08 (link)

Links
Irish Cottage Inn
The Irish Echo newspaper
Photos Through Irish Eyes
IrishAmericanPride.com
SaintPatricksDayParade.com
Committee Members

Mary & Dennis Harrington • marynhopper(at)yahoo(dot)com • 973-827-9179
Carol & Paul Crowley • p.c.crowley(at)embarqmail(dot)com • 973-827-8844
Lou Crescitelli • loucrescitelli(at)comcast(dot)net
Steve Oroho • soroho(at)earthlink(dot)net • 973-827-3774
Mark Zschack • azandmz(at)embarqmail(dot)com • 973-827-5228
Pat Fitzgibbons • fitzgibbons.pj(at)hotmail(dot)com
Peggy Cofrancesco • peggyluvsdogs(at)aol(dot)com
Cathy & Jim Gleason • cathyjim2230(at)embarqmail(dot)com • 973-827-2750
Ailish Hambel • alpinepaintcentre(at)earthlink(dot)net
Glen Vetrano • GlenAcresstable(at)embarqmail(dot)com
Bill Cox • wcox(at)gordonherlands(dot)com
Sharon Crowley • sharon_crowley04(at)yahoo(dot)com

Guest Committee Members
Kevin Kelly, Esq.
Jack McKenna
Mike McKenna
Dr. Andrew McKenzie
Dr. Harold O'Gorman
John L. Sullivan



©2010 Sussex County NJ St. Patrick's Day Committee
Not for Profit Organization No. 208003579
Sussex County, New Jersey, USA