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Walk a mile in their shoes

Posted by Jim on September 27, 2019

September 29th, 2019, Sunday at 9am in McCarren Park, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.  Suggested Registration donation is  $35.00  GO TO www.SolaceHouseInc.com for Link to register online –  with EVENTBRITE After you register yourself and/or Team please email our sponsor The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians at LAOHBKLYN@AOL.COM With sizes for your T-Shirts and Team  All PRE-REGISTERED walkers receive a t-shirt. All Pre-registered TEAMs of 6 or more will receive a certificate. Walk registration is 9am-10am; inside McCarren Park (entrance on Lorimer St. Bet Bedford & Driggs  Ave). RAIN or SHINE. Walk ceremony starts 10am; Walk starts after  ceremony. Walk distance is 1 to 1 1/2 miles.   Help Solace House continue their mission of helping others.   Any questions about WALK call 917 699-9290 or email LAOHBKLYN@AOL.Com If you cannot pay online you may mail a check, suggested donation $35.00. All donations will be accepted ( with your name, address, tel nbr,  and email address to : “Solace House Inc” 1040 Jackson Ave., L.I.C., NY 11101  — ( attn Walk a Mile ).

Death of Margaret Nelson

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It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of our sister Margaret ‘Peggy’ Nelson (Div 6, Greenpoint, Bklyn).
Sister Hibernians please assemble at D’Arienzo Funeral Home at 7:30pm on Friday evening to pay our final farewell to our sister, Peggy Nelson.
Please wear sashes.
All members that will be attending Peggy’s Funeral Mass please wear sashes and arrive by 10:15am on Saturday. — Please stop and say a prayer for Peggy.
As Peggy goes off to Tir N’ anOg.
Tir N’anOg is the place of the Blessed. There is no pain. There is no sorrow. There is only great joy. Weep but briefly for your loved one, for by now Mary has obtained a pleasure that is unattainable on this Earthly Realm. For by now our Sister Peggy has seen the face of God.
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Peggy was a longtime member of Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division Six, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. She served as Division Recording Secy for several years. Peggy was a member of St. Anthony/St. Alphonsus Parish and worked at a law office in Manhattan. She was life Partner of Pancho Acorda. Mother of Dylan Nelson and Thomas Acorda. Mother-in-Law of Judy Nelson. She will be missed by her friends and family.  

D’Arienzo Funeral Home, Inc. 
104 Skillman Avenue 
Brooklyn, New York 11211  

Official Communication from the UFA

Posted by Jim on September 26, 2019

WTC
Retired Firefighter
Richard J. Tanagretta
Rescue Company 5

WAKE
Saturday, September 28, 2019
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Sunday, September 29, 2019
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
William M. Gagan Funeral Home
1525 Burlingham Road
Pine Bush, NY 12566

FUNERAL
Monday, September 30, 2019
11:00 AM
Church of the Infant Saviour
22 Holland Avenue
Pine Bush, NY 12566

All Off-Duty Members should attend in Class A Uniform.

Movement at last in legacy inquests

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A review of legacy inquests involving a number of British state killings and suspected collusion began at Belfast Coroner’s Court on Monday. High Court judge and presiding coroner Justice Keegan is set to hold preliminary hearings into each case over the next three weeks. The hearings will focus on 44 individual inquests and a total of 70 deaths.

Families killed by the British Army’s SAS at Loughgall were among those who attended the High Court in Belfast. Submissions were made over the infamous ambush in May 1987, in which nine men, including eight IRA Volunteers, were shot dead.

Hugh Southey QC, acting for the Loughgall families, argued that the case be one of the earliest heard, telling the court that due to an ongoing civil case much of the material had already been gathered.

Speaking outside court, Mairéad Kelly, whose brother Patrick was one of those killed, urged Justice Keegan to rule that the new inquest is ready to commence immediately. She said the families have been waiting for a public airing of what happened for 32 years.

“The relatives of the nine men killed at Loughgall believe that the state can no longer put obstacles up and play delaying tactics with this case,” she said.

Justice Keegan said she would consider a number of factors in timetabling the inquests, but issued a warning to the British Ministry of Defence and the PSNI police to ensure there are no further delays in retrieving material. She warned that lessons should have been learned from the ongoing inquest into the killing of 10 people in the Ballymurphy Massacre.

“I am not going to have delays… it is not helpful to anybody not least the families or the court,” she said. “That message should go out.”

The UVF murder of Catholic couple Charles and Teresa Fox at their home near Moy, County Tyrone, in September 6, 1992 was the second of six cases mentioned on Wednesday.

Their daughter, Bernie McKearney, who also lost her husband Kevin and her uncle Jack to UVF attacks, welcomed the forthcoming hearings.

“My expectation is I would like the truth,” she said. “Things are heading in the right direction after almost 30 years since both my parents and Kevin and Jack were killed.”

Relatives of others directly killed by the British state have also welcomed the start of the reviews.

Francis Bradley was shot dead during an SAS ambush near Toome in County Antrim in February 1986, another victim of a British ‘shoot to kill’ policy. His brother Brian said it is very important that this preliminary hearing process takes place now.

“It is vital that we proceed to full inquest hearings as soon as possible. People deserve to know what happened to their loved ones,” he said.

“We like many other families simply want to know the truth – we want to know the circumstances surrounding the death of Francis sooner rather than later.”

The series of preliminary hearings is due to continue to October 4.

Official Communication from the UFA

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TUNNEL TO TOWERS BROTHER TO BROTHER REMEMBRANCEThe annual Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation 5K Run will be held on Sunday, September 29, 2019. Members are invited to participate in a Brother for Brother Remembrance and hold a banner to honor and remember our fallen brothers who made the supreme sacrifice on 9/11/01. Class A Uniform is requested. Members will meet at 7:00 AM at Trinity Place and Greenwich Street. For questions, contact Lt Rob Vogt, L80, at 917-359-4252 or Peter Roskowinski, L113, at 732-403-9517.
FIREHOUSE KITCHEN TALK: EFFECTS OF 9/11 ON EXPOSED CHILDREN & FDNY COMMUNITYJoin Friends of Firefighters tonight, Wednesday, September 25, from 6:00 – 9:00 PM at their Red Hook HQ (199 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn) for a firefighter-prepared dinner followed by an informative presentation from Dr. Amsel, MD, on the effects of 9/11 on exposed children and the firefighter community in New York. Dr. Amsel is a FoF Board Member and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University. Free for active and retired FDNY members. No RSVP necessary. For more info, call 718-643-0980 or email info@friendsoffirefighters.org.
FDNY BARBELL CLUBThe FDNY Barbell Club is currently seeking new members. All experience levels in CrossFit. This month’s meeting will be held tonight, September 25, in Bldg 11, 4th floor, 7:00 – 8:00 PM at the FDNY Academy on Randall’s Island. Interested members may submit an email with their name, unit and phone number to FDNYBarbellClub@gmail.com.
10TH ANNUAL BRAVEST BBQThe 10th annual Bravest BBQ will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019 (rain or shine) beginning at 12:00 PM at the Hillside Swim Club, 151 Signs Rd., Staten Island. Tickets are $25 for adults, children under 14 are free. Picnic includes food, drink, music, rides, games, and will honor 2019 “Man of the Year” DAC Andrew DiPadova (Ret.). Proceeds support the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s In the Line of Duty Programs for catastrophically injured military and fallen first responders. For ticket information visit www.bravestbbq.eventbright.com or call 718-986-4587.