TN St. Partrick’s Parade remembers 28
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
When the 2019 Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s
Day Parade steps off this year,
people who were once part of the community
will be remembered.
The 21st Annual Throggs Neck St.
Patrick’s Parade steps off at noon on
Sunday, March 10 from Lafayette Avenue
and East Tremont Avenue. It
marches on East Tremont Avenue to
Harding Avenue, where there will be a
reviewing stand.
In addition to grand marshals Peggy
McKeegan and former Congressman
Joseph Crowley, and religious honoree
and Villa Maria Academy principal Sr.
Teresa Barton, 28 individuals will be
posthumously remembered as honorary
grand marshals.
These recently deceased individuals
were selected by the parade committee
for their outstanding contributions to
Throggs Neck and to other nearby communities.
A statement from the parade committee
said that they were excited to
bring this annual celebration of Irish
and civic pride back for another year,
and to remember the honorary grand
marshals.
“The committee is fi lled with gratitude
for the chance to celebrate the honorary
grand marshals,” stated the committee.
“These individuals are sorely
missed and we hope their families and
our community gain some solace while
we refl ect on their lives.”
The committee added: “It’s going to
be a wonderful day for Throggs Neck
and the Bronx!”
They honorary grand marshals
for this year’s parade are Barbara Archambault,
Lee Baumann, Eugene Callan,
William Corbett, Kevin Curran,
Kevin Delaney, John Donovan, Miriam
Donovan, John Geideman, Carolyn
Gross-Kreidemaker, William Johnson,
Matthew Kuhl, Terence ‘Terry’ Lorino,
Michael Lynch, Diane ‘Dee’ McSwigin,
Elizabeth ‘Lily’ Mullane, Michael
Nash, Thomas O’Donnell, John O’Gara,
Barbara Powers, John Powers, Arthur
Reilly, Joseph Riordan, Elizabeth
Roche, Lyn Scheuring, David Sheehan,
Margaret Sullivan and Michael Sullivan.
Mike Sullivan’s parents Margaret
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Sullivan and Michael Sullivan will
be honored during the parade. He told
the Bronx Times that his mom and dad
would attend the parade every year,
then afterwards continue the festivities
at one of their children’s houses or
at Jimmy Ryan’s, where Mike is the proprietor,
for a celebration.
The Sullivans, including eight children
and their wives and husbands,
more than 20 grandchildren and greatgrandchildren
of Margaret and Michael
will be marching in the parade to
remember their loved ones, said Mike
Sullivan.
Michelle Schaefer, the daughter of
honoree Barbara Archambault, said
that if her mother knew she was being
honored, she would be proud because
she loved her community, but wouldn’t
have wanted anyone to make a fuss over
her.
She loved growing up in Throggs
Neck and (living in) Edgewater Park
and she never would have left there,”
said Schaefer.
John Roche, the brother of honorary
grand marshal Elizabeth Roche, said
that his sister really enjoyed attending
the Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Day Parade
and photographing it every year, as
she was an avid amateur photographer.
“She would be delighted she was
being honored posthumously, but
she wasn’t one for the spotlight,” said
Roche.
Her family will be marching with
buttons that celebrate Liz’s spirit and
love of photography, said Roche. Playing
on her passion for photography, he
said they will read: “capture each moment.”
Barbara Archambault Michelle Schaefer
Michael and Margaret Sullivan TNBA
Elizabeth Roche