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By MAURA McCAY
MONTHLY COLUMNS (^0WftN THOSE heady
Financial Column by Mary Hennessey.........................................19 ^^Jn earlv davs of 1991,
Dave Abbott's Travel Diary............................................................22 •>S§fl1)} when I was swept up
Health Column by Maureen Keane..............................................25 (LQ|ul/ h with plans to launch
CULTURAL & COMMUNITY: V^^Sthe first issue of The
Irish Women's Network....................................................................7 Celtic Connection, I received a
Irish University Graduates Association...........................................7 telephone call from a man who
Irish Heritage Club - Celtic Cultural Centre............................14-15 identified himself as Jack
The Irish in London by Brooke Wingrove.....................................16 Wallace, a retired newspaper-
2010 Olympic Bid..........................................................................17 man
Profile: Frank O'Neill......... ........................20
Seattle News Round-up by John Keane.......................................24 Hesaid, "I hear you plan to pub-Community News 2-27 ifhanewspaper Yes, I replied,
1 ........................................................................ "that s my plan. He went on to
MYTHOLOGY: inform me that he could help me
"What is a Celt?" 18 as ne knew everything there was
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SPORTS:
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meeting and I will never forget our
first encounter. I went to pick him
up as he never drove anywhere
himself. This eccentric-looking
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I came to learn that he was absolutely right. He did know everything about newspapers and it was in his blood as both his father and
JACK WALLACE 1915-2002
his grandfather had each worked for the venerable San Francisco Chronicle. After his father's tragic and untimely death, Jack was drafted into the business at a young age.
Instead of attending art college in New York, he was put to work writing headlines and running errands for one of the big dailies. Jack worked his way through the ranks, learning every aspect of the industry along the way. He
In Memory of Mary Cremin
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Mary Cremin was born on October 4, 1904 in County Cork, Ireland. She was one of seven children. As a young girl, she surprised her teacher by learning a Gaelic saying from her father, Shig seize erin cohere augus thoag da hunis (Sit down in the chair and take your ease). Her teacher laughed so hard there were tears in her eyes.
Mary often said that working on the family farm was hard work. She wanted to enter the convent but her mother advised against it saying that it too, would be a hard life. Instead, at the age of 24 she left Ireland and sailed to America on the German ship, Westphalia.
She was met in New York by Ned, her neighbour from home who asked her to marry him. They had four children They lived in Manhattan, the Bronx and eventually settled in Flushing. Mary became involved in the Legion of Mary. She also worked in the New York Public School System for 20 years retiring when she was 70. She moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin after Ned died. There she lived on her own forl7 years.
She travelled often to see her family and in 1993 went to the shine at Medjagorie Mary was a role model for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She will be sadly missed by them all. God called for her on July 13, 2002.
In Memory of Vincent Hanna
Vincent Hanna passed away peacefully on August 9, after a long illness at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife Brenda, five sons, Paul (Sheila), Gregory (Susan), Bernard (Rhonda), Christopher (Diane), Timothy (Darlene); 2 daughters, Yvonne (Don) and Theresa (Dan); 15 grandchildren including Joel; his brother Raymond (Mary) as well as nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends.
Vince was a veteran serving overseas with the RAF during the Second World War. He was a member of the Secular Franciscans, the Legion, the Air Crew. Prayers were offered August 13 at Precious Blood Parish in Cloverdale with eulogies by his brother, his son, and his grandson representing each generation.
A special commendation came from the Franciscan Mother House. The funeral mass on August 14 was officiated by Monsignor Dennis Luterbach, Fr. John Tritchler and Fr. Donald MacDonald. Burial was at Garden of Gethsemani in Surrey.
The funeral was highlighted by the Mass, a commendation ceremony by the Legion, the ex Air Force Servicemen and the ex Servicewomen, a bugler played the last post to a packed church. The funeral site was packed on a beautiful sunny day. A beautiful celebration of life to a man, husband, father and grandfather who will be truly missed. We are a smaller community without him.
worked with some of the luminaries of business, including the famed columnist and broadcaster Walter Winchell and legendary newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst.
Jack loved the business and he developed a reputation for re-designing newspapers and giving them new polish. Over the years in the Heart Corporation, he became known as "the newspaper doctor." Whenever a big daily needed a lift, Jack would be dispatched back and forth across the United States to work his magic and bring new life to the paper.
So it was these unique talents and skills that he brought to The Celtic Connection as the first pangs of birth began taking place.
I'm not quite sure he knew what he was getting himself into with the launch of this newspaper, but without his guidance and patience, I question whether The Celtic Connection could have survived those early days. It was as intoxicating as it was challenging.
Jack loved to regale us with stories of his life and the colourful characters which he had known, but there was never anyone more magical than Jack himself.
We owe him an enormous debt of gratitude for his assistance in establishing The Celtic Connection. Over the past decade it has brought so many Celtic people together and provided a voice for so many diverse groups.
On July 26, Jack passed into the next life, but I have no doubt that if there's a newsroom in heaven, then Jack is right up there among the angels, designing and editing in preparation for the next deadline. We'll always miss you Jack. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us.
Deepest condolences to his devoted wife Jan and to his bereaved family.
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