Donald J. Higgins
Don Higgins was born in 1965 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, to Donald and Audrey Higgins of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY. He was raised in Tappan NY and received religious instruction at Our...
View ArticleRev. Henry W. Reid
Father Henry William Francis Reid was born in Florida in 1969 and was adopted by James and Gloria Reid of Port Jefferson Station. He is the middle child between older brother James of Baldwinsville,...
View ArticleMargaret A. (Peggy) Flynn
Margaret “Peggy” Flynn is the third of five children of the late James and Margaret (née Dolan) Brennan. She was born and raised in the Elmhurst section of Queens, New York. A proud Irish American,...
View ArticleMichael J. O’Reilly
Michael O’Reilly was born in Mullahoran, Co Cavan, Ireland, the fourth of six children of Sean O’Reilly (Co. Westmeath) and Peggy Keogan (Co. Cavan). Michael attended Mullahoran National School, and...
View ArticleSuperintendent Edward T. Cetnar PAPD
Edward T. Cetnar was appointed the Superintendent of Police and Director of Public Safety of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department on May 11, 2018. He oversees the daily...
View ArticleShelia R. Clancy McCarthy
Born and raised in the Bronx, Sheila traces her Irish roots to Magheracloone, County Monaghan through her father Alan Clancy, and Mullahoran, County Cavan through her mother, Mary Brady. One of five...
View ArticleTreasa C. Goodwin-Smyth
Treasa Catherine was born and raised on the family farm in Cobh, County Cork, one of ten children, including her twin sister, Sinead, born to Patrick and Teresa Coffey. She attended St. Mary’s National...
View ArticleWilliam E. Whiston
William “Bill” Whiston was born in Los Angeles to Dublin-born parents and spent most of his childhood in Ireland. He represented Ireland in track and field and played national level rugby before...
View ArticleDeputy Inspector William J. Gallagher
William “Bill” Gallagher, a proud Irish American who traces his roots to County Cork, Ireland, was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. His parents, Walter and Margaret, instilled in him a deep...
View ArticleLT. John J. “Jack” Meara
Jack Meara was born in 1959 in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, the son of Jack and Barbara Meara, and the third of six children. His Irish roots extend to Counties Offaly, Tipperary, Mayo and...
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