Happy New Year

Greeting from snowy Buffalo.We hope that everybody holidays were grand and Santa was good to all.I have now posted anything in a while as nobody has send me anything so i thought it was time to get the ball rolling for 2009.Things here are going well everybody is healthy ,and not as wealthy as a year ago(Dow down 35%)my 401k plan is now a 201k but thing seem to be getting better now as we are throwing a couple of trillion dollars at the problem,and we are getting a new president in a few weeks and he will fix everything.The weather has been colder with more snow than normal temps in the 20s for the high teens for the low about 15 inches of snow on the ground more coming every day.we hear that Johnny Galvin was able to get home for a couple of days for the holidays are thoughts and prayers are with him for a speedy recovery.Bob Bogner took some pictures of Hamlin Park where we had the Sunday picnic it looks very pretty covered in snow.Craig Clark is going to be in Italy in February if anybody has any helpful tips for him he is at stretch2008@yahoo.com,Nicki has finished some classes so now she can teach elementary classes not just esl (english as a second language)Sean is working on his project car a 76 vette it is coming along nicely and paula still has her hands full keeping me in line.
I hope every body will send me somethings to post as it would be a shame to loose contact with each other send anything,hows the economy in Ireland and England whats the weather how is everybodys health,special awards in school or at work send it to my e-mail address and i will put it up pictures are good also well thats it for now
Tommy

A Sad Day

I have just learned that Pappy Dillon has passed away.Our thoughts and prayers go out to Kathleen, Johnny and Margaret.The world has lost one of the greatest and is a lesser place today.

September Birthday

We have nine birthdays this month the first is

Patrick O'Learys b-day is 9/1 Partick is the son of Tim and Mickey O'Leary ,the grandson of Buz and Alice (Shorten) O'Leary and the great grandson of Gus and Nora (Galvin)Shorten.

Kerry O'Connors b-day is on 9/5. Kerry is the daughter of John and Margaret Galvin and the granddaughter of James and Eileen Galvin.

John Hotchkiss turns another year older on 9/6 John is the husband of Jacquie (O'Leary)
Hotchkiss who is the daughter of Buz and Alice (Shorten)O'Leary and the granddaughter of Gus and Nora (Galvin)Shorten.

Betty Clarks b-day is on 9/7.Betty is the daughter of Tom and Molly (Galvin) Weir,for a small fee i will tell you how old she is.

Mike Mc Cafferty Jr. b-day is on 9/7.Mike is the son of Mike and Sue McCafferty the grandson of Pete and Maureen (Weir)McCafferty and the great grandson of Tom and Molly(Galvin) Weir.

Travis Bohrer b-day is on 9/9. Travis is the husband of Kelly (McCafferty)Bohrer who is the daughter of Mike and Sue McCafferty and the granddaughter of Pete and Maureen(Weir)McCafferty and the great granddaughter of Tom and Molly (Galvin)Weir

Clair Roberts b-day is on 9/23. Clair is the daughter of Richard and Fran Ferris and the granddaughter of Edward and Elizabeth(Galvin)Ferris.

Brittney Reillys b-day is on 9/24

Paul Reillys b-day is also on 9/24

Brittney is the daughter of Paul and Chrissy(Clark)Reilly the granddaughter of Tim and Cece (Russo)Clark the great granddaughter of Bob and Betty(Weir)Clark and the great great granddaughter of Tom and Molly(Galvin)Weir.

Ok Thats the complete list of Galvin birthdays that i have.The grand total is 113.
if i missed any one let me know or if any of the information is not correct just drop me a line.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL


Please send me information so i will have things to post anything will be put up

August Birthdays

August is a slow month compared to July, only eight birthdays this month.They say that all great thinkers were born in August.

Sean Clark's B-Day is 8/5 Sean is the son of Tom and Paula Clark,the grandson of Bob and Betty (Weir)Clark and the great grandson Of Tom and Molly (Galvin) Weir.

Patrick Ofenloch's B-Day is on 8/9 Patrick is the son of Anne McCafferty the grandson of Pete and Maureen (Weir) McCafferty and the great grandson of Tom and Molly (Galvin) Weir.

Jonathan McCafferty turns 1 on 8/20 Jonathan is the son of Mike Jr.and Sandy McCafferty
the grandson of Mike and Sue McCafferty the great grandson of Pete and Maureen(Weir)McCafferty and the great great grandson of Tom and Molly(Galvin)Weir
Tom Clark gets older on 8/21 Tom is the son of Bob and Betty(Weir)Clark the grandson of Tom and Molly(Galvin)Weir.

Mike McCafferty b-day is also on 8/23.Mike is the son of Pete and Maureen(Weir)McCafferty and the grandson of Tom and Molly(Galvin) Weir

John Galvin turns one year wiser on 8/24.John hits the grand age of 70 this year.Congratulations Johnny.John is the son of James and Eileen Galvin

Alana O'Sullivan's b-day is 8/29. Alana is the daughter of Anthony and Kathleen(Leonard)O'Sullivan and the granddaughter of Frank and Theresa (Galvin)Leonard and the great granddaughter of Patrick and Catherine Galvin

Thats it for now HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all have a GRAND DAY

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to Kathleen and Anthony O'Sullivan married 8 years on July 21st may you have a thousand more.

Thank you

Greetings to the World Wide Galvin Clan from the Reunion Committee!

Well, we had our Final Reunion Meeting last night. Our plan was to tally up the last of our expenses, make arrangements to pay them and officially close out our books.

Much to our surprise, we were told that an envelope had been left by "The Killorglin, San Francisco,Florida and Ferris Cousins". The envelope was opened during our meeting. We were all stunned at the extremely generous monetary gift that was enclosed. There was a wide range of emotions and great discussion was had as to how to handle this unexpected windfall.

There is no doubt that there was going to be an outstanding balance left once the final expenses were totaled. We used "the Windfall" to pay off the last of all outstanding expenses. Due to your generosity, our books could be officially closed and certified as closed by our accountant, Mary.

We are also thrilled to report that there was a surplus left after all the bills were paid. The Committee discussed it at great length and we decided that we would use that amount to permanently memorialize our first World Wide Galvin Reunion. We will purchase a brick at Buffalo's Famine Memorial on our Waterfront and have it inscribed as follows:

"World Wide Galvin Reunion
Buffalo, NY
June 2008"

We are completely overwhelmed by your generosity. We want to thank each and everyone one of you. We are so happy that you were able to come and spend some time with us - though all agree that the time was too short.

A poll has been taken, and it's unanimous - the World Wide Galvin Reunion exceeded everyone's expectations. Everyone had a great time and we have the pictures to prove it.

E-mail addresses have been exchanged and promises have been made to stay in touch. Let's see to it that we do.

Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity and for helping to make our Reunion such a great success!

May God continue to bless the Galvin clan . . . and the Kingdom of Kerry!

Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11

Tis a sad day for sure,after leading at the half, Kerry 1-8 Cork 0-3, Kerry lost the Munster Cup on7/6/08.This will only make it feel that much better when Kerry wins the All Ireland again this year.
Tommy

Slideshow

I put up a few pictures ,you can click on the picture to enlarge or stop it by putting the arrow on the picture and clicking on the middle icon then click the foward arrow to proceed.The pictures on the top are from Kathy O'Learys blog.Seamus galvins site has more pictures check it out @
www.galvinfamilyreunion2008.site.shutterfly.com

July Birthdays

A busy month we have 15 birthdays

Paula Clarks b-day is 7/6 Paula is my wife,i am the son of Bob and Betty (Weir)Clark the grandson of Tom and Molly (Galvin) Weir.

Sandy McCaffertys b-day is 7/8.Sandy is the wife of Mike McCafferty jr. who is the son of Mike and Sue McCafferty the grandson of Pete and Maureen (Weir) McCafferty and the great grandson of Tom and Molly (Galvin) Weir

Sean Mclaughlin b-day is also 7/8. Sean is tha son of John and Carol(Clark) McLaughlin the grandson of Bob and Betty (Weir) Clark and the greatgrandson of Tom and Molly(Galvin) Weir.

Anne McCafferty (my favorite cousin in the village of hamburg) b-day is 7/9 Anne is the daughter of Pete and Maureen( Weir) McCafferty and the grand daughter of Tom and Molly (Galvin) Weir

Kate Roberts b-day is 7/9 Kate is the daughter of Clair Roberts who is the grand daughter of Richard and Fran Ferris and great granddaughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Galvin) Ferris

John (mirco) Dillon b dayis on 7/14 Johnny is the son of Pappy and Kathleen(Galvin) Dillon and the grandson of Patrick and Catherine Galvin

Kevin Mc Laughlin b-day is 7/17 Kevin is the son of John and Carol (Clark) McLaughlin the grandson of Boband Betty (Weir) Clark and the Great grandson of Tom and Molly (Galvin) Weir

Emer O'Connor celebrates her b day 7/18 Emer is the daughter of Mike and Helen (Galvin) O'connor and the grand daughter of Jimmy and Eileen Galvin

Kimberly McCafferty b-day is 7/23 Kimberly is the wife of Pete McCafferty who is the son of Mike and Sue McCafferty, the grandson of Pete and Maureen McCafferty and the great grandson of Tom and Molly (Galvin) Weir

Tim Clark b-day is 7/23 Tim is the son of Bob and Betty (Weir) Clark and the grandson of Tom and Molly (Galvin) Weir

Niamh MacSweenys B-day is 7/25 Niamh is the daughter of Terry and Erina(Galvin) MacSweeny and the granddaughter of Nita Galvin

Nicole Clark b-day is 7/25 Nicole is the daughter of Tom and Paula Clark the grand daughter of Bob and Betty (Weir) Clark and the great grand daughter of Tom and Molly (Galvin) Weir

Saoirse Clifford b-day is 7/26 Saoirse is the daughter of Mervin and Kathleen
Mc Kenna, the grand daughter of Anna Mc Kenna(Galvin) and the great grand daughter of Patrick and Catherine Galvin

Maria Collins b-day is 7/28 Maria is the daughter of James and Maureen Galvin and the grand daughter of James and Eileen Galvin

O'rlaith Reynolds turn one year older on 7/31 O'rlaith is the daughter of Ann Marie(Galvin) and Josh Reynolds the grand daughter of John and Margaret Galvin the great granddaughter of James and Eileen Galvin

The Wrap Up Twas Brillant

I can't belive it is over,I hope everybody had as good a time as we here in buffalo did.I put up the group photo it is small but i thought i would put it up anyway.Please sent pictures of the rest of your holiday and any news of your family so we can keep up with all the news, i mean anything .I will be posting the 13 July birthdays later this week.Thats all for now.
Tommy