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Owen McGinley was baptized at St. Anne's
Catholic church in Garden City on Sunday, September 19.
Liz and Tom held a small reception for family at their new home
following the the ceremony.
Click here for pictures. |
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Tom and Liz bought their
first home on July 15. The new house
is located in Liz's hometown of
Garden City, NY on Long Island. Tom , Liz and Owen
moved into their new abode in early August after painting a few
rooms and updating their kitchen. The new place is great.
Pictures of their completed work will be coming soon.
Click here for our new address
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Congratulations to
Tom's friend Tom Kunz. Tom was ordained at St.
Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh on June 26th. Tom and Tom rowed together at
Central Catholic
and then again at Loyola College.
Tom is pictured here with another
Central Crew
buddy, Jay Donahue- who is also pursuing a vocation in the
priesthood. The two are pictured here in Rome, where they
both studied during the last several years. Pittsburgh
magazine recently featured the duo in a story called "Men In
Black".
Click
here for a scanned copy of the story
"Men In Black" in Microsoft
Word format.
For best results, select "Save As"
and then open file. |
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Congratulations to Tom's sister Amy and Fiancé
Drummond Bell!
Click here for pictures of their
engagement celebration. |
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Congratulations to Tom's cousin Mary McGinley and her new beau
Pat Earley. The couple tied the knot in May 2004 in Palm Beach. The fairytale
wedding included a beautiful reception at the seaside
Breakers
resort.
Click here for more pictures from the wedding. |
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Owen Thomas McGinley
Born Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 12:43 a.m.
7 lbs., 7 oz.
We are very happy to announce the birth of Owen Thomas McGinley.
After some 18 hours of labor, Owen finally joined us. Both
baby and mother are doing well.
You are looking at the new star of TheMcGinleys.com! |
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Tom's Uncle Jack came across transcripts of a
fascinating narrative delivered by U.S. Navy Lieutenant
Commander Alvin H. Tutt recounting his memories of his boat -
LST 314 being sunk by a German E-boat during the Normandy
Invasion. Tom's grandfather, Jack Sr., the patriarch of
the McGinley family was on the boat when it sank. He swam
for several hours in 52 degree water until the captain of a
British Destroyer - The HMS Beagle went against orders to save
the U.S. Navy LST 314 survivors who were fighting for their
life- including Tom's grandfather. |
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| Tom came across a great vintage picture
of his mother and her siblings taken sometime in the mid 1960's.
From left to right is Judy, Gretchen (Tom's Mom), Bill, Ann,
Margaret and Liz. |
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Here is a picture of Tom's dad with his siblings and parents
taken at the last home Steeler game ever played in Three Rivers
Stadium. From left to right is Tom's Grandfather (Jack),
Jack Jr., Matey, Tom's Grandma (Marie), Mike, Tom's Dad (Tom
Sr.), Jim and Barney. |
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Art Rooney Jr. received a visit in early December
from a long, lost friend of Thomas Joseph Rooney. Tommy
Rooney was Tom's great uncle who died in the war while serving
in Guam in the early 40's. Tom's dad, Thomas Joseph
McGinley Sr., was named after his fallen uncle. Tom Jr.
inherited the name from his dad. The gentleman who visited
Art had some very touching pictures and stories to share with
the family. I have scanned Art's correspondence to the
family.
It
can be downloaded in Word format
by clicking here. |
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Tom discovered a copy of a September 27, 1964
Sunday Roto by the Pittsburgh Press. This particular
edition features an article on Shamrock Farm, the Rooney horse
farm in Maryland. I have attached a scanned version of the
story in Word format.
Click
here to download a copy. |
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Happy New Year! After traveling to
Hidden Valley and
Pittsburgh to see Tom's family for the holiday, Tom and Liz
returned to New York. Tom's sister and dad made a quick
trip into New York after the Christmas holiday. We spent
the Sunday after Christmas at
St. Patrick's Cathedral,
Pastis and
Madame Tussaude's Wax Museum. Click one of the
following links for more pictures:
Hidden Valley with Tom's dad,
Heinz
Field Break In Pictures,
Christmas Eve with Tom's mother,
Tom's dad and sister weekend visit to New York,
Madame Toussade's and
Christmas pictures we've received from family & friends. |
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