| Obituaries
 “I wish his name was
not on that wall. He made us proud. He gave too much.”
Miriam Juarbe, the mother of firefighter Angel L. Juarbe Jr., whose name
is one of 343 names on a bronze relief (pictured above) dedicated to the
firefighters “who fell and to those who carry on,” which was unveiled on
June 10 on the side of “10 House,” the home of Engine Company 10 and
Ladder Company 10, across Liberty Street from the World Trade Center,
and next door to the Tribute Center.
“For centuries, the Celts have added to the richness of life here in the
south. We’re not going to let that disappear. We are in an urgent fight,
but it’s a fight we have to win.”
Danny O’Flaherty, once famed for putting on live traditional music seven
nights a week in his New Orleans bar, O’Flaherty’s, will host the 16th
annual Celtic Nations Heritage Festival and World Cup Curragh Regatta on
October 13-15 in the Civic Center in Lake Charles. Tommy Makem will
headline the event, which will raise funds for the Heritage Center
O’Flaherty hopes to open in Lake Charles. His bar was destroyed by
Hurricane Katrina. – The Irish Voice.
“We can get the job done, but it’s going to take presidential
leadership. Senator John McCain and myself and our coalition are
strongly committed to getting results. This issue requires presidential
attention, and without it we will have a very difficult time. The
president has to move on this.”
Senator Edward Kennedy who is still hopeful that the Senate and House
can reach a compromise on comprehensive immigration reform. – The Irish
Voice.
“They [Sanitation bosses] treated us with kindness, and they treated us
with respect... I’m going to go off and have a glass of champagne.”
Boy George O’Dowd on completing his five days of court-ordered community
service (for falsely reporting a burglary at his Manhattan apartment).
He had sunburn and blisters on his fingers from sweeping the streets of
New York, but he had only good things to say about his bosses at the
Sanitation Department. – AP
“The route was lined with flags. We had kids holding their hands to
heart and the mortorbike riders were so wonderful. September 11 took a
huge toll on Rockaway and people have been great to us. He’s gone but
we’re all trying to get by.”
Rita Hayden, wife of the former FDNY Chief Peter Hayden, on the death of
her nephew Lance Corporal Michael D. Glover, 28. Glover had taken time
out from law school and joined the Marines after his closest friend,
Charlie Heeran, was killed on 9/11. Glover was killed by sniper fire in
Fallujah. Another Irish-American, Captain John J. McKenna, was killed
trying to rescue him. – The Irish Voice
“When you think of coming from a slum in Limerick, Ireland, and then all
of a
sudden you’re in Albany, New York, filing to be governor of the state,
you say there’s some sort of humor coming on high here. And I will
indulge fully in all of that.”
Malachy McCourt, author and raconteur, and Green Party candidate, on
filing his election papers in his bid to be the next New York governor.
– The Irish Voice
“My mother ran that house and that was power … I think that’s why I was
never going to write a book where a woman is waiting around for a man to
take care of things.”
Best-selling author Nora Roberts, who grew up in Silver Springs,
Maryland, the daughter of an Irish-American electrician and a homemaker.
– Quoted in The New York Times.
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