ST. PATRICK'S RING OF HONOR

The St. Patrick's Ring of Honor is to recognize 6 to 8 people who have given exemplary service in and to the Irish Community of the Philadelphia Tri-State Area. Honorees should be persons who have Irish background or who have made a profound impact in the Irish Community or the Parade. On occasion, an entire group may be honored for service to an entire community such as Police Officers or the Heroes of 9/11.

2025

2024
Michael Boyce
Sarah Conaghan
John P. Delaney, Jr., Esq.
Art Hunter
Maureen McGlone Stiffler
Battalion Chief John McGuire P.F.D.
Karen Conaghan Race 

2023
Bill Brennan ESQ.
Linda  Bradley
Tom Conway
Dr. John E. Cooke Ed.D
Hon. Patrick Dugan
Luke Jardel
Hon. Dan McCaffery
Bob McCool
Tricia McCoy McCool
Pat Mulhern
Jim Snell
George Sumner
Sheila McGrory Sweeney

2022 
Joe Ashdale 
Brian Coleman
Joe Driscoll
Ron Fisher
Ryan Heenan
Jeanne Hermley
Deneen McCaffery
Sr. Maureen McDermott I.H.M. (posthumously) 
PPO Sgt James OfConnor (posthumously)
Elizabeth Sees
Susan Kelly Von Medicus 

We will also honor the 2020 Ring of Honor who did not get a chance to march in 2020 along with the 2022 Ring of Honor 

2021No Parade Covid 19 Pandemic

2020 No Parade Covid 19 Pandemic
Louie Bradley
John Brennan
Thomas Dooley
Daniel Gallagher
Sheila Hess
Maureen Heather McGrory Lisowski
Michael Remshard
Sister Mary Ellen Tennity, IHM 
Bill Whitman  (posthumously)

Joseph Ashdale

Eileen Conboy Barrilli

Rev. James Callahan

Joseph Driscoll

Clare McManus Fulginitti

Jack Gill

William Heeney Sr.

Bobby Henon

Monsignor Paul Kennedy

Sr. Kathleen Klarich, RSM

Siobhan Lyons

Wayne Miller 

Sr. Maureen McGarrity

Brian O'Neill

Tom Regan

Mike Roman

Sean Trainor

2017

(PPO - Philadelphia Police Officer)

PPO Patrick Boyle
Jude Conroy  
Gerard Dillon
John J. Dougherty Sr.
Robert T. Heenan Business Manager IOUE542
PPO Robert Hurst  
PPO James E. Lennox  
PPO Captain William Maye  
Michael P Meehan
PPO Edward Miller
PPO Lt. Edward P. Monaghan
Thomas N. O'Donnell
PPO Chief Inspector Joseph Sullivan  

2016

Pat Bonner
Eileen Daly
Frances Duffy
Pearse Kerr
Gerry McHale
James McPaul
Kevin McGillian
Matt Regan
Siobhan Trainor

2015
James A. Fitzsimmons, III,
Walter Garvin, Jr.
Edward J. McBride
John Sean McMenamin
Joseph E. Montgomery Family
Maureen S. Rush
Bob Shannon Jr.

2014
Rev. Ed Brady

Susan Campbell

Eddie and Emily Gallagher

Alanna Barry-McCloskey

Kevin McCloskey
Dr. James Murphy

Mark O’Connor

Kathy Orr

Becky Puchalski
Joe "Shay" Stivala

Father Christopher M. Walsh
Tom and Sarah Walsh

Connelly Foundation
Josephine Mandeville
Emily Riley

98.1 WOGL Breakfast Club

Ross Brittain
Valerie Knight
Frank Lewis
Bill Zimpfer

2013
Sue Daugherty
Ed Dougherty
Preston Elliot
Dan Harrell
Gerry Huot
Timmy Kelly
Steve Morrison
Will O'Brien
Sister Mary Scullion
Jim Tanghe

2012
Thomas J. Higgins
Joseph J. Kelley Jr.
Thomas J. O'Leary
Gerry Timlin
William Watson, PhD

2011
Sr. Kathleen Brabson, SSJ
Bernadette Browne
Honorable Pamela P. Dembe
Denise Foley
Liz Kerr
Eileen Lavin
Sister Christine McCann, R.S.M.
Honorable Kelly C. Wall

2010
Bernadette Doyle
Kathy Fanning
Joe Fox
Jack Keenan
Bill Keller
Father Dan Mackle
Ed McBride
Bill McLaughlin
Tom Meehan
John Stevenson
Joe Tobin

2009
Philadelphia Police Department Heroes and Benefactors
Phila. D.A. Lynn Abraham
Phila. Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey
John McNesby
Joey Vento
Jimmy Binns
Patrick "Paddy" Ghegan
Charles Cassidy
Stephen Liczbinski
Patrick McDonald
Gary Skerski
Timothy Simpson
Isabel Nazario
John Pawlowski

2008
Bless All Those Serving the People of God
Monsignor Joseph McLoone
Father John McNamee
Sister James Anne Feerick I.H.M.
Justice Seamus McCaffery
Kathy McGee Burns
Perry Casciato
Tom Conaghan
Barney & Carmel Boyce

Community Benefactors:
Edward Costello
Mike Driscoll
Bob Gessler
Michael & Jeannie O'Neill
James J & Megan White IV

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Edward Kelly
John Stanton

Honoring the Lives and Families of Philadelphia Police Officers:
Charles "Chuck" Cassidy
Gary Skerski 
 

2007
Catholic School Community Benefactors
Bishop Joseph P. McFadden D.D., V.G.
Sister Marion Vincent "Sis" Morris IHM
Dr. William McCusker
District Attorney G. Michael Green
US Congressman Patrick Meehan
John J. Dougherty IBEW Local 98 Business Manager
Thomas Flynn
George Hollingsworth

2006
None

2005
The Family of Former Parade Director James C. Cawley

2004
Board Members of the Irish Memorial
James J. Coyne
Pres. John F. Donovan
Thomas P. O'Malley
Francis J. Moran Esq.
Hon. Edward J. Bradley
Edward Costello
John Dougherty
Robert M. Gessler
Patrick J. Gillespie
Robert Hurst
John J. Luke
Drew Monaghan
John J. O'Connell
Thomas O. Peterman
Kathleen Sullivan
James J. White IV
Michael Flynn
Pauline Hurley Kurtz
Edward J. Armstrong

2003
WWII Vets Portrayed in HBO Series "Band of Brothers
William "Wild Bill" Guanere
Edward "Babe" Heffron

2002
Heroes of 9/11/2001
New York City Fire Department
New York City Police Department
New York Port Authority Police
Philadelphia FEMA Team

2001
Jane Duffin
Harry Marnie
Captain L.B. Rebstock
Marcella Stone
Kathleen Sullivan
John Santry

2000
The Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima The Sodalities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

1999
Irish of Havertown

1998
None

1997
None

1996
Sacred Heart Boxing Club Belfast, Northern Ireland

1995
Blue Jackets Guard USA Brooklyn NY

 
1994 
Sister James Anne Feerick IHM
Sister Mary Scullion RSM
Patricia Bonner
Rose McGonigal
Attracta O'Malley
Rosemarie Timoney