Meet Your 2024-25 Officers & Executive Board
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Megan Dempsey
PRESIDENT
megandempsey07@gmail.com
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Patrick Conley
VICE PRESIDENT
patconley8@gmail.com
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Rich Finn
SECRETARY
rfdigger@aol.com
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Jim Feeney
DIRECTOR
jpf341@yahoo.com
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MOLLY McCANDLESS
DIRECTOR
mjtruex78@gmail.com
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James Porter
DIRECTOR
jspiv320@yahoo.com
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Kathy Redmond
DIRECTOR
redmonk1@columbus.rr.com
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Doug Dempsey
TREASURER
dldempsey1733@gmail.com
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monsignor john k. cody
CHAPLAIN
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Jay Fulton
SERGEANT AT ARMS
fulton.jay.r@gmail.com
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TINA O'GRADY
OFFICE MANAGER
shamrockclub1936@theshamrockclubofcolumbus.com
2024 PRESIDENT’S AWARD WINNERS
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2024 Parade Grand Marshal Timothy Feeney
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2024 Irishman of the Year Michael Murphy
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2024 Member of the Year Christina McConahay
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2024 President's Award Winners Mark Syx & Kyle Collins
Past Presidents
James A. Devine † 1936 - 1937 & 1942
John Connor † 1938 & 1943
Anthony J. Scanlon † 1939 -1941 & 1944
James E. Grace † 1940 & 1945
Michael J. Ryan † 1946
William H. McGrath † 1947
John A. Murphy † 1948
Thomas B. Butler †1949
Emmett J. Bain † 1950
R. Patrick West † 1951
Louis C. Murphy † 1952
Michael M. Murtha † 1953
Daniel F. Cannon † 1954
Edward A. Moriarty † 1955
Joseph E. Ryan † 1956
Jerry J. Walsh † 1957
Garrett P. "Bud" Cotter † 1958
Jerry P. O'Shaughnessy † 1959
James D. Callahan † 1960
Frank M. Strapp † 1961
Thomas D. Cahill † 1962
William P. Downey † 1963
Edward M. Dempsey † 1964
Jeremy P. Grady † 1965
Charles R. Timlin † 1966
Thomas M. "Duke" Hinton † 1967
Michael E. Moriarty† 1968
Timothy Keefe † 1969
Murdith P. Byrne † 1970
Frank McCabe † 1971
Patrick L. Fallon † 1972
Patrick J. Walsh † 1973
Townsend W. Quinn 1974
Robert W. Maloney † 1975
David L. Driscoll † 1976
Jack Quinn † 1977
James T. Connors † 1978
Robert V. Griffin † 1979
Joseph H. Byrne† 1980
Thomas P. O'Keefe † 1981
George O'Donnel III † 1982
Paul D. Posey † 1983
Jack E. Morrison † 1984
Andrew M. Connor 1985
James C. Graham 1986
Joseph H. Davis † 1987
David H. Hartigan † 1988
William T. O'Reilly † 1989
Edward Moriarty 1990
Joseph John Conley † 1991
Michael E. Grady † 1992
J. Robert Irwin 1993
John F. Cross Sr. † 1994
L. Jerry O'Rourke † 1995
Richard W. Bolton † 1996
Edward L. Kelly 1997
James B. Casey 1998
Arthur Hammill † 1999
Robert Donnelly † 2000
Patrick W. Byrne 2001
Rich Clemons 2002
Rod Flanagan 2003
Timothy Feeney 2004
Robert Basbagill 2005
Thomas P. Byrne 2006
Brendan P. O'Reilly 2007
Mark Dempsey † 2008
Patrick W. Graham 2009
Francis B. Doyle 2010
Molly C. Byrne 2011
Patrick M. Fallon 2012
John A. Connor † 2013
Michael Murphy 2014
J. Michael Redmond 2015
Edward G. Gaughan 2016
Brian T. O'Reilly 2017
Mary K. Grady Strickland 2018
Tony Hatem 2019
George Gamber † 2020
Andrew Shuman 2021 & 2022
Karen Komatsu 2023
Nancy Murphy 2024
2024 Past President’s Luncheon
Past Presidents, Officers, and Executive Board
Former First Ladies and Gentleman
Charter members
On April 21, 1936, these men founded the Shamrock Club of Columbus at a meeting held at the Knights of Columbus Hall on the corner of 6th & State Streets. At that meeting, the first officers were elected, a constitution was adopted, and all were declared Charter Members.
James A. Devine, President
Anthony J. Scanlon, Vice-President
Walter O’Grady, Treasurer
Francis P. Howard, Secretary
John J. O’Keefe
Carl Kelly
James A. Devine
Edward Sullivan
Vincent Donohue
George Bower
Charles A. Eberly
Tom Duffy
A. McGrath
Robert P. Kirwin
Francis P. Howard
Michael J. Ryan Jr.
Edward J. Kirwin
Walter O’Grady
Anthony J. Scanlon
Edward A. Moriarty
Thomas B. Devine
Gene McCurry
John Devine
Joseph E. Ryan
P. Devine
James Neilan
Wm. P. Bresnahan
C. J. McDonald
Hugh McGrath
James Welsh
James E. Grace
Robert E. Archibald
Joseph Sheeran
John McGlynn
James F. Bourner
Frank McCourt
Arthur Cannon
Bud Murphy
Eugene L. Dodd
Irishman of the year
The selection of the Irishman of the Year is made at the discretion of the President.
This Honoree should have made many outstanding contributions to the Club over a long period of time and have been a member of the Club for a minimum of ten (10) years; any less tenure must be approved by the Executive Board.
1969 - Edward “Red” Dempsey
1970 - Mike Dorrian
1971 - John Gilligan
1972 - Tom Madigan
1973 - Hugh Dorrian
1974 - George Ryan
1975 - Frank Strapp
1976 - Dan Cannon
1977 - Judge R. Patrick West
1978 - Charlie Mentel
1979 - Murdith P. Byrne
1980 - F.J. Quinn
1981 - Dave Murphy
1982 - Patrick L. Fallon
1983 - Townsend Quinn
1984 - Thomas O’Keefe
1985 - Frank McCabe
1986 - Bob Cain
1987 - William Bannon
1988 - Thomas McGue, Sr.
1989 - Father James Hanley
1990 - James Minor
1991 - Ronald O’Brien
1992 - Michael Moriarty
1993 - Richard Finn, Jr.
1994 - Jack Morrison
1995 - Francis Flynn
1996 - George Arnold
1997 - Joseph Conley
1998 - Jerry O’Rourke
1999 - Richard Clemons
2000 - James W. Kennedy
2001 - James Casey
2002 - William O’Reilly
2003 - Edward Kelly
2004 - David Hartigan
2005 - Richard Bolton
2006 - Judge John A. Connor
2007 - Michael McConahay
2008 - Patrick W. Byrne
2009 - Robert Basbagill
2010 - Thomas Byrne
2011 - Patrick W. Graham
2012 - Patrick Grady
2013 - Francis Doyle
2014 - Timothy Feeney
2015 - Thomas “Duke” Hinton
2016 - James Graham
2017 - Brendan P. O’Reilly
2018 - Terrence A. Grady
2019 - Richard Finn, III
2020 - Monsignor John Kelly Cody
2021 - Megan A. Dempsey
2022 - Edward Gaughan
2023 - Mary Grady Strickland
2024 - Michael Murphy
st. patrick’s day grand marshals
This is an honorary position selected by the President
1936 - Michael J. Ryan
1937 - James A. Devine
1938 - James A. Devine
1939 - James A. Devine
1940 - No Parade – Palm Sunday
1941 - James E. Grace
1942 - James E. Grace
1943 - James E. Grace
1944 - James E. Grace
1945 - James E. Grace
1946 - Michael J. Ryan
1947 - William H. McGrath
1948 - None on Record
1949 - Capt. Thomas J. Madigan
1950 - None on Record
1951 - Dan Cannon & Ronald Gardner as Assistant Parade Marshal
1952 - None on Record
1953 - None on Record
1954 - None on Record
1955 - None on Record
1956 - None on Record
1957 - None on Record
1958 - Tom Madigan
1959 - Chief Larry F. Donovan
1960 - George P. Ryan
1961 - Joseph T. Enright
1962 - George P. Ryan & George H. Cahill as Honorary Grand Marshal
1963 - Chief Larry F. Donovan
1964 - Chief Larry F. Donovan & Patrick Canty as Honorary Grand Marshal
1965 - Jeremy P. Grady
1966 - John Flynn
1967 - John Canty &James O’Neill as Honorary Grand Marshal
1968 - Edward A. Moriarty
1969 - Robert M. Keefe, Sr. & Robert M Keefe, II
1970 - William Daley
1971 - Martin Winters
1972 - Governor John J. Gilligan
1973 - Governor John J. Gilligan
1974 - Joseph P. Quinn
1975 - Patrick L. Maloney
1976 - David A. Driscoll
1977 - F. J. Quinn
1978 - Michael Connors
1979 - No Parade Marshal Designated per Robert V. Griffin
1980 - Dan Connor
1981 - Jack Ryan
1982 - William P. Downey
1983 - Al Sheridan
1984 - Michael J. Sommers
1985 - Joseph Byrne
1986 - John Canty
1987 - Emmett Bain
1988 - Martin Winters
1989 - Thomas Duffy
1990 - Timothy P. Foley
1991 - Bob Conners
1992 - James Kennedy
1993 - Murdith P. Byrne
1994 - John O’Brien
1995 - Emmett Bain
1996 - Richard O’Neill
1997 - Michael Moriarty
1998 - James T. Moore
1999 - Patrick Fallon
2000 - Michael McConahay
2001 - Jeremy P. Grady
2002 - Robert Kirby
2003 - Mary Grady-Strickland
2004 - Gene O’Brien
2005 - Robert Stark
2006 - Joseph Byrne
2007 - William T. O’Reilly
2008 - Townsend Quinn
2009 - W. Patrick Graham & James C. Graham
2010 - James R. Fath & Francis J. Doyle in Memorium
2011 - Dorothy Byrne
2012 - Jack Morrison
2013 - Jim Casey & John A. Connor in Memorium
2014 - Francis B. Doyle & Richard Bolton in Memorium
2015 - Msgr. John K. Cody
2016 - Robert Basbagill
2017 - Judge John A. Connor
2018 - J. Robert Irwin
2019 - Rick Ralston
2020 - Hilda Doyle & David Hartigan in Memorium
2021 - Morey Brady & Jim O’Connor
2022 - Timothy McSweeney