Friday, October 6, 2017
I just want to thank everyone for the role you played in my brother's life. It's impossible to talk to some of you who are so close that I cannot get words out over the tears. I have never been so heartbroken in my entire life. I honestly don't know what I will do without him. No matter what I did I always knew that "the Mick" had my back. There was never a more loyal and reliable person. It's so ironic...I remember when our Dad was going through the same thing, in 1977, my brother took him for his chemo treatments. I can remember like it was yesterday Michael carrying our father in his arms, down the front stairs of Ivy Street to the car.
I loved "the Mick" so much...he was one of a kind and thankfully there's a history of great memories. To all the people on the Parade Committee, the Irish-American Society of Union, the warehouse, his friends who stood by him and with him in the "Knights" hypocrisy and ungrateful treatment of a man and a group of men who supported that organization so well, for so long, only to be attacked by a guy who as it turned out "would be there for a cup of coffee" and the cash register thieves who were his allies.You all know who you are-courageous Catholic Men- and you know who the protagonist was.And to his life-long buddies...the Cranns, the Youngs, Tim Bradley, Harry Capko,Joe Cryan,...and many others...Thank you for being such a large part of his like.
I hope and pray that whenever help is needed by Liz, Michael,Jr, or Kelly Anne (truly the apple of his eye) I can be as supportive as he was to anyone who needed a hand.
God Bless You "Mick"...I know you're at peace but it's only been 3 days and I miss you terribly already....
