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Past Grand Marshals

February 24, 2013 by Robert P. Lynch

Past Grand Marshalls, Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade

It is our custom each year to honor a person as “Grand Marshal” of the Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and one or more additional individuals as “Aides to the Grand Marshal:

1989 	 John F. Sweeney               Postmaster, City of Glen Cove
1990 	 P.O. Stephen McDonald         Hero Police Officer
1991 	 Hon. Denis Dillon             District Attorney, Nassau Co.
1992 	 Sr. Janet A. Fitzgerald       President, Molloy College
1993 	 Joseph V. Buckley             Restaurateur
1994 	 Rep. Peter King               Congressional Representative
1995 	 Jack Ryan                     President, SEIU Local 74
1996 	 William V. Whelan             President, Emerald Society, FDNY
1997 	 Brian Fitzpatrick             Councilman, City of Glen Cove
1998 	 Michael McCormick             National Historian, AOH
1999 	 Jack Irwin                    Governor’s Assistant for Irish Affairs
2000 	 Hon. Thomas R. Suozzi         Mayor, City of Glen Cove; Nassau County Executive
2001 	 Patrick J. Lynch              President, NYC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
2002 	 Mary Gilroy-Doohan, M.D.      Director, Emergency Services NSUH Glen Cove
2003 	 Tony Jackson                  Irish radio personality WRHU-FM Radio, Hofstra Univesity
2004 	 Mary Ann Holzkamp             Mayor, City of Glen Cove
2005 	 James McCabe                  Hibernian Activist
2006 	 The "Fighting 69th"
2007 	 Jack McDougal                 Police Sergeant
2008     John W.C. Canning             Attorney and Public Servant
2009     Robert P. Lynch               Attorney and Teacher
2010     Thomas J. Lilly               Attorney and Pro-Life Activist
2011     Andrew Stafford               Former Parade Chairman
2012     Maureen Basdavanos            Glen Cove Deputy Mayor
2013     Daniel J. Lane                Irish Activist

Filed Under: Parade History Tagged With: Brian Fitzpatrick, City Of Glen Cove, Emerald Society, Grand Marshal, Grand Marshalls, Grand Marshals, Irish Activist, J Lilly, Jack Irwin, James Mccabe, Michael Mccormick, Molloy College, Nassau Co, Nassau County, National Historian, Patrick J Lynch, Police Sergeant, Public Servant, Stephen Mcdonald, Thomas R Suozzi

2012 Grand Marshal – Maureen Basdavanos

February 18, 2012 by Joe McDonald

Maureen Basdavanos, 2012 Grand Marshal

Maureen Basdavanos, 2012 Grand Marshal

Maureen is the oldest daughter of Michael and Mary Moran.  She served as Deputy Mayor for the City of Glen Cove from 2008 through 2013, appointed by Mayor Ralph V. Suozzi.

Maureen was born and raised in Sea Cliff, NY.  She received her education at St. Boniface Martyr School, North Shore High School and The Katherine Gibbs School.  She became a member of the Ladies AOH in 2010.  It seemed like a natural progression since the AOH has been a major part of her life since she was a child.  She is a member of St. Patrick’s Parish, but also keeps her childhood parish of St. Boniface Martyr close at heart.

Maureen is a member of the Board of Directors for Glen Cove C.A.R.E.S. and a Board member for the Glen Cove Business Improvement District (BID), the Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Sounds Committee, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission and is a long-time supporter of the Glen Cove Animal Lover’s League.  She was an active member of the Glen Cove High School Booster Club volunteering with her husband Bill to photograph and report weekly on all JV and Varsity sports.  She was also a long-time volunteer Cheerleading Coach for Glen Cove Jr. Football and Cheerleading and a Cub Scout leader.

Maureen is married to Bill Basdavanos, Ex-Chief of the Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Dept.  They have two children – Sean Michael who lives in Long Beach and owns a dessert café in Rockville Center and Kelly Anne who is a senior at Our Lady of Mercy Academy and is looking forward to college next year.

 

 

Filed Under: Parade History Tagged With: Business Improvement District, Cheerleading Coach, City Of Glen Cove, Cub Scout Leader, Dr Martin Luther, Dr Martin Luther King, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Glen Cove High School, Grand Marshal, High School Booster Club, Katherine Gibbs School, Long Time Supporter, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr, Mary Moran, Mercy Academy, St Boniface, Time Volunteer, Varsity Sports, Volunteer Fire Dept

2011 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

January 14, 2011 by Joe McDonald

parade_icon1The 23rd Annual Glen Cove St Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on March 20st at 1 p.m. This year’s Grand Marshal will be Andy Stafford.

The Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Parade has taken place annually since 1989.  The parade has grown to be the largest annual parade in Glen Cove and a civic celebration that is eagerly awaited each spring by all residents of the North Shore and the entire Irish community of Long Island.

Past and Present Grand Marshalls

It is our custom each year to honor a person as “Grand Marshal” of the Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and one or more additional individuals as “Aides to the Grand Marshal:

1989 	 John F. Sweeney               Former Postmaster, City of Glen Cove
1990 	 P.O. Stephen McDonald         Hero Police Officer
1991 	 Hon. Denis Dillon             District Attorney, Nassau Co.
1992 	 Sr. Janet A. Fitzgerald       President, Molloy College
1993 	 Joseph V. Buckley             Restaurateur
1994 	 Rep. Peter King               Congressman
1995 	 Jack Ryan                     President, SEIU Local 74
1996 	 William V. Whelan             President, Emerald Society, FDNY
1997 	 Brian Fitzpatrick             Councilman, City of Glen Cove
1998 	 Michael McCormick             National Historian, AOH
1999 	 Jack Irwin                    Governor’s Assistant for Irish Affairs
2000 	 Hon. Thomas R. Suozzi         Mayor, City of Glen Cove; Nassau County Executive
2001 	 Patrick J. Lynch              President, NYC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
2002 	 Mary Gilroy-Doohan, M.D.      Director, Emergency Services NSUH Glen Cove
2003 	 Tony Jackson                  Irish radio personality WRHU-FM Radio, Hofstra Univesity
2004 	 Mary Ann Holzkamp             Mayor, City of Glen Cove
2005 	 James McCabe                  Hibernian Activist
2006 	 The "Fighting 69th"
2007 	 Jack McDougal                 Police Sergeant
2008     John W.C. Canning             Attorney and Public Servant
2009     Robert P. Lynch               Lawyer and Music Teacher
2010     Tom Lilly                     Lawyer and Pro-Life Activist
2011     Andrew Stafford               Former Parade Chairman

Filed Under: Parade History Tagged With: Brian Fitzpatrick, City Of Glen Cove, Civic Celebration, Emerald Society, Fighting 69th, Grand Marshal, Grand Marshalls, Jack Irwin, James Mccabe, Michael Mccormick, Molloy College, Nassau Co, Nassau County, National Historian, Parade Chairman, Patrick J Lynch, Police Sergeant, Public Servant, Stephen Mcdonald, Thomas R Suozzi

2010 St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 21st

January 27, 2010 by Joe McDonald

parade_icon1The 2010 Glen Cove St Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on March 21st at 1 p.m. This year’s Grand Marshal will be Tom Lilly.

The Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Parade has taken place annually since 1989.  The parade has grown to be the largest annual parade in Glen Cove and a civic celebration that is eagerly awaited each spring by all residents of the North Shore and the entire Irish community of Long Island.

Past and Present Grand Marshalls

It is our custom each year to honor a person as “Grand Marshal” of the Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and one or more additional individuals as “Aides to the Grand Marshal:

1989 	 John F. Sweeney               Former Postmaster, City of Glen Cove
1990 	 P.O. Stephen McDonald         Hero Police Officer
1991 	 Hon. Denis Dillon             District Attorney, Nassau Co.
1992 	 Sr. Janet A. Fitzgerald       President, Molloy College
1993 	 Joseph V. Buckley             Restaurateur
1994 	 Rep. Peter King               Congressman
1995 	 Jack Ryan                     President, SEIU Local 74
1996 	 William V. Whelan             President, Emerald Society, FDNY
1997 	 Brian Fitzpatrick             Councilman, City of Glen Cove
1998 	 Michael McCormick             National Historian, AOH
1999 	 Jack Irwin                    Governor’s Assistant for Irish Affairs
2000 	 Hon. Thomas R. Suozzi         Mayor, City of Glen Cove; Nassau County Executive
2001 	 Patrick J. Lynch              President, NYC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
2002 	 Mary Gilroy-Doohan, M.D.      Director, Emergency Services NSUH Glen Cove
2003 	 Tony Jackson                  Irish radio personality WRHU-FM Radio, Hofstra Univesity
2004 	 Mary Ann Holzkamp             Mayor, City of Glen Cove
2005 	 James McCabe                  Hibernian Activist
2006 	 The "Fighting 69th"
2007 	 Jack McDougal                 Police Sergeant
2008     John W.C. Canning             Attorney and Public Servant
2009     Robert P. Lynch
2010     Tom Lilly

Filed Under: Parade History Tagged With: Brian Fitzpatrick, City Of Glen Cove, Civic Celebration, Emerald Society, Fighting 69th, Grand Marshal, Grand Marshalls, Jack Irwin, James Mccabe, Michael Mccormick, Molloy College, Nassau Co, Nassau County, National Historian, Patrick J Lynch, Police Sergeant, Public Servant, Radio Personality, Stephen Mcdonald, Thomas R Suozzi

2009 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Parade 3/22/2009

March 18, 2009 by Joe McDonald

parade_icon1The Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Parade has taken place annually since 1989.  The parade has grown to be the largest annual parade in Glen Cove and a civic celebration that is eagerly awaited each spring by all residents of the North Shore and the entire Irish community of Long Island.

Past and Present Grand Marshalls

It is our custom each year to honor a person as “Grand Marshal” of the Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and one or more additional individuals as “Aides to the Grand Marshal:

1989 	 John F. Sweeney               Former Postmaster, City of Glen Cove
1990 	 P.O. Stephen McDonald         Hero Police Officer
1991 	 Hon. Denis Dillon             District Attorney, Nassau Co.
1992 	 Sr. Janet A. Fitzgerald       President, Molloy College
1993 	 Joseph V. Buckley             Restaurateur
1994 	 Rep. Peter King               Congressman
1995 	 Jack Ryan                     President, SEIU Local 74
1996 	 William V. Whelan             President, Emerald Society, FDNY
1997 	 Brian Fitzpatrick             Councilman, City of Glen Cove
1998 	 Michael McCormick             National Historian, AOH
1999 	 Jack Irwin                    Governor’s Assistant for Irish Affairs
2000 	 Hon. Thomas R. Suozzi         Mayor, City of Glen Cove; Nassau County Executive
2001 	 Patrick J. Lynch              President, NYC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
2002 	 Mary Gilroy-Doohan, M.D.      Director, Emergency Services NSUH Glen Cove
2003 	 Tony Jackson                  Irish radio personality WRHU-FM Radio, Hofstra Univesity
2004 	 Mary Ann Holzkamp             Mayor, City of Glen Cove
2005 	 James McCabe                  Hibernian Activist
2006 	 The "Fighting 69th"
2007 	 Jack McDougal                 Police Sergeant
2008     John W.C. Canning             Attorney and Public Servant
2009     Robert P. Lynch

Filed Under: Parade History Tagged With: Add New Tag, Brian Fitzpatrick, City Of Glen Cove, Civic Celebration, Emerald Society, Fighting 69th, Grand Marshal, Grand Marshalls, Jack Irwin, James Mccabe, Michael Mccormick, Molloy College, Nassau Co, Nassau County, National Historian, Patrick J Lynch, Police Sergeant, Public Servant, Radio Personality, Stephen Mcdonald, Thomas R Suozzi

2004 Grand Marshal – Mary Ann Holzkamp

March 17, 2004 by Robert P. Lynch

holzkamp-portraitMary Ann Holzkamp, Glen Cove’s first woman mayor, recently began her second year as the first woman Mayor of the City of Glen Cove, Long Island, New York.

After she graduated from Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Syosset, Mary Ann Holzkamp-or Mary Ann Kelly, as she was known then-wasn’t quite sure what she wanted to do with her life.  The Hicksville native had thought about becoming an actress or going into nursing, among other things, but had no definite goal.  Such was her mindset when she became a student at Nassau Community College in the mid-60’s.   Little did she realize then that one day she would become the first woman mayor of the City of Glen Cove.”

After graduating from Nassau with a liberal arts degree and while raising her family, Holzkamp went to Wall Street, and became a stockbroker.  She then went to work with her husband George in the family business-Neger Gilder Flowers of Glen Cove.  Her activities in the business community led her to participate in Glen Cove politics, and she eventually ran for city council, where she  served four consecutive terms before being elected mayor. During those eight years, she was involved in every phase of charting the City’s future. Ensuring the safety and quality of life of Glen Cove residents; economic development, especially the environmental remediation and reuse of abandoned and under-utilized properties; tougher housing and zoning legislation and protecting the city’s natural resources continue to be among the top priorities of Mayor Holzkamp’s administration.

Countless accomplishments highlight  Mayor Holzkamp’s administration, most notably the revitalization of downtown Glen Cove with the introduction of luxury housing there and the continued cleanup of the Glen Cove waterfront.  The first phase in the construction of an esplanade along Glen Cove Creek has been completed.  A new roadway that will provide safe, direct access to a remediated, redeveloped waterfront has the approval of the New York State Department of Transportation. As a direct result of her administration’s in depth efforts in safety planning and delivery, Mayor Holzkamp received the Governor’s Recognition Award for Notable Contributions in Traffic Safety. Those efforts contributed to Glen Cove’s receipt of two New York State Department of Transportation Local Safe Streets and Traffic Calming grants that will be used to alleviate dangerous traffic conditions in two residential neighborhoods.

Mayor Holzkamp’s foresight and planning enabled the City of Glen Cove to garner several state and federal grants and to create numerous innovative programs. The highlights of her accomplishments include:

  • the East Island Bridge rehabilitation
  • the Leech Circle Park renovation
  • rehabilitation of the Prybil Beach sluiceway
  • the designation of a computer site at the Glen Cove Senior Center in partnership with the Glen Cove Youth Board.
  • an active, aggressive city Beautification Commission
  • Phase II of the waterfront esplanade construction
  • an active facade program in the central business districts
  • new streetlight fixtures in the downtown business district
  • increased police presence
  • strict enforcement of city-wide parking regulation

During Mayor Holzkamp’s tenure as a City Councilwoman, she was the Vice Chairperson of the Glen Cove Community Development Agency and Secretary for the Industrial Development Agency. In those capacities, Mrs. Holzkamp worked diligently to implement commercial and residential rehabilitation programs. Her efforts to research and ultimately secure a grant from the New York State Urban Development Corporation led to the creation of a Business Improvement District, (BID), for Glen Cove’s historic downtown shopping district. More than $20 million in private investment bolstered the revitalization of the city’s business area. As Mayor, Mrs. Holzkamp continues to bring new business ventures to Glen Cove.

As a member of the Glen Cove City Council, Mrs. Holzkamp was a member of a team that secured over $10 million in grants, loans and federal services to rehabilitate Glen Cove’s one-mile waterfront property. The permanent closure of a dangerous incinerator, the dredging of Glen Cove Creek by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the demolition of two smoke stacks that once carried pollutants into the air of Glen Cove, along with the development of a new waterside restaurant are all a visual testament to this crucial team effort.

As an elected official, Mrs. Holzkamp voted for new tough laws that significantly increased the fines for violations to the Glen Cove Housing and Zoning Codes. She facilitated the hiring of additional uniformed code enforcement officers and voted for mandatory safety inspections of all multiple dwellings in Glen Cove. Mrs. Holzkamp supported the hiring of additional, experienced prosecutors that resulted in the securing of record fines against repeat offender absentee landlords. These actions have prompted an increase in real estate values and enhance the quality of life in Glen Cove.

Mayor Holzkamp and her husband, George, are the proprietors of Neger Gilder Flowers in Glen Cove. They are the parents of three children and have three grandchildren. Mrs. Holzkamp is a member of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, the North Shore Lions Club and the Kiwanis Club of Glen Cove.

Filed Under: Parade History Tagged With: Ann Kelly, Becoming An Actress, City Of Glen Cove, Consecutive Terms, Definite Goal, Environmental Remediation, Esplanade, First Woman, Gilder, Glen Cove Creek, Grand Marshal, Lady Of Mercy, Liberal Arts Degree, Mercy Academy, Nassau Community College, Revitalization, Stockbroker, Syosset, Top Priorities, Woman Mayor

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