COMPARATIVE CHART OF THE ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S
DAY PARADE OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS

ALL PARADES EXCEPT THE FIRST TWO HAVE BEEN IN DOGTOWN

Parade # Date Parade Marshall Mayor of Dogtown Articles on parade # of units Weather
1 1984 Jack Riordan, Jim O'Grady, Mickey Manouge and Pat Bresnaham Carol Love Photos and caption from 1984 parade 33 Rain and 40s.
2 1985 Tom McEvoy Bob Corbett Article and photos on 1985 parade 51 Mid 50s and clear
3 1986 Mike Houlihan and Matt Sullivan Frank Strathman 33 Mid 60s and sunny
4 1987 Jack Keane George Shaffrey Articles and photos on 1987 parade 40 57 and clear
5 1988 Fr. Thomas Flynn Fr. Thomas Flynn 42 41 and grey
6 1989 Dennis Patrick Long Forest Messel 65 80 and sunny. Short sleeves
7 1990 Msg. Robert P. Slattery Frank Chiaurro 70 Sunny and in the high 50s
8 1991 Helen Gannon Nick Mucci 71 mid 50s cold, windy and rainy
9 1992 Michael Brassil Paul Yaloures Mid 60s and sunny
10 1993 Dan McGuire William Reese 59 Very cold - 35 and windy
11 1994 Fred White Leora Emmerich 75 Sunny and 51 degrees, nice but chilly
12 1995 John Ready Bill Miller 70 Sunny, 76 degrees, -- record high
13 1996 Joan Feely Bob Hutson 70 60s Very warm, sunny, lots of shorts
14 1997 Matt Morrison Family Sam Di Carlo 80 low 60s and clear
15 1998 Mike Kilker, Tony Conroy, Mike Kirrane and Jack Leonard Yvonne Neighbors 80 57, rain early, cleared before parade
16 1999 Danny Liston Elizabeth Vogel 80 Sunny and very warm, about 70
17 2000 Bernie McDonald Dean Meredith 100 Sunny and about 50, rather nippy
18 2001 James Daley Wahl Maryanne Dersch More on 2001 parade 130 Sunny, cool mid 40s, sweatshirt weather
19 2002 Father David Rauch and two honorary firemen from New York Ana Casey More on 2002 parade 122 Cloudy, about 55, but felt very cold.
20 2003 Ed O'Reilly Rich Eikelmann 90 Spectacular: 70s and sunny.
21 2004 Father John Johnson Mildred Hefele Mainly sunny, high 50s, later rain
22 2005 Con Riordan Margaret Jacob Magnificent. Warm, 60s, sunny, clear
23 2006 Jim Sheerin Harry Neighbors 114 Chilly, cloudy, dry, mid-40s.
23 2007 Tom Gibbons Julie Colombo high 30s, snowy, cloudy, cold
23 2008 Jim Mohan Julie Colombo near 50 and rainy
23 2009 Fr. Jim Byrnes Carol Wilson 79, very warm, sunny, shortsleves and shorts
23 2010 Jim Holloran Dawn Owen 61 and clear
23 2011 Archbishop Robert Carlson Lucille Bosse 70s and sunny. Perfect
23 2012 Jackie Smith Mickey Crowe 80, quite warm, but heavy rain during parade
23 2013 Peggy Skredenske Ed Lanfer about 39, rain till noon, stopped until after.
23 2014 Mike Peters Jack McGowan 100+ Sunny, chilly, breezy, mid-40s. Nice!
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