Frank A. Gilroy

• Name	Frank A. Gilroy
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I19220	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009

  
  

  Family	Frances Hoar,   b. Abt 1901, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d.
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F7898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alaine/obit/gilroy.html#francesorr1979 Obituary: Frank A Gilroy - 20 Mar 1962 Scranton (PA) Times , Tues 20 Mar 1962 [photo] Frank A Gilroy, 78, 805 N Main Ave, leading figure in NEPA dairry circles for years & leader in civic & charitable enterprises, died this morning in Moses Taylor Hospital. Associated with Woodlawn Farm & Dairy & Foremost Dairies, Inc, since 1 June 1920 & was vice president & general manager of Foremost at the time of his retirement in 1955. Born in West Scranton, son of the late Patrick H & Mary Finnerty Gilroy, his paternal grandfather, Patrick Gilroy Sr, was a member of the pioneer mercantile firm of Gilroy & Ward.. His father operated a grocery store on Pleasant Ave for many years. Mr Gilroy's first job was in the Lackawanna Ave store of Rose the Hatter. He established a milk route which developed into Royal Dairy, which merged in 1920 with Woodlawn Farm Dairy, then operated by Harry Jones..... Elected president of the Community Chest of Scranton & Dunmore (now part of the Lackawanna United Fund) in 1943.... Member of the West Scranton Hospital Board of Directors for 35 years, elected president in 1943 & served for 9 years... President of the Friendly Sons of St Patrick in 1929, on the executive committee for 45 years.... St Patrick's Church; Holy Name Society. [long list of organizations of which he was a member & served on their boards] St Patrick's High School, St Thomas College.... Married to the former May Mulcahy on 27 Jul 1910, she died 28 Jul 1953. Married the former Frances M Orr on 26 Jan 1955. Survived by his wife; a son Robert P of Scranton, wholesale sales manager for Foremost Dairies; 2 brothers, PJ 'Scotty' Gilroy, asst clerk of the House of Representatives in Harrisburg, & Joseph G of Scranton; 4 sisters, Mrs Mary G Murphy & Mrs Thomas Ryan of Scranton; Sr Lucretia, IHM, head of the music dept at Marywood; & Mrs Allen Crane of berwick. Funeral Fri from the Durkan FH, Adams Ave; St Patricks Church; Cathedral Cemetery. Fri 23 Mar 1962; PB: William & Patrick F Gilroy; Attorney James Reinert; Daniel Orr; Joseph G Murphy, Gerald Ryan.