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IAS News Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Bill McCormick, son of our our Austin McCormick, who passed away recently. Bill was a very successful attorney who loved Irish music and has been involved with the Irish-American Society, serving as a Rose Judge and attending the International Rose of Tralee Festival in Ireland, as well as many Downtown Dallas St. Partick's Day Parades. He was a graduate of Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas and received several degrees from Colleges. Until his recent death, he was a partner at Fulbright adn Jaworski, LLP., an International law firm based in Houston where he practised in the area of mergers and acquisitions. Formerly, he was a partner at Hughes & Luce, LLP. from 1983 - 2005 and various other firms throughout his 30 year career. He is survived by his wife, four children, his father, three brothers and other family members. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam déilis "On the right hand of God may his mortal soul be."
IAS Supports the Arithritis Foundation
Pictured L to R: Jeff Savage, Director of Programs for the North Texas Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, Dianne Lowry, Don Goldman, Board Chairman of the North Texas Region of the Arthritis Foundation and Phil Lowry . 2005-2006 Co-Presidents Dianne and Phil Lowry present a check for $1955.00 to Board Chairman, Don Goldman, on behalf of the Dallas Irish American Society. The money was raised through a raffle and live auction, which took place at the annual Shamrocks and Stars Ball held on March 11th at the Tower Club in Dallas.We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the IAS members and local businesses who donated items for this worthy cause. We want to recognize Sheila Dohm, long-time IAS member, who organized the raffle and auction. Last, but not least, we are so appreciative of all the IAS members and their friends who gave generously on that special night by buying raffle tickets and bidding on auction items. The Arthritis Foundation provides services to more than 250 callers in North Texas each month. These services include: helping people find a rheumatologist and locate a nearby exercise site in addition to providing materials that explain various arthritic conditions as well as methods of dealing with different aspects of the disease.The Arthritis Foundation also trains instructors to teach land exercise and aquatics programs at twenty-four sites in the Dallas area. Other services provided include advocating on behalf of people with arthritis on both state and federal levels, and raising awareness about the disease through special events like the Arthritis Walk and health fairs. The Arthritis Foundation also provides $500,000 in funding for researchers at UT Southwestern. If you would like to get more information, please visit the Arthritis Foundation website at www.arthritis.org
"The Eyes of Texas"
All eyes are on IAS member Don Shannon as he belts out "The Eyes
Previous Issues of the Shamrock News
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Saturday, October 22nd, the Irish American Society participated in
the first Annual Plano International Festival. It was held at Haggard
Park in old downtown Plano on a beautiful fall day. The festival
commenced with an International parade in which the participants
wore native costumes and carried flags from all over the world. Throughout
the day, performers entertained people with native dances and songs.
Tables were set up throughout the park on which traditional items
from the respective countries were displayed. The IAS displayed many
items including Waterford Crystal, Belleek China and books and brochures
about Ireland. We had a very busy day entertaining questions about
Ireland and the IAS. Many thanks to Margaret and Jim Graham, Linda
Murphy, Maggie Noone and Dianne and Phil Lowry for their volunteer
efforts on what proved to be a fun, educational day for many.
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