Brentwood St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 18, 2023
College
Grand Marshal Dr. Edward T. Bonahue
President, Suffolk County Community
We feel “lucky” to have Dr. Edward Bonahue leading SUNY Suffolk and we salute everyone involved with the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The Brentwood Parade Committee
wishes to thank:
Our Signature Sponsors
Heartland Business Park
Ross Center for Health and Rehabilitation
South Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health
Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc.
A very generous donor who wishes to remain anonymous Benefactors
Brentwood Chamber of Commerce
Brentwood Fire Department
Heartland Business Park
Michael Houlihan/Farrell’s of Brooklyn
Roslyn Savings Bank
Suffolk County Community College
Suffolk OTB and
Everyone who participated in the planning of this annual event
Our advertisers for their generous support
St. Anne’s RC Church for offering the Mass of Peace
Suffolk County for the assistance of the Police and Auxiliary Police
The Town of Islip and especially the Parks Department
American Legion Joseph Loeffler Post #1006
Campbell’s Bakery
Gino’s Fashion Tuxedos
And a very special thank you to the men and women of the Brentwood Fire Department for the use of their facility on parade day and for the continuing help and support they generously give to this committee!
Parade Committee Members
Michael J. Grant, Chairperson
Life Members
Andy Como
Heidi De Piazzy
Ellen Edelstein
Shauna Henderson
Sharon Hoover
Butch Jennings
Edward J. Kelly
Jason Klosowicz
Kevin O’Reilly
Bill Menendez
Bill Schwarz
Mike Sgroi
Manny Troche
Sue Tully
Pauline Cuevas
Kathy Ryan*
Kay Schmidt
Maria Scott
Tim Pollock*
George Talley*
*deceased
Bellone COUNTY EXECUTIVE
March 18, 2023
Dear Friends,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2023 Brentwood St. Patrick’s Day Parade Residents from Brentwood and the surrounding communities have gathered for over half a century to celebrate this occasion.
I am pleased that the parade committee has selected Dr. Edward Bonahue, president of Suffolk County Community College, as this year’s Grand Marshal. Dr. Bonahue is a seasoned higher education executive with more than 20 years of experience in community college education, including service as a tenured faculty member and executive administrative leader. His life-long service in education to is truly deserving of today’s recognition.
On behalf of Suffolk County’s 1.5 million residents, I would like to extend my best wishes to Grand Marshal Bonahue, and my appreciation to the Brentwood Parade Committee for once again organizing this remarkable event.
Enjoy the festivities!
Sincerely,
STEVEN BELLONE Suffolk County Executive
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE Steven
This page is dedicated to our dearly departed Past Grand Marshals
1969
1970
Hon. Edward U. GreenHon. John L. Barry
1972
1973
Bishop John R. McGannJohn B. Tyrell
1976 1977
1971
Rev. Thomas A. Judge
1975
Sister Joan de Lourdes
1979-1980
James J. Duffy Rev. William SingletonJohn F. Middlemiss, Jr.
1981
Marian Repetti
1984
1982
Thomas J. Daly
1985
Sister John RaymondRobert Matherson
1987
John Fleming
1989
Thomas J. Hackett
1992 1993
Arthur J. Schiller
1995
Daniel G. Scott
James P. Melton
1996
John T. Ryan
1999 2000
1983
Thomas Murphy
1986
Bernard T. Callan
1990
William A. Sharkey
1994
Thomas W. Koyles
1997
Anna K. Schmidt
2002
Hon. Caesar TrunzoHon. John CochraneDavid Medina
2002
2005
Augustin Medina John Kennedy
2016
Edward J. Tully, Jr.
2009
George M. Talley
Founder and twice Grand Marshal Hon. Michael J. Grant (1974 & 1998)
Edward T. Bonahue
Dr. Ed Bonahue is the President of Suffolk County Community College, the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. SUNY Suffolk is a comprehensive publicly-supported, two-year, open enrollment institution, with campuses in Selden, Riverhead and Brentwood, and downtown centers in Sayville and Riverhead. The college has a current enrollment of more than 23,000 credit students, 7,000 continuing education students, and more than 140,000 alumni.
Dr. Bonahue is a seasoned higher education executive with more than 20 years of experience in community college education, including service as a tenured faculty member and senior executive. Prior to joining the college on June 28, 2021, Dr. Bonahue served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. In that role, he provided leadership for planning, management, and assessment of all credit and non-credit instructional programming, and economic and workforce development initiatives. He successfully implemented nine new baccalaureate programs and multiple associate of science degree and certificate programs, as well as two deferred-admission partnerships with the University of Florida. In addition, he served as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Chair, Department of Humanities and Foreign Languages; Co-chair, International Education Initiative, and he earned tenure as a professor of Humanities and Theatre.
In addition to his administrative experience, Dr. Bonahue’s scholarly research on Renaissance literature has appeared in Studies in Philology, Renaissance Papers, Studies in English Literature, and elsewhere, and his work on Stephen Sondheim has been reprinted and cited repeatedly since its first publication. His study on best practices in international education has been published by NASPA, and he has served as Managing Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly at the Folger Shakespeare Library. In 2009, Dr. Bonahue was a Fulbright Scholar with the U.S. International Administrators Program in Germany, and in 2016-2017, he was an Aspen Institute College Excellence Program Presidential Fellow. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the HIA-LI (Hauppauge Industrial Association - Long Island).
Dr. Bonahue earned the Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in English literature at the University of North Carolina, and his B.A. in English literature from Wake Forest University. He is also a proud graduate of Ward Melville High School and the Three Village School District.
With loving thoughts we dedicate this page to
Michael J. Grant Sr.
Husband, Father, Grandfather and Founder of the
Brentwood St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1969
Georgia J. Grant
Michael & Eileen Grant
Michael, Joelle, Michael J & Riley Anne; Kevin & Dakota
The Late Patricia & Robert Flynn
Caroline, Stephen and Meghan
Colleen & Michael Kelly
Caitlin, Kevin & Mairead; Brighid; Michael, Arynn & Charlotte; Matthew and Daniel
Eileen & William Lyons
Liam, Colin and Luke
Alison & Brian Casey
Erin & Jaxxton; Logan, Emmett and Gavin
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In Memoriam
This page is dedicated to the memory of Terry Wagner
Loyal parade supporter and Honorary 2023 Grand Marshal
This page is dedicated to the memory of
George Talley
Lifetime Parade Committee Member and
2009 Grand Marshal
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
This page is dedicated to the memory of Edward J. Tully, Jr. (Mickey)
Founding member of Islip Town Firefighters Museum and
2016 Grand Marshal
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Best wishes,
2016 Grand Marshal
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CONGRATULATIONS BRENTWOOD’S 2023 GRAND MARSHAL
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Ellen Edelstein, Vice President
Francis Picart, Trustee
William Menendez, Trustee
Dorina Barksdale, Trustee
LIBRARY DIRECTOR
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Congratulations to the Brentwood Parade Committee and Grand Marshal Ed Bonahue on the Brentwood St. Patrick’s Day Parade!
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Congratulations to the Parade Committee!
Special thanks to the Brentwood Teachers who take part in the parade with enthusiasm and pride for our Brentwood schools and the wonderful Brentwood community.
BTA Executive Officers:
Kevin Coyne, President
Jerry Martusciello, Executive VP
Kristine Curran, 1st Vice President
Bill VanderBeek, 2nd Vice President
Ann Lackner, 3rd Vice President
Andy Acunzo, Secretary
Joe Roderick, Treasurer
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March
Mass of Peace
St. Anne’s RC Church
18, 2023
March
Happy St. Patricks Day! and Congratulations to Dr. Ed Bonahue from
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VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
DR. EDWARD BONAHUE
President of Suffolk County Community College
for being named Grand Marshal of the 2023 Brentwood St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Donna Moravick, RN, NP, MBA Executive Director
Congratulations
and Best Wishes
From the Chiefs, Officers and Members of the Brentwood Fire Department
Congratulations
to the 2023
Brentwood St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee and Grand Marshal Dr. Ed Bonahue
Recipient of the New York State Conference
2015 Top Improved Membership Productvity Unit Award
The Ofcers of the Islip Town Branch of the NAACP and the Back to School Rally Commitee, Congratulate the Men and Women of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Commitee
William Moss, President
Ed Groce, 1st Vice President
Michele Robinson, 2nd Vice President
Teresa Bryant, 3rd Vice President
Carla Simpson, Secretary
Helen Moss, Treasurer
Renee Barnes Assistant Secretary
Donovan Currey, Assistant Treasurer
JOIN OUR TEAM! The Islip Town Branch meets every third Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm in the auditorium of Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library. All are invited!
Congratulations to Dr. Ed Bonahue
2023 Grand Marshal and The Entire Parade Committee ______________________________________
Commemorating the 107th Anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916
Best Wishes
George L. Roach, Esq.
Past Grand Marshal
2007
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My Heartiest Congratulations to the 2023 Brentwood St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee and to Grand Marshal –Dr. Edward Bonahue
Here’s to many years of grand heritage!
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