Dunleavy honored as 2023 Member of the Year

“My sincere thanks to all of the officers and the board of trustees for the great honor of representing the Nutley Irish American Association at the 44th annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade as the ‘Member of the Year 2023,’ said Joann Dunleavy.

Dunleavy was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and, at the age of 4, moved to Bloomfield. She attended Saint Thomas the Apostle School in Bloomfield and then attended Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair. While working for Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., she met her future husband, John. They married in 1960 and moved to Nutley in 1964.

This honor is being shared with her three children, Coleen, Michael and Kathleen, along with four grandchildren, Robert, Brittani, Christopher and Riley, and one greatgranddaughter, Khloe.

Dunleavy’s roots start with her mother, Kathleen Monica Riordan. She was the 13th child of John Joseph Riordan and Mary Ann Shalloo. Both of Dunleavy’s grandparents were born in New York City, but their parents were born in County Clare, Ireland. Dun-