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Official 2003 Parade Roster
May 29, 2003
 Dorchester Day Parade

1630 2003

Sunday, June 1, 2003

1:00 p.m.

Under the auspices of The Dorchester Day Parade Committee Inc.

In conjunction with City Of Boston

Hon. Thomas M. Menino, Mayor

Parade Theme: Salute to the Seniors of Dorchester

Cecily Foster, Director

Mayor's Office of Special Events & Tourism

Patte Papa, Public Celebrations

Stephen Allen Sr.

Chief Marshal

July 1925-March 2003

Parade Route

Dorchester Avenue, marching north from Lower Mills (Pierce Sq.) to St. Margaret's Church at Columbia Road and Dorchester Avenue.

Reviewing Stand

The Chief Marshal and Unit Leaders will review at Chief Marshal's stand at Edison Green St. and Dorchester Avenue, Catherine Clark Apartments.

The following information is published for the convenience and guidance of the troops and organizations that will participate in the Dorchester Day Parade, Sunday June 1, 2003, in Dorchester. The starting time of the parade will be 1:00 p.m. (1300 hours).

 

CHIEF MARSHAL

Stephen J. Allen Sr.

ADJUTANT

Edward J. Crowley

GRAND MARSHAL

The Honorable Thomas M. Menino

VETERAN'S ADVISOR

Thomas Materazzo, Commissioner

Veteran's Services, City of Boston

CHIEF PARADE COORDINATOR

Edward Crowley

DIVISION COORDINATORS

Karen MacNutt Military Division

Mary DeMariano Division One

George Hacunda Division Two

Barbra Trybe Division Three

Janet Cummings

Ed Regal

Nancy Crowley

Jim Crowley

Craig Jenkins

Steven Simpson

Craig Hughes

Kay Tanney

Adam Abrams

Craig Crowley

Rev. Josh Fulton

 

DORCHESTER DAY PARADE COMMITTEE

John Scannell President

Helena Cybulski Vice President

Joseph Chaisson Treasurer

Edward Crowley Clerk

Karen Crowley Secretary

Stephen J. Allen Sr. Chief Marshal

George Hacunda

Mary O'Brien DeMariano

Steve Allen Jr.

Kay Tanney

Annissa Essaibi

Richard Shea

Craig Hughes

Joe Zinck

Michael Bonanno

Barbra Trybe

Sean Delaney

Denise Doherty

Pam Smith

Catherine O'Neil

Ruth Brown

Michael Mackan

Ed Geary



PAST CHIEF MARSHALS

1963 John Harold*

1964 Daniel Broderick

1965 William Green

1966 Lester Magoon

1967 John Comer

1968 Eugene McCarthy

1969 Thomas Kelley

1970 Richard Cicirega*

1971 John Zedon

1972 Luigi Milanese*

1973 Joseph M. Keady

1974 Edward V. Hardwerk*

1975 Thomas E. Mulligan

1976 Arthur R. Murphy*

1977 Samuel B. Mullin

1978 Charles H. Tuttle

1979 Ernest Wilkins

1980 Leo Paul Travers*

1980 Sam Sawtelle

1981 John Scannell

1982 William H. Walsh

1983 Shaun D. Beed

1984 Walter V. Riley

1985 Warren E. Stewart*

1986 Charles Chubbuck*

1987 James Jake

1988 Joseph S. Martin

1989 Robert F. Sheehan*

1990 Robert t. Reaney*

1991 Joseph J. Zinck

1992 William H. Walsh

1993 John H. Harold*

1994 Eugene McCarthy*

1995 Charles R. Bigelow

1996 Warren Hoppie

1997 John R. Shanks

1998 George Hacunda

1999 Joe Nolan

2000 Karen MacNutt

2001 Don Brown*

* denotes deceased

 

ADVANCE UNIT

Boston Fire Department

Fire Commissioner Paul Christian

Also units joining us from Milton, Braintree

Boston Emergency Service

Mark O'Neil

Boston Emergency Medical Services

Deborah Acres

General Ambulance

Kevin Rosado

Eascare Ambulance Service

Fallon Ambulance Service

Liberty Jazz Band

Bob MacInnis

Boston Police Motorcycle Units

Boston Police Honor Guard

Boston Police Commissioner Paul Evans

National Guard Flyover

CHIEF MARSHAL'S UNIT

Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston

Boston Police Gaelic Column

Honor Guard

Rice Post AmVets #28

Chief Marshal

Stephen Allen Sr. Deceased

July 1925-March 2003

MOUNTED UNITS

Mass State Police, Sgt. J.F. Condon

Boston Police Department

MDC Mounted Unit, Lt. Susan Murphy

State Adjutant - Disabled American Veterans

Thomas Daly, Joe Broderick

Parade Chaplains

Suffolk County Sheriff's Dept.

Sheriff Andrea Cabral

Boston Municipal Police, Lt. Frank DeRosa

Mass. Bay Transit Authority Police, Lt. Laughlin

Officers and Crew of the USS Ramage DDG 61

Commander R.M. Hendrickson

Mass. Maritime Band

Commissioner of Veteran's Services, City of Boston

Thomas Materazzo

Mayor of Dorchester

Jim Hogan

Dorchester Day Celebrations Committee

Little Miss Dorchester, Veronica Lingo

Dorchester Historical Society

Elaine Croce-Happnie - President

The Boston Home Sister Bridget Hasse

McCormack Middle School Step Team

Kaimy Masse

Kit Clark Senior Services

Anita Nasra

Close to Home

Aimee Thompson

Waltham American Legion Band

Roy Cummings


MILITARY DIVISION

Support Our Soldiers

Phil Carver

5th Massachusetts Battery

James Dodge

Vietnam Veteran's Workshop Honor Guard

Jim Branch, Ralph Kelly

Dorchester Chapter 13 Disabled American Veterans

Eugene Race, Commander

United States Coast Guard Color Guard

CW02 Manuel P. Lomba

Dorchester High School JROTC

Maj. Clayton Hogan/ 1Sg Eddie Oliver

South Boston High Army JROTC

Charles Korzeniowski

English High School Army JROTC

LTC Paul Jones

Brighton High School Army JROTC

Hyde Park High School Army JROTC

CW3 Brown

East Boston High School Army JROTC

Roy Williams

Brighton High School Army JROTC

1 Sg Gregory F. Taylor

West Roxbury High School JROTC

Capt. Michael Lagow Retired Navy

Tortorelli's Worcester Sound & Light Band Organ


DIVISION ONE

St. Ann's Color Guard

Eileen Cunningham

Performed for the officers and crew of the USS Ramage on board the ship on May 31

Councillor Maureen Feeney

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Br. Peter Mary

Sponsored by Mt. Washington Bank

Local 103 Electricians Float

Michael Mahoney

City Council President Michael F. Flaherty

Councillor Felix Arroyo

Councillor Charles Yancey

Codman Square House Tour

Marksmen Alumni Drum and Bugle Corp

David Chapdelaine President

First Parish Church

Michael Pratt

City Councillor Stephen Murphy

Worcester Steel Band

Russ Weisman

Sponsored by Bayside Expo and Executive Office Conference Center

Dorchester Lacrosse

Mike Devlin

Councillor Maura Hennigan

Westbrook Fife and Drum

Dolores McGrath

Friends of the Lower Mills Library

Michael Sand

WUMB Radio

Linda Wheeler

Register of Deeds Francis Mickey Roache

Crann Tara Pipe Band

William Kasper

Christ the Rock Metro Church

Brian Lane

The Little German Band

Joseph Machado

Dorchester Youth Hockey

Sue Coppinger

First Baptist Church in Dorchester

Rev. Mark Weaver

The Cycling Murrays

 

DIVISION TWO

St. Brendan Color Guard

Helen Collins

Senator John (Jack) A. Hart

Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps

Peter LaFlamme Band Manager

Dorchester YMCA

LaTonya Arnold

Caritas Carney Hospital

James Benoit

Representative Martin Walsh

103rd Electricians Pipe and Drum Band

Mark DeMariano

Colum Cille Pipes & Drum

Joe Kleinberg

Hub Plumbing and Mechanical

John Wood

State Representative Marie St. Fleur

Tony Barrie (Saugus Veterans) Marching Band

Abington Savings Bank

Aramis Fernandez

Ascohoma

Sylvane Simon

Codman Square Health Center

Candice Gartley

Dorchester Recycling Coalition

John Anderson

Middlesex County Volunteer Fife and Drum

Jim McGrath

Sponsored by Shaw's Supermarkets

Shaw's Supermarkets

John Dillon

Dorchester Sewer Seaparation Project

Kate Barrett, Regina Villa Assoc.

Vietnamese Community of Massachusetts

Standish Village of Lower Mills

Mauara McCarthy

Dot Art

Leslie McWeeney

The Foley/Trinity Financial

Concerts in the Park

Dick Ambrosia

Edens and Avant

Andrea Matterson Joe Pierik


DIVISION THREE

Committee to Elect Matthew O'Malley

Bandmasters Crimson Brigade

Barry Nathanson

Sponsored by Abington Savings Bank

Murphy Community Center

Joe Holloran

Patsy's Clowns

Patricia Craffey

Tropical Harmony Steel Orchestra

Randy Harrison

Dynasty Production, Inc.

Cynthia Coker

Bible Baptist Church

Pastor Gary Corbin

Boston City Band

Russ Weisman

Dorchester Adult Literacy Coaltion

Khiet Luong

Dorchester People for Peace

Donna Mase

Brian Boru Pipe Band

Peg Donohue

Committee to Elect Ego Ezedi

Committee to Elect Patricia White

 

GENERAL ORDERS

The parade will step off at 1:00 p.m. SHARP! From Washington Street facing Dorchester Avenue, and proceed North on Dorchester Avenue with dismissal at Columbia Road and Dorchester Avenue.

The Chief Marshal and Parade Committee will report to Dorchester Avenue and Washington Street (Pierce Sq.) at 11:45 a.m.

Military will form on Adams Street, Facing Washington Street at 12:15 p.m.

Division One will form on River Street, Facing Washington Street at 12:30 p.m.

Division Two will form on Morton Street, Facing Washington Street at 12:30 p.m.

Division Three will form on Washington Street, Facing Morton Street at 12:45 p.m.

Musical units are expected to continue playing until they reach the end of the parade at Columbia Road.

Units are urged to keep the parade moving. If vehicles are out of service, they must be moved to the side to let the parade pass through.

Rate march is 120 steps per minute.

Units are urged to close gaps.

By order of

Stephen J. Allen Sr.

Chief Marshal

Official

Edward Crowley

Parade Adjutant

THESE GENERAL ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE PARADE

EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE.

 

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