MEMORIAL DAY PARADE 2002

The Annual Rosendale Memorial's Day Parade ended with a beautiful reading from the American Legion, with crowd participation and prayers for the victims of 9/11, as well as, all of those who gave their lives for this great country

This year's event was highlighted by a special dedication celebration for Memorial Park's new Gazebo with Speaker, former Rosendale resident and friend of Captain George G. Duffy's family, Stephen E. Huben, Jr. giving us a bit of history on the Captain's heroic death. Attending the ceremony were descendents of Captain Duffy's family as you can see in the pictorial of the morning's events below. Hope you enjoy them...

The Start of the Parade

Here you can see Legislator Alan Lomita, and Rosendale's Councilmen, Kenneth Hassett, Brian Cafferty and Deputy Supervisor Pat McDonough

Here are some happy Cub Scouts marching

The Rosendale Youth Program marches on

And...the force behind our wonderful Youth Program Ms. Cathy Wade with her highly decorated yellow Lion's Club vest on

One of Rosendale's Finest-The Bloomington Fire Department

Another of Rosendale's Finest-The Tillson F.D.

The Rosendale F.D. proudly displays its banner ...and then come the trucks!

Here's a beauty of an oldie

Another oldie but goodie, sponsored by the Postage Inn

Certainly not oldies, but proud firemen-to-be!

Horses and a "Deere"?

Main St. revisited on horseback-as in days of old

The American Legion starts off the Memorial Day Ceremony with a greeting and a reading from Commander, Diane Weeks

Legislator Alan Lomita, Rosendale Deputy Supervisor McDonough and Anne Citrone participate in the reading

With bowed heads-An invocation of remembrance

Councilman Kenneth Hasset speaks about the dedication ceremony for Captain Duffy, thanks the Rosendale Women's Club for their beautiful plantings & welcomes the Duffy family for attending and traveling so far.

Supervisor Phil Terpening welcomes all who came to the parade and thanked the American Legion for sponsoring the parade and Memorial Ceremony. He also thanked the Women's Club for their beautification of the Memorial Park and the town with their "Clean-up Day. He said that we all should reflect on those who gave their lives for their country and the tradegy of 9/11. Then Supervisor Terpening introduced Mr. Stephen E. Huben, Jr. who came from Sarasota especially to speak about Captain George G. Duffy.

Mr. Huben, a former Rosendale resident and friend of the Duffy family speaks of his love of Rosendale

Stephen E. Huben, Jr. speaks of the heroism of many Rosendale's residents, as well as, dedicating the new Gazebo in the honor of all of our "heroes" & Captain George G. Duffy

A gun salute for all fallen heroes

Supervisor Phil Terpening welcoming the Duffy family who traveled to Rosendale for the dedication ceremony

Brian Duffy, son of Captain George G. Duffy, thanks all for this special memorial dedication for his father

Fr. Jude Duffy leads a Memorial Day Prayer

Brian Duffy and family in front of the gazebo dedicated to his father. You can see the picture plaque in the center of the gazebo in memory of this "unsung hero"

The generations of the Duffy family gathered in the gazebo

The gazebo is brightened by the Duffy family. Background left to right: Stephen E. Huben, Jr., Councilman Hasset, Deputy Supervisor McDonough and Supervisor Terpening

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