Since January 1975, when The Grand Council was reorganized, the Grand Council of United Emerald Societies has been the governing body in selecting the Aide to Grand Marshal representing the Emerald Societies in the New York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Before that date, some of the winners of the coveted “Aide to the Grand Marshal” included Bill McGowan, Frank Brady, Barney Ferguson, Gerald O’Malley, Jim O’Meara, and John Clark. Barney Ferguson was also the Grand Marshal of the 1978 Parade.
This is an ongoing project, and we seek your help in identifying the Aides for the following years 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1992. Please email us at info@gcues.org if you have any information.
1975- FRANK CULL, FDNY ES
1976- WILLIAM CONKLIN, SCPD ES
1977- PHILIP BOLGER, NYCDOE ES
1978- JOHN WARNE, NYPD ES
1979- GERALD SULLIVAN, CON ED ES
1980- JOHN MCINERNEY, NYSCTS ES
1981- MATTHEW FEELEY, NYPD ES
1982- MARTIN HARDING, WCPES
1983- JERRY KRUGER, NYCHAPD ES
1984- TOM DOYLE, FDNY ES
1985- JIM HARRINGTON, NYPD ES
1986-TBD
1987-TBD
1988-TBD
1989-TBD
1990- THOMAS CONNAUGHTON, DSNY ES
1991- ROBERT ALGAR, SCPD ES
1992 TBD
1993- Charles Duffy Wagner, NYCHA ES
1994- MICHAEL P. LAVALLE, NYCTA PD ES
1995- PATRICK COMASKEY, US CUSTOMS ES
1996- WILLIAM WHELAN, FDNY ES
1997- LOUIS WALKER, NCPES
1998- BRIAN J. SHARKEY, NYCD ES
1999- MICHAEL P. DONNEGAN, GCUES LEGAL COUNSEL
2000- WILLIAM LAWRENCE, ConEd ES
2001- THOMAS DUNN, FDNY ES
2002- ROBERT GOFF, NYCHA ES
2003- WILLIAM REILLY, MABSTOA ES
2004- JAMES W. BYRNE, SCPD ES
2005- FRANK JORDAN, TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATION EMERALD SOCIETY
2006- THOMAS GORMLEY, WCPES
2007- ROBERT J. EARLEY, SCFF ES
2008- ROBERT GIBSON, TBTA ES
2009- DENNIS MULCAHY, NYPD ES
2010- BERNARD SULLIVAN, DSNY ES
2011- FRANK BEIRNE, FDNY ES
2012- WILLIAM FITZPATRICK, WCFF ES
2013- ROBERT J. CREIGHTON, SCPD ES
2014- EDWIN DAY, ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE
2015- THOMAS DOYLE, DSNY ES
2016- KEITH LAVALLE, GCUES LEGAL COUNSEL
2017- BRIAN COUGHLAN, NYPD ES
2018- KATHLEEN CASHIN, NYCDOE ES
2019- THOMAS B. FARRELL, NYCD ES
2020-2021 EDWARD P. BOLES, FDNY ES
2022- Honorable Edward Grayson, DSNY ES
2023- PATRICK J. LYNCH, NYPD ES
