The Order Of The Friendly Sons Of The Shillelagh

25 Years with the FSOS

Michael McGarry

20 Years with the FSOS

John Wagle

15 Years with the FSOS

Tim Black
Don Foley
Vincent Hart
Brian Lally

10 Years with the FSOS

Tim Lang

5 Years with the FSOS

Dennis Marshall
Dennis Pinkiewicz
Ryan Schmidt

The heat was on but our Friendly Sons golfers were more than ready to conquer the course. The "No Coolers" rule was constantly violated… hope the Triple Crown foursome is okay. They were unlisted on the chart start-up sheet, maybe it was because of Jamie O’Kane, they had never seen wooden clubs.

Jack McCarthy wants Joe Patterson’s score card reviewed… who checks scores over 120? Danny Beaumont was on his game, he traveled to Ireland to practice, so it was from Ballybunion to Knob Hill. Mike Falzone got to know the course ranger real well. That lady driving along the roadway thought she was safe but Kevin is great at hitting moving targets. He’s like a sniper with a 9 iron. I’m not going to mention how many Mulligans Alan took, numbers that big are just plain embarrassing.

Our Winners!
Low Gross: John Sheridan - Waterford Crystal trophy, also Willie Sheridan presented him sneakers (looked old and used - the other was 1 doz. Golf balls disguised as salt and pepper shakers).What man wouldn’t be happy with 12 balls.

Low Net: Pat Connor – He too has a great collection of Waterford trophies with all of his wins.

Grateful thanks go out to the following…

Golf Committee: Jim Byrne-Frank Lynch-Frank Hines
Banquet: Pat Donnelly and his crew (especially Eileen)
Sponsors: Thanks so much for a great participation hope you liked the signs.

Charlie D

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It started out with hard work and some amazing fetes of athleticism, and that was just setting up the beer stand. The weather was gorgeous and so were the people. While young, old and some very old players started the day with high hopes, in the end we could only have one winner, so congrats to the Lime green team. Have to say, Scottie Fitz's son played a blinder showing a real talent for the game... must be adopted!!!

All agreed it was a great day out, so roll on next year.

Cheers to "Team Life Support" for providing oxygen, CPR and counseling to those who weren't accustomed to playing a sport where timeouts don't occur after every play.

Special thanks to John Sheridan for organizing another terrific event at our great club, all the players, Scott Fitz for his excellent officiating skills, Gary Murphy and Frank McFadden for manning the grills, Jimmy Morris for making sure we had plenty of fluids on a hot day, and a big thanks to Lori Burns (AKA Mrs. Burnsey) for organizing the food and beverage.

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Article and Photos by Kevin Burns

20 Years with the FSOS

John Mahoney
Terry O'Rourke

15 Years with the FSOS

Rob McKiernan
John Sellmeyer

10 Years with the FSOS

Mark Archer

5 Years with the FSOS

Dave Cummins

Doing just a little catch up on the summer activities around the club. June 5 was the 11th Annual Pig Roast. It was our most successful to date. Only a few of the turkeys were incinerated  but that didn't stop folks lining up for them and porky. Grill Masters, Turkey Friars, Pork Rangers and Burger Meisters were all in top form keeping the crowd well fed.

Mr Sheridan kept all the kids on the go with his plethora of competitions. He also had one for the ladies. Some were still spinning at the end of the night. Needless to say, this staple of the FSOS calendar just keeps on growing while the day after we keep on groaning. Cheers to all participants and thank you so much for making this the success it is.

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Click the Tag below to find previous Pig Roasts

"They say that if God kisses the forehead of a baby, it becomes a philosopher, if mouth – a great speaker, if legs – a famous dancer, if hands – do-all; We wish all these to your dear baby." Author Unknown

Dylan Patrick Taylor
Born: June 16th 2010
7lb  9oz   22 1/4 inches

Proud Parents Kyle and Amanda Taylor (Kyle is a member)
Proud Gramma  Mary Costello

In early May Jack McCarthy was joined by 15 friendly sons for a weekend of self discovery through golf. Jack felt that we needed a little character building and what better way to accomplish this than to put all on the side of a mountain to drive a ball along it's sceanic slopes. Do you know how far a ball can roll when the green is on the side of a mountain.... very far and they have bear on that mountain. As a by the way, the answer to the question, "If a Friendly Son plays golf on the side of a mountain will anyone hear him cry?" Yep, and we'll make fun of him afterwards.

Kudos to Walter Farrell for helping Alan Purcell get his golf game together. Kudos to Kevin Wyer for taking time from Brokeback to join us. Kudos to all for a great night in the Beer Keller.  Kudoa to Jack McCarthy for never for the sharing moments in the group discussions. They really helped the guys grow as individuals. Pretty sure we all returned home better husbands to a man. So we should definitely do this again next year... for our wives... really.

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Congratulations to those celebrating anniversaries, someone deserves a pint.

20 Years with the FSOS

John Loftus

15 Years with the FSOS

Michael Bell
Robert Preston
Jeff Sellmeyer

5 Years with the FSOS

Michael Brady
John DeMaio
Bob Hobson
William Jarvis

 A warm sunny afternoon, Moms, Dads, GrandMa's and PopPops in tow, with a treasure of chocolate eggs just waiting to be found. Does life get any better? Sure it does, throw in some hot dogs, soda, the thrill of finding one of those prize eggs and playing with all the other kids. Not a care in the world. On Easter Saturday, Marty Cameron, with the help of family and friends once again put all this together to host the annual FSOS Easter Egg Hunt. It was a beautiful day,... "a bright blessed day".

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"Would you like to dance?", words that everyone wants to here. Just ask Kevin Morgan... he was hearing them all night long and on this night he was Dancing with the Stars. Kevin had the moves and so did most of the attendees at the FSOS Annual Dinner Dance. Though some of us are more challanged than others in that area and for safety reasons it's best that we keep our feet firmly planted in reality. 

Held once again in the lovely ballroom of the Crown Plaza at Jamesburg, the Dinner Dance Committee planned and delivered a wonderful evening to all. Live music with Vinney and E.J., and cold cold cocktails welcomed guests as they arrived in the bar. The grand ballroom with music provided by Primitive Soul, warm lighting, beautifully laid tables and men in kilts was quite the setting for the event.

Irishman of the Year, Kevin Wyer accepted his award with grace and invited all previous winners of the award to join him for a photo. This was the first year in memory that there were no new officers to be welcomed and yet we celebrated anyway. When Tiny led in the FSOS Pipes and Drums, the entire hotel knew about it. We celebrated being Irish, we celebrated our kinship, we celebrated our friendship and by God we danced.

On a final note, if Kevin's feet moved like the wind, Lorraine Schuld's hands were a blur. By the time she was finished with John Sheridan (on the dance floor) his rear had more fingerprints than the FBI. Apparently, Lorraine is not showing any signs of slowing down.

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