IRISH MAN OF THE YEAR

Born in New Brunswick, NJ on August 26, 1961, he is the second of seven children born to Vincent and Ann. He grew up on Gerard Avenue in Old Bridge, attended St. Ambrose School, Jonas Salk Middle School and graduated from Madison High School in 1979.

After leaving school, he joined the US Navy and served aboard the USS LY Spear. On his discharge from the Navy he returned to Old Bridge and started his own contracting business, KW Construction. In 1986, he married his lovely wife, Catherine Murphy. The family of two became a family of four with the birth of sons, Sean and Ryan.

In 1990 he joined the FSOS and since then has been involved in numerous club projects. The list of projects is endless but here are a few, The renovation of the bar, building of the storage shed, adding new siding to the building, renovation of the lounge, construction of the Pavilion. The project to repair both bathrooms had him working 10-12 hours a day at the club. Kevin was instrumental in re-roofing the building and installing the new A.C. System at substantial savings to our club. It was Kevin that started what has become known as the Annual Pig Roast, by staying overnight and cooking pigs in a barbecue pit.

Throughout all of this Kevin found time to serve on the FSOS Executive Board. He served first as a Keeper, then as Vice-President and eventually President for 2006 - 2007. Being an elected officer for most of his time with the FSOS he was ineligible for this prestigious award. In what is seen as an award that’s  long overdue to a man that has given so much of himself to our organization, I give you the FSOS Irishman Of The Year, Kevin Wyer.

Article by Larry McGrath