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 2025 Dutchess County
St. Patrick's Parade
Grand Marshal is...

Margo Martin Maher

Margaret Martin was born in Co. Dublin Ireland in a small town called St. Margarets to her parents Catherine and Thomas Martin.  Margo as she is known is the second oldest of 7 children.

At the age of 18 Margo convinced her father to let her come to the USA on the grounds that she locate his brother and reconnect them.  Margo came to the U.S. as an au pair working for a Doctor in the White Plains area of New York. During this stay Margo met her future husband and was Married on January 8th, 1961 to Robert Maher.  The couple then relocated to Wappingers Falls and opened  Wappingers Auto Service which they operated for 35 years.

Margo is a mother to four children- Katherine, Robert, Donald and Shaun and grandmother to eight grand children and four great grandchildren. 

Margo has played an active role in the community by giving back to the youth as a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts. She was a member of the Ladies Home Journal where she participated in Crafts work giving back to the community.  Margo is very active as a volunteer delivering Meals on Wheels to the needy for the past 8 years.  She is very active with St. Mary's Church in Wappingers Falls where she volunteers at the Thrift Shop, sings in the choir and had taught religious education until the school closed.

She has been a dedicated member to the Dutchess County St. Patrick's Parade committee, volunteering with the Parade committee for 12 years.  Margo has worn many hats- as coordinator for the Emerald Ball, coordinator for the raffle committee and has acted as treasurer.  She is ever involved with the Irish Community and is also past president and current member of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians.

Please come and welcome Margo as the 2025 Grand Marshal at the Emerald Ball on February 15th, 2025 at the Elk's Club on Overocker Road.

 

Bill Brogan enjoying the 2005 Parade

 

Dutchess County
Saint Patrick’s Parade
Past Grand Marshals 

•      1996 Father Charlie Coen
•      1997 Ethel Brogan
•      1998 Con Flaherty
•      1999 Mary and Fred McVicker
•      2000 Rev. Msgr. Francis P Bellew
•      2001 Jim O’Brien
•      2002 Michael J. Kelly
•      2003 James Cunningham
•      2004 Margaret Connolly
•      2005 Dave Costello
•      2006 Jack Fedigan
•      2007 Tim Doyle
•      2008 Noel Morris
•      2009 Kenneth Brown
•      2010 Gerard McVicker
       2011 Matthew P. Fitzgerald
       2012 Mary Jane Ekins Kelly
       2013 William "Bill" Brogan
       2014 Glen P. Kelly
       2015 Joe Daily 
       2016 Bruce Coneeny
       2017 Eileen McDonald Sassmann
       2018 William J. O'Hare
•      2019 Doreen Katherine 'Lynch' Shepheard
       2020 Kieran Michael Lalor
•      2022 Joseph Corrigan
       2023 William "Bill" Holohan Beale
       2024 Andy O'Grady