Michael Joseph Gilbride, 81, passed into eternity after a long illness. Surrounded by his loving wife of 49 years, Catherine âCathyâ Cole Gilbride, and his adoring daughters, Karen and Megan, Mike drew his final breaths amid the sounds of their voices as his favorite Irish music played softly in the background.
Born December 4, 1939, in New York City to Irish immigrant parents, Mike, or Joe as he was called in his youth, grew up in a close-knit Irish Catholic community in Manhattan. As a boy he loved the New York Yankees, playing handball, and hanging out in the city with his older brother, John, cousin Frank, and friends from the neighborhood. He attended Ascension School for his primary education and the De La Salle Institute for high school.
May 1, 2021
Steven P. Pacini, 63, of Chambersburg, passed away April 28, 2021, at Hershey Medical Center. He was born on Feb. 3, 1958, in Pittsburgh, to Philip and Joan (Miller) Pacini.
Steve is survived by his wife, Michele Wallace Pacini. He is also survived by his mother, Joan Pacini, of Lewistown, and his brother, Michael Pacini (and wife Mischa) of Sarasota, FL. Steve is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Philip (Buck) Pacini, and a brother, Vincent Pacini.
A 1977 graduate of Lewistown High School, Steve received a B.S. in Business Administration from St. Vincent College in 1981. He served 25 years in the Marine Corps, having served in the Persian Gulf and Expeditionary Forces. Steve achieved the rank of Major.
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Second Catholic president causes some to celebrate, gives others anxiety
Friday, Jan. 29, 2021
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON Joe Biden became the second Catholic to be inaugurated as president of the United States Jan. 20, giving some U.S. Catholics and their religious leaders a reason to rejoice and others to fear more access to abortion under his leadership.
As Biden placed his hand on the Bible and was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, Marie Yanulus Calderoni, a Catholic from Spring Township, Penn., said a prayer for the 78-year-old Delaware resident as he assumed the responsibility of the nation’s highest office.