John Shea (3/01 John F Kennedy National Award)
Excerpt from Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade 3/18/01: John Shea
50th Annual Parade: A MILESTONE IS ACHIEVED
March 18, 2001
It was another windy, almost blustery, pre-parade morning in the K-Mart parking lot. But then, why should this year be different than any other? John Victor Shea, the JFK National Award recipient, demonstrated his love for Western Mass. by talking lovingly about his days growing up in Springfield and attending Cathedral High School.
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Excerpt from Union News 2/02: John Shea
U.S. House chaplain to get JFK award
By MARTIN J. LAUER Saturday, February 23, 2002
HOLYOKE - The chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, the first Roman Catholic priest to serve in that capacity, has been selected to receive the John F. Kennedy Award in conjunction with the city's March 17 St. Patrick's Parade.
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The prestigious award was established to honor the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Mass., the nation's first Roman Catholic chief executive, who was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963.
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It is given to an American of Irish descent who has distinguished himself or herself. The winner last year at the parade's 50th anniversary was John Shea, an actor with ties to Springfield.
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Excerpt from Boston Irish Tourism Association 2011: John Shea
Hoyoke John F. Kennedy National Award Winners - 1958-2011
Here is a list of men and women who have received the John F. Kennedy National Award, as bestowed by the Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, as part of its annual celebration of Irish Heritage each March in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
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YEAR RECIPIENT
2001 John V. Shea
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Excerpt from Berkshire Eagle 3/5/12: John Shea
Local author earns big prize
By Derek Gentile, Berkshire Eagle Staff Posted: 03/05/2012 12:04:43 AM EST
Previous winners of the JFK Award include Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough; U.S. Ambassador Daniel Rooney; astronaut Cathy Coleman; actor John Shea; former AFL-CIO President John Sweeney; former professional and college basketball coach Frank McGuire; and former NBA commissioner Lawrence O'Brien.
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