In long, loving memory...

	After a brief illness, EMO's daughter Mary O'Donnell Montague passed peacefully on 21 November 2007 with her loving children at her side.
	Mary's spirit dwells within these pages, and her love shines brightly through for all the O'Donnells.
	Remember Mary for her strength, her generosity and devotion to family, her compassion, understanding and very forgiving nature, and perhaps above all else, for her unquenchable Irish humor

Mary's family gathered together on the day of her funeral (11-25-2007)

A grand bunch, aren't they?

	EMO's grand-daughter Maureen O'Donnell Leon continues to improve in her second battle against cancer. Maureen resides today in Virginia with husband Ralph and their children Meghan, Alicia, Carrie and Andrew.
	Carrie and Alicia have been doing most of the reporting on Maureen's condition, and things are finally looking better - Maureen is now cancer-free and on the road back to good health.
	Please keep the Leons in your hearts and prayers.

	EMO's great-grandson Tom Montague and Sarah Moss (both of Syracuse, NY) tied the knot on 21 June 2008.
	The wedding ceremony took place in the home of one of Sarah's best friends located on 110 Juneway Drive, by shocking coincidence, the very same childhood home of Tom's dad, Edward Thomas Montague, Jr., eldest son of Mary Herself!
	Now, there's good Karma, no?

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	It so happens that Tom is not only an art teacher and IT guru mystic at Most Holy Rosary Elementary School in Syracuse, he's also quite the talented artist - check out his hand-painted wedding invitation on the left!
	Tom and Sarah's haircuts depicted in this thoughtful caricature are slight exaggerations, but their smiles are totally for real.
	Congrats to Tom and Sarah - we look forward to a long life of collaborative innovations and artistic displays!

	EMO's great-grandson Chris Murphy and Hannah Maher (both of Rochester, NY) tied the knot on 1 August 2008 in Rochester.
	Hannah and Chris are both finishing their NYS Teacher Certifications, and are seeking teaching posts for Fall 2008.
	You want Irish dancing? Both the bride & groom (along with their innumerable siblings and cousins) danced for years with the Drumcliffe School - yes, there was some Irish dancing at the reception!

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	EMO's great grand-daughter Katie Montague (elementary school teacher, cross country coach, business owner, marathoner, humorist, whirling dervish and Irish dancer extraordinaire) hitched her wagon this summer to Chris McCarthy from East Syracuse.
	CMac can now look forward to many decades of rigorous training and dedicated domestic service in the Special Katie Forces.
	And the rest of us can look forward to another Irish wedding (the last one was a beaut).
	Congrats to CMac and Kadybugz!

8^th-Annual Montague Rocky Point Reunion: (under development)

The Montagues gathered once again at Rocky Point outside Inlet, NY, for their annual summer reunion

	EMO's great grand-daughter Kristin Montague just graduated ("escaped", says Kristin) from Cooper City High School in South Florida.
	Kristin graduated with honors, ranking 54th out of 551 seniors at CCHS after four years with the Marching Band (playing flute and mellophone) and the Symphonic Band (playing flute and oboe).
	She'll begin at Syracuse University in August 2008, majoring in biology (like her mother and father before), but no thank you, she has no plans for joining the marching band!

	Kristin's main squeeze, Josh Ehrlich (see Senior Prom pix on the left) visited with the CNY Montagues in July 2008.
	While in Syracuse, Josh took the opportunity to intern under Jim "J-Bone" Montague, apprenticing in the fine arts of coffee breaks, cross-word puzzles and hot-tubbing.
	Josh is from North Miami Beach, a graduate of William C. Krop High School, and will begin Culinary Arts in September 2008 at Johnson & Wales University in North Miami

Free baby sitting services available: "Free," that is, if there's Gannons Ice Cream in the deal! EMO's great grand-daughter Kelly Montague (also from from Cooper City High School) was up in Syracuse for the month of July, and EMO's great grand-daughter Carrie Rewakowski put her right to work, horse-whipping Brendan, Noah & Mary-Kate nicely into shape - "Piece of cake," says Kelly. "Right," says Mary Kate. BTW, Carrie threw a blowout "Sweet-16" birthday party for Kelly on 30 July - check out Kelly below with her "Sweet-16" gift of string pearls set aside last year by Grandma Mary Herself!


*Kelly & her Posse*	*Happy Sweet 16!*