|
|
Article: With his fighting spirit, Joe performed miracles; 500 flock to funeral of tireless worker for minorities, prisoners. (Viewpoint).(Joseph Mulholland)(Obituary)
- Article from:
- National Catholic Reporter
- Article date:
- March 22, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Joseph Mulholland died at age 73 at his home in Douglaston, Long Island, N.Y., on Feb. 3. If, as in the early church, saints were declared by popular acclamation, the 500 friends, neighbors and colleagues who flocked to the funeral of this tough, tender man at St. Mary's Church in Manhasset would have voted him in on the spot.
But not for the usual reasons. Joe didn't fit the profile. Happily married for 42 years to a fellow social worker, Dorothy, father to three sons and a daughter, doting grandfather of nine, he was a family man, rooted in his community and its struggles. The jobs he did so well never defined him: probation officer, creator and administrator ...