Greater New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade!

The 2015 Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be led by Grand Marshal Timothy F. Gallogly.

Tim Grew up in North Branford, CT, and has lived in the New Haven area all his life. Tim has an Associate’s Degree in Business Management from the University of New Haven, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Management from Central Connecticut State University.

Tim has worked a multitude of jobs related to Construction and Manufacturing before settling on his present career, working for the YMCA. Tim Started working part time at the Wallingford YMCA in 1999, and by 2002, was awarded the full time job of Facilities Director. In April of 2006, Tim applied for and was awarded the position of full time Facilities Director for the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA Association, working for the Hamden-North Haven Branch. While working with the YMCA, in both Wallingford and Hamden-North Haven, Tim has collaborated with the Community Service Programs with the State of Connecticut as well as Project M.O.R.E. Tim was awarded the “Community Service Coordinator of the Year” award from the United Way in 2005.

The YMCA and the Parade Committee are not the only non-profit organizations that Tim has been involved with. In his “spare” time, Tim has been, and still is, involved with the Wallingford Kiwanis Club, serving as President of the club in 2008-09; the mantra of the Kiwanian is: “To Serve the Children of the World, One Child, One Community, at a Time”. Tim has also been a member of the Wallingford, CT Protective and Benevolent Order of the ELK Lodge #1365 since 2004, serving on the House Committee in the 2004-2005 year. Since 2005, Tim has been an active Board member of the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee, which is working on creating usable trail along the Quinnipiac River in Wallingford, which will promote healthy exercise in the community. A mile and a quarter of Trail has already been completed with another mile and a quarter ready for construction.

Tim’s Irish parade roots go all the way back to when his Grand Father, William F. Gallogly, Sr., petitioned in 1955 to restart the New Haven Parade, a parade that has its origin in the New Haven Irish Community in 1842. The first of the Modern Parade was held in March of 1956, and Tim was born on August 31st of the same year. Tim Grew up around parade business with his Grandfather, Father, Mother, Sister, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins, all involved with the continued success of the Parade. Tim is now a member of all four of the Sponsoring Irish Societies of the Parade: The Knights of Saint Patrick; The Ancient Order of Hibernians, serving as Vice President from 2010 to 2013; The Irish American Community Center, serving as Grounds and Set-up Chair for the annual Connecticut Irish Festival, in North Haven from 2011 to present; and the West Haven Irish American Club.

Tim is very proud to represent the Greater New Haven Irish Community as the 2015 Grand Marshal of The Greater New Haven Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, to be held on March 15th. Tim is even more proud to be representing the Gallogly Family in continuing the family legacy with the Parade. Tim is the first third-generation Grand Marshal – the pinnacle achievement of the Parade Community – with his grandfather, William F. Gallogly, Sr., and his father, William F. Gallogly, Jr., being named Honorary Grand Marshals in 1980 and 1996, respectively.

Tim would like to thank all the members of the Parade Committee for their hard work in putting such a huge event on the streets of New Haven, including Chief-of-Staff Patrick Smith, Secretary Clifford Lynch, Chairman Colleen Hines, Coordinator Petisia Adger, Treasurer Kevin A. Smith, and all those who rose to chair all the fundraising events throughout the year. Slainté!