Grand Marshal Chosen For Stamford's St. Patrick's Day Parade

STAMFORD, CT — The Irish American Cultural Society of Stamford (IACSOS) on Tuesday announced that Roger J. Fox will be the grand marshal of the 2022 St. Patrick's Day parade, which is scheduled to take place on March 5 at 2 p.m.

This will be Stamford's first St. Patrick's Day parade since 2019. The event was canceled the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's parade will have a new route; it will step off from the corner of Washington Boulevard and Main Street and continues onto Lower Summer Street, Broad Street and Bedford Street where it ends at Latham Park.

"We are delighted to have Roger as our grand marshal this year. I have known Roger and his family for many years and a finer man is hard to come by. He is a man of strength, integrity, and faith," said Parade Chairman Michael Feighan in a news release Tuesday.

Fox was born and raised in Stamford, and he credits his four grandparent families for his Irish heritage; the Foxes, the Haggertys, the Kerrigans and the Thomes. He graduated from Fairfield Prep and Fairfield University, and has been a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch for 47 years. He's currently a senior vice president of wealth management.

Fox's community involvement includes participating in the Irish Democratic Club, where he has served as president. He has also served as president for the Young Democratic Club and the Stamford Senior Babe Ruth League.

He was the first chairman of the Stamford Harbor Commission and has coached various youth leagues in the city. The leagues include Stamford Youth Hockey, Stamford Youth Soccer, Springdale Little League, Stamford Babe Ruth Softball, Catholic Youth Organization Basketball, Stamford Middle School Football and Youngtimers Basketball.

Fox has been involved in Catholic education for 30 years and has served as vice president for the Stamford Catholic Regional School System, chairman of the Trinity Catholic Advisory Board, and chairman of the Catholic Academy. He was the campaign manager for John W. Fox's Connecticut state representative campaign, as well as the campaign manager for Dan Fox's state representative campaigns.

Fox will also be honored at the Grand Marshal’s Dinner, scheduled for March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Serafina at the IC in Stamford.

Former Parade Chairman James P. Bartley will also be honored posthumously. Bartley was the parade’s second-ever chairman, leading it for 12 years. Tickets for the dinner, which raises funds to run the parade and to support a parade scholarship can be purchased here.