Patty George, Community Liaison for the Town of Eastchester, and her husband Billy George, Eastchester Firefighter, are the Honorees for the 2024 Eastchester Irish-American Club (EIASC) 18th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

 

Her Irish ancestry is on both sides of her family. Her mother, Margaret Murray, is the daughter of John Murrihy (name changed at Ellis Island to Murray) and Catharine Lee. John and Catharine, Patty’s maternal grandparents, met on the boat coming to America in 1920 and were both from County Claire. Patty’s father, Joseph Russell, is the son of Mary Sutton and Joseph Russell, whose connections to Ireland go back several generations to her paternal great grandparents who were from Kilkenny and Tipperary.

 

Patty and her husband Billy have been members of EIASC for 20 years, where she has volunteered in leadership roles as Membership Secretary and Treasurer, in addition to volunteering at many Club events over the years including, the summer picnic, the Gala, golf outing and marched with the Club in various Irish parades throughout the region.

 

Her community service starts with active participation in the Parent Teacher Associations and events at Waverly School, Greenvale School, Eastchester Middle School and Eastchester High School as her children were growing up.

 

In addition, Patty’s extensive volunteering includes as a Girl Scout leader for 12 years and religious education instructor at Immaculate Conception’s Parish School of Religion. She participated many times in the Relay for Life and the Bronx Zoo Run for the Wild. She has also volunteered for the Columbus Day Celebration Committee and Karen’s Hope Golf Outing.

 

Patty graduated from the Academy of the Resurrection in Rye, NY and received a B.A. in History from State University of NY at Binghamton.

 

Patty and Billy have been married for 33 years and are the proud parents of three children: Katie, Kimberly and Danny.