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I learned of "Father Jerry's" death from Paul Gutheil just yesterday
Father George G Hogan ("Father Jerry") died on Wednesday May 5 2021 Father Jerry was a Woburn Massachusetts native born on April 13 1946 He loved the Circus & its people & was proud to be known as the Circus Priest Father Hogan who went by "Jerry" was invited to assist in the "Circus Ministry" The "Circus Parish" remains a veritable nationwide Catholic assemblage Wherever a circus might be there had to be the Circus Chaplain During winter months he would be on lend to the Diocese of Venice Florida where Sarasota is located & where he was on lend to St. Martha's Parish
Father Jerry shared his birthday with Kenny Dodd & Bello Nock
Fondest memory was attending a Blue Unit wedding in Hershey, PA over which Fr Jerry officiated.
RIP, Father Jerry.
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I learned of "Father Jerry's" death
from Paul Gutheil just yesterday
Father George G Hogan ("Father Jerry") died on Wednesday May 5 2021
Father Jerry was a Woburn Massachusetts native born on April 13 1946
He loved the Circus & its people & was proud to be known as the Circus Priest
Father Hogan who went by "Jerry" was invited to assist in the "Circus Ministry"
The "Circus Parish" remains a veritable nationwide Catholic assemblage
Wherever a circus might be there had to be the Circus Chaplain
During winter months he would be on lend to the Diocese of Venice Florida
where Sarasota is located & where he was on lend to St. Martha's Parish
Father Jerry shared his birthday
with Kenny Dodd & Bello Nock
Fondest memory was attending a Blue Unit wedding in Hershey, PA over which Fr Jerry officiated.
RIP, Father Jerry.
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