Herbert Joseph HOULIHAN

HOULIHAN Herbert Joseph, husband of Elizabeth Callaway Houlihan died peacefully at home on Wed, April 11, 2012. Son of the late Edward Thomas Houlihan and Mary Bernice (Maysie) Hillenmeyer Houlihan. Brother of the late Edward Thomas Houlihan and Robert Francis Houlihan. Joe is survived by his wife, Betty, and children, Thomas Coleman Houlihan; Katherine, wife of Alex Parks, Mary Elizabeth, wife of Ragab Shehata; Lucy, wife of Robert Hammond. Grandfather of Robert Alexander Parks, Katherine Laudeman Parks, Robert Jordan Hammond and Charles Joseph Parks, all residing in Georgia. H. Joseph Houlihan was a graduate of Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1937, and of the University of Kentucky in 1941. Joe served in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a navigator, First Lieutenant. He was shot down by flack after his seventh bombing mission and crash-landed in Germany. He was a P.O.W. in Germany and liberated by General George S. Patton. Joe owned and operated the Morris Book Shop in Lexington from 1946-1978. Joe was Vice President of Wallace's Bookstores, Inc., 1976-1988. Member and past President of Rotary Club of Lexington. Member, director and past President of American Booksellers Association. Past President of the Community Concert and Lecture Series. Co-Chairman of the Community Chest. Publisher with Ed Houlihan of the Henry Clay Press, a regional, historical press. A volunteer for Hospice of the Bluegrass. An original member of Idle Hour Country Club as of 1947, where he scored his Hole-in-One. A Mass celebrating the life of Herbert Joseph Houlihan will be Monday, April 16, at the Cathedral of Christ the King at 10am. In lieu of flowers, please, make donations to the Cathedral of Christ the King and/or Hospice of the Bluegrass. Kerr Brothers Funeral Home - Main Street in charge of arrangements.