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Norah Taggart
August 10, 2006
What a good friend and pastor he was to us when we arrived in 1973 from England to live in his parish. He became a good friend and visited us several times after we returned to England in 1985, and also lent us his wonderful apartment in Florida where we spent three very happy holidays. He will always be in our prayers and although we shall miss him, feel sure that he has his place in heaven.
Norah & Gerry Taggart, England.
Ninette & Gene Euler
July 25, 2006
I met Fr. Colligan 36 years ago. He has been a friend and a part of many family celebrations throughout these years. I now feel like I know his family, too.
With deep sympathy to the Colligan family from Gene and myself as well as the Ammirati/Euler families.
Mary Ann & Lee Dammers
July 24, 2006
You will truly be missed. What a wonderful priest and friend.
Patricia R. Hunt
July 23, 2006
Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Monsignor Colligan. OLQofMartyrs was our parish for 38 years and we will remember you not only as our pastor but a very dear friend to all our family. God bless you and our sincerest sympathy to your family.
Love to you from Patty,John, Kathryn, Leslie, Tracy, J.C. and Amy
Mike Lattanzi
July 22, 2006
Godspeed Msgr.......I still tell friends after all these years about your special talent for name/face recognition with your flock. My thoughts and prayers are with you, your family, and your extended church family.
Jane and John Brown
July 20, 2006
Joseph F. Colligan was a close friend for over 50 years;we prayed and played golf together for most of them; he will be dearly missed by all who knew him and exemplified all that a servant of God should be.
Kate O'Hagen
July 19, 2006
RIP Uncle Joe
I love you and will miss you. I'll think of you whenever I spot a new freckle.
Sara Cannon
July 19, 2006
Eternal rest to you, dear friend, Msgr.Colligan. You & your ministry will be sorely missed among us during the winter months.Sympathy to your beloved family.
Sister Sara Cannon, CSJ
St. Paul of the Cross Church
North Palm Beach FL.
John & Anita Griffen
July 18, 2006
We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Joseph Colligan. Father Colligan married us 30 years ago in the little chapel in Centerport where we grew up. May God comfort you all during this time of sorrow.
Marge Dritto
July 18, 2006
Dear Father Colligan, our priest and pastor, we will miss you so much. May God hold you in the palm of His hand!
William Fennelly
July 18, 2006
May God bless this good and holy man. Dear Lord, meet him at the gates of heaven and hold him in your loving arms until the final day when we all meet again.
From a former student at St Pius X and a friend of recent years.
William Dennis Fennelly
Piscataway, NJ
Robert Kohl
July 18, 2006
Our deepest sympathy to the family of Msgr. Colligan and the parish of OLQM. Msgr. Colligan was a friend and an inspiration and will be greatly missed.
Robert and Elizabeth Kohl and Family
Mr.&Mrs. Daniel Muscara
July 18, 2006
Our sincere sympathy is extented to the loving family of Monsignor Joseph Colligan. Father Joe was our dear friend for more than fifty years and we will miss his friendship and guidance, his visits to our home and family and his good humor and conversations at our table. We dare to hope that we will meet him again in Heaven.
Sincerely, Alice & Dan Muscara
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