

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO WERE PRESENT ~ IN BODY & SPIRIT. You can still contribute to Carol Ann's grand 85th! Read more to find out how below.
GILROY WAS HERE - just an Irish Catholic, New Jersey girl.
Was this year's #85 garden soiree a "final hurrah?" Who knows.... Enjoy photos & video from Carol Ann's 85th surprise party as well as the slideshow that we made to honor her. You can still participate by sending in your words to honor Carol Ann's role in your life by clicking the button below.
In words (via email), for Carol Ann's birthday book. Click here >>> to send an email with your thoughts &/or feelings.
FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE, please click the aside button to view images from Carol Ann's surprise 85th birthday party on Monday, September 7th. You can also post any photos you want to share to the album. >>>>
Germany began its Siege of Leningrad. Carol Ann debuted as the first of six born to Marion & Frank Gilroy in Somerset County, NJ. Senator Bernie Sanders was also born on this same day nearby in Brooklyn, NYC.
"Green Eyes" by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra was the #1 Billboard hit. Sargent York was the highest grossing film of the year. And, on December 7th, Pearl Harbor was attacked with the USA declaring war on Japan in response.
WWII had begun.

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