The Knights of Columbus for the Jurisdiction of Massachusetts
proudly will bestow its highest public honor,
THE 2009 LANTERN AWARD
upon
John and Magi Bish (Molly Bish Foundation)
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Bish Family - Lantern Award
Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus Lantern Award
Patriots' Day at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel, the Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus presented its highest award, The Lantern Award, to John & Magi Bish of Warren.
John and Magi Bish were recognized in an emotional evening for their tireless work on the Molly Bish Foundation after their daughter disappeared from her lifeguard station.
Prior recipients include many members of the hierarchy and political areas not only here in Massachusetts but in the United States.
Featured speakers were the Most Reverend Robert McManus, Bishop of Worcester, the Most Reverend Daniel P. Reilly, Bishop Emeritus of Worcester, and William F. Donovan, State Deputy of the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus.
L-> R Honorees John & Magi Bish, State Deputy William Donovan, Annmarie Donovan
State Deputy Donovan presents Lantern Award to John & Magi Bish
(Photography by Maureen Hancock)
L-> R Auxiliary Bishop of Boston Bishop Robert Hennessey, State Deputy William Donovan, Honorees Magi & John Bish
(Photography by Maureen Hancock)
State Deputy Donovan presents Lantern Award to John & Magi Bish
(Photography by Maureen Hancock)
Establishment of the Lantern Award
During the tenure of Past State Deputy James H.
Norton
(1956-1958), and at the time of the Diamond Jubilee an
outstanding feature of Mr. Norton's tenure in 1957
was the inauguration of the Lantern Award.
State Deputy Norton thought this was an appropriate
way to honor those who reflected the religious
and patriotic ideals of the Founding Fathers.
Named for the Lanterns placed in the tower of the
Old North Church in Boston to warn Paul Revere.
The award, given by the Massachusetts State
Council
is presented at the Patriot's Day Dinner, which has
drawn a number of illustrious speakers over the years.
Past Recipients of The Lantern Award
2008
Bishop William E. Lori
Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut and Supreme Chaplain
Bishop William E. Lori Lantern Award 2008
2007
Bishop Timothy McDonnell
Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell Lantern Award 2007
2006
Raymond Flynn
Former United States Ambassador to the
Vatican
Former Representative, Mayor of Boston and City Councilor
Catholic Orator
2005
Newman A. Flanagan
Past State Deputy of Massachusetts
Former Supreme Director
Former District Attorney of Suffolk County
Executive Director, National District Attorneys Association, Washington D.C.
PSD Newman Flanagan Lantern Award 2005
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2004
Reverend Philip G. Salois
Chaplain for Veterans Administration New England
Healthcare System.
Founder and President of National conference of Vietnam Ministers.
Fr Phillip Savois Lantern Award 2004
2003
General Patrick H. Brady (Ret.)
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
General Patrick Brady Lantern Award 2003
2002
Carl A. Anderson
Supreme Knight
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson Lantern Award 2002
2001
Most Reverend Thomas L. Dupre, S.T.L.
Bishop of Springfield
2000
Most Reverend Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap.
Bishop of Fall River
Archbishop Sean O'Malley Lantern Award 2000
1999
Most Reverend Lawrence J. Riley, D.D.
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston
1998
Most Reverend Daniel P. Reilly
Bishop of Worcester
1997
Robert P. Casey - Ellen Casey
Former Governor and First Lady of Pennsylvania
1996
John Cardinal O'Connor
Archbishop of New York
1995
William M. Bulger
President, Massachusetts State Senate
1994
Professor Mary Ann Glendon
Harvard Law School
1993
Honorable Joseph R. Nolan
Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1992
John F. Collins
Former Mayor of Boston
1991
Bernard Cardinal Law
Archbishop of Boston
1990
Thomas J. Flatley
Philanthropist, Industrialist, Humanitarian
1989
Edward P. Boland
United States Representative (retired)
| 1988 | |
| Most Reverend Thomas V. Daily | Doctor Martin J. Dunn |
| Supreme Chaplain | President of Por Cristo |
1987
Henry J. Hyde
United States Representative
1986
Virgil C. Dechant
Supreme Knight
1985
Charles A. MacGillivary
Medal of Honor Winner
1984
General Paul X. Kelley
Commandant of the Marine Corps
1983
Thomas J. Hudner, Jr.
Captain, U. S. Navy (retired)
1982
Timothy J. McCarthy
Special Agent, U. S. Secret Service
1981
Senator Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr.
Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy (retired)
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1980 |
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Carl Michael Yastrzemski |
Major General Henry J. Mead |
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Boston Red Sox |
Chaplain's Corp. U. S. Air Force (retired) |
1979
Mildred F. Jefferson, M.D.
President, Right to Life Crusade
1978
Most Reverend Joseph F. Maguire
Bishop of Springfield
1977
Doctor John W. McDevitt, K.C.K.S.G.
Past Supreme Knight
1976
Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D.
Bishop of Fall River
1975
John A. Volpe
U. S. Ambassador to Italy
1974
Frank W. Tomasello
Retired Associate Justice
1973
Humberto Cardinal Medeiros
Archbishop of Boston
1972
James A. Farley
Patriot - Statesman
1971
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge
Special Envoy to the Vatican
1970
Ben G. Shapiro
Founder, Massachusetts Committee Catholics, Protestants
and Jews
1969
William E. Powers, K.S.G.
Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court
| 1968 | |
| Very Reverend Michael P. Walsh, S.J. | Doctor Abram L. Sachar |
| President of Boston College | President of Brandeis University |
1967
Most Reverend Jeremiah F. Minihan, D.D., LL.D.
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
1966
Arthur J. Goldberg
Ambassador to the United Nations
1965
Very Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C.
President, University of Notre Dame
1964
Daniel F. Foley
National Commander, The American Legion
1963
Robert J. Cousy
Exemplar to American Youth
1962
John W. McCormack
Speaker, United State House of Representatives
1961
George Meany
President AFL/CIO
1960
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Archbishop of NewYork
1959
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Archbishop of Boston
1958
Robert F. Kennedy
Chief Council, Senate Select Committee on
Improper Activities in the Labor and Management Field
1957
J. Edgar Hoover
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation