Tribute To Original KC St Patrick’s Parade Participant
One of the original participants in the first Kansas City St Patrick’s Day parade with Mike Murphy all those years ago, John Joseph ‘Jack’ Kitchin, who recently lost his fight with cancer, has a warm tribute in the Kansas City Star.
Kitchin’s uncle sent money to Ireland to entice his 15-year-old sister to join him in America. That sister later became Kitchin’s mother and, most likely, the source of his Irish pride.