Joseph O'Dorisio * Thomas Roberts Reath * George H. Righter * David Rupp, III * Alec Scott * Camillo Traino * William H. S. Shultz * Pennington H. Way * Raymond J. Ballone * Lewin Bennet Barringer * Edwin M. Blackstone * Sidney F. T. Brock * A. Ward Canizares, Jr. * Vincent N. Cappelli * Joseph J. Carbine * James Carothers * Samuel E. Carr * Domenic J. Castorani * John J. Chester * Ralph M. Colflesh * Calvin G. Condiff, Jr. * Vincent J. Cornacchio * Anthony Leslie Cowan * George Darcy * Louis De Rico * James DiBartolomeo * Bernard DiFrancesco, Jr. * Charles A. DiValerio * Albert M. Ehart, Jr. * Edmund A. Faggioli * Joseph A. Fanelli * Frank J. Fazio * Louis A. Ferrante * Albert T. Fiorini * James A. Fitzpatrick * Charles H. Fleming * William T. Flynn * Vincent J. Forte * Thomas J. Foy, Jr. * Anthony A. Franchetti * William M. Freas * Fred P. Friel * Paul J. Gaffney * Joseph J. Gallagher * Albert R. Gatti * Angelo P. Giordano * Edward J. Glackin * Stanley S. Gondek * William Gormley * Charles W. Grater * Arthur E. Greenwood * John J. Gribbin * William E. Gross * John F. Haines * Edward A. Hanlon * John J. Harkins * William R. Harney * Henry J. Harper * William J. Hartnett * Charles J. Haughton * Joseph P. Haughton * John A. Heintz * Joseph T. Hennessey * Louis J. Herb * Andrew H. Hershey * Albert G. Hess * Joseph F. Hill * Albert H. Hoelsworth * George W. Hogan * Charles R. Hopkins * Charles E. Horstmann * Albert C. Huber * George R. Hughes * Walter E. Huhn * Frederick W. Hunter * James F. Jackson * Raymond F. Jackson * Joseph F. Janda * Albert J. Janulewicz * George A. Jaroszewski * Charles J. Jastremski * Walter J. Jenkins * Raymond G. Jensen * Walter E. Jester * Harold A. Johnson * John R. Johnson * William H. Johnson * George A. Jones * Joseph P. Joyce * John J. Kane * Louis F. Kelleher * William F. Kelleher * Alfred J. Kelley * John J. Kelly * Thomas F. Kelly * William J. Kelly * Harry A. Kenney * Thomas H. Killeen * William J. King * John J. Kinsella * Thomas J. Kinslow * John A. Kirchgessner * John A. Kirschner * George E. Klauder * John J. Klinger * Walter A. Knecht * Albert J. Knoll * William J. Knowles * Herman J. Koehler * Joseph J. Koller * Albert J. Konrad * Peter J. Kowalski * Joseph F. Krajewski * Joseph F. Kruczek * George H. Krumenacker * Albert F. Kuchler * Frank J. Kuhn * James J. Lafferty * James F. Lamb * Joseph P. Lamb * Leo J. Lamb * William J. Lamb * John J. Lane * Edward J. Lang * William J. Larkin * Walter J. Lauer * John A. Lawlor * George H. Leary * John T. Leary * Joseph A. Leary * Michael J. Leary * Charles H. Lee * George F. Lutz

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Monday, May 25th 2026

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radnor township

Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony

Please join us for the annual Memorial Day celebration.

All active and retired military personnel are welcome to march!

Monday, 25 May 2026 at 9:45 AM
(Rain or Shine)

A brief Memorial Ceremony will immediately follow the parade
at the corner of Runnymede and South Wayne Avenues.

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Guest Speaker:

Grand Marshall:

PAUL HAYES – 2026 Grand Marshall
The Grand Marshall for the 2026 annual Radnor Township Memorial Day Parade is Mr. Paul H. Hayes of Wayne, Pennsylvania. Mr. Hayes is a United States Army veteran of the Korean War, having served from 1952-1954 on the Korean peninsula and in Hokkaido, Japan after the conclusion of hostilities in Korea.  Mr. Hayes was a member of the First Cavalry Division and for 8 months of his tour of duty was responsible for a squad of twelve men.  In 2021 he attended the 100th anniversary celebration of the founding of the First Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas and met Major General John B. Richardson, IV, the Commanding General of the First Cavalry Division.  During their meeting Mr. Hayes learned that General Richardson was the grandson of his Regimental Commander in Korea who had presented him with an award for being the Soldier of the Month
Following his service in the Korean War, Mr. Hayes returned to his home on Long Island in New York and began a successful career in real estate.  After a series of promotions, he and his family relocated to Wayne, Pennsylvania where his real estate business continued to thrive.   Mr. Hayes retired in 2006 and remains an active member of the community.
Mr. Hayes is a member of St. Katharine of Siena Catholic Church where he is involved in many activities.  He serves as an altar server for daily Mass, is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and leads the Charismatic Prayer Group.  When not involved with church activities, Mr. Hayes enjoys taking care of his yard and stays fit by walking throughout Wayne.
Mr. Hayes is the proud father of two daughters.  His daughter Tara will accompany him along the parade route.

 

 

 

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a brief history of memorial day

Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War and a desire to honor those who have died in service of the United States of America It was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11. “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land,” he proclaimed. The date of Decoration Day, as he called it, was chosen because it wasn’t the anniversary of any particular battle.

It is now observed in every state on the last Monday in May with Congressional passage of the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 – 363).

Photos courtesy of Pete Bannan / Main Line Suburban Life