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Festival mourns loss of founding board member

December 23, 2009

The Great American Irish Festival family is mourning the loss of board member Bonnie Tulloch Ehre, 69. Bonnie was a founding board member of the festival and has overseen the merchandise vendors since the GAIF's inception. After her latest battle with cancer she succumbed to complications at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center just before 3 am on December 20th, 2009. Bonnie passed away peacefully with her family by her side.


Her funeral was held on Wednesday December 23rd at 11:00 AM at St. John the Evangelist Church, where a Funeral Mass was celebrated. Interment was in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

She will be sorely missed by her wonderful family, the Great American Irish Festival, the Mohawk Valley Irish community and by many, many others.