The annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the Shore Casino will feature Kevin Guerin and the Round the House Band in addition to Irish Step Dancers, bagpipes and the typical and authentic Irish Buffet that is synonymous with the Shore Casino.
The event will be Friday, March 15 with doors open at 6:30 for the 7 p.m.. event
“When I am not in Ireland, I love bringing Ireland to Atlantic Highlands,” laughed owner Kathleen Sweeney, a native of Ireland who gained her American citizenship five years after moving here decades ago and has retained all her Irish charm ever since.
Sweeney, who has hosted numerous Irish events both at The Shore Casino and her former restaurant, the Casino in the Park in Jersey City, said popular attention and requests to continue the long time celebration of St. Patrick’s Day has convinced her the Irish celebration is the main event of the month for the popular restaurant, located in the municipal harbor in Atlantic Highlands.
The popular Kevin and the Round the House Band have appeared here many times in the past, she said, and once again the evening’s program will also feature Daly’s Irish Step Dancers, talented young dancers adept at the intricate and swift moving steps of old-fashioned Irish music. Guerin, who is the band leader for the Round the House Band, also plays the guitar and tin whistle.
As always, the Irish buffet will include corned beef and cabbage, scones and clotted cream and other Irish and American favorites requested for the sumptuous buffet table.
Tickets for the event, which includes the Buffet, entertainment and cash bar, are $65 each, and reservations are available on line as well as at the door, space permitting.
“You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy a St. Patrick’s celebration,” Sweeney laughed, “we just love to bring laughter, happiness and a good time to everyone.”
Further information is available buy calling the Shore Casino at 732-291-4300.
The link to register for the for the St. Patrick’s Day extravaganza
Democrats and Republicans … Politics and Politicians … in Atlantic Highlands they were far different in 1981 than they are today, according to daily newspapers from that era.
It was a time when the Democrats were so disgusted with the Republican control of the governing body their two candidates for the two seats to be decided in the November election dropped out of the race in the 11th hour, in effect telling the voters they did not want a bi-partisan form of government and would let the Republicans easily gain control of all seven positions, the six council seats and the mayoral post.
Democrat leader James R. Snyder said the actions of his own party “disgusted him” because of that response to the Democrat party attempt to keep a two-party system of government in the borough.
Republican Everett Curry was Mayor at the time, and the two seats held by Democrats John Kelleher and Herbert Moore were up for three-year terms in November. Both Kelleher and Moore indicated they did not want to seek another term. Robert Waldron, who had originally indicated he would seek election to one of the seats as a Democrat, also dropped out, with all three Democrats citing their own job commitments.
As a result of the Democrat action, when voters went to the polls in November 1981, Republicans Robert Abrams and Edgar Braun were on the ballot, along with independent Margaret Benson, a member of the Henry Hudson Regional Board of Education, with no Democrat hopefuls for the two council seats.
Snyder said, “this is a Republican town, there’s no kidding about it,” annoyed he could not find Democrat candidates to run for the two vacant seats. “They’ve been running the town for 75 of the last 80 years,” Snyder continued, “let them start cleaning up the place.”
So the Republicans did, winning easily over Mrs. Benson, polling 966 and 937 votes over her 401, with 58% of the registered voters casting ballots.
After the election Republican Jane Frotton was named to the vacancy created by Les Merker, who had resigned his seat too late to be included on the ballot, creating an all-Republican borough council.
The main issue facing voters at the time appeared to be “cleaning up First Avenue” and getting new businesses to open on the borough’s main street.
James Murphy is a gentleman. He’s quiet, rarely raises his voice, listens to people and goes out of his way to be courteous. All of that is his nature.
He’s also a Christian, brought up to believe in fairness, honesty, and always doing the right thing.
He’s also a councilman in Atlantic Highlands, the lone Republican on an all Democrat governing body; last year the odds weren’t much better, it was only Murphy and the Mayor who were Republicans.
As the lone Republican this year, Murphy rarely votes against the majority. He rarely speaks up about his own opinions, but rather it appears he goes along with some things he doesn’t like, but doesn’t find harmful, just not the best idea. He does that, it appears, because he knows his single vote wouldn’t change a thing, and he would rather weigh the benefits or deficits of challenging everything with which he does not agree.
But then James Murphy and Lori Hohenleitner, two dedicated members of the borough council, pitted themselves against each other in the last election, both feeling he or she would make the best mayor. Both campaigned long and hard, both made their positions known, both relied on the people of Atlantic Highlands to make their own decision.
When the votes were counted in November, the vote was close enough that Mr. Murphy called for a recount. The recount showed Ms Hohenleitner picked up yet another vote, but still only a handful ahead of him. She correctly was sworn into office and since then has been working tirelessly at her new post, and honestly admitting how much she enjoys being the Mayor of Atlantic Highlands.
But some where in the back, somewhere in the dark, there were some who had questions about the veracity of the election. There was talk about votes that weren’t counted, others that should not have been were. There was doubt in whether the electoral process worked correctly.
There was enough talk that it apparently made James Murphy think he should stand up and do something about it.
It appears that when it comes to something that’s really important, something that could impact the community, the entire county or even the state, if not the nation, James Murphy has shown he can stand up, take the heat, and do what he feels is absolutely right.
On Monday, March 11, there will be final written arguments with Mr. Murphy insisting and armed both with investigations and legal action, that there was something wrong with how votes were cast, counted, recorded, or something else possibly wrong with a system that gives people not only the right to vote but the right to expect their vote will count.
He has been strongly criticized for this, been told he’s tearing a small town apart, pitting neighbor against neighbor, costing lots of money. He’s taken it all silently. Mrs. Hohenleitner’s party has put out advertisements requesting for donations of up to $1500 in order to help finance her defense of her seat as Mayor.
Are we, in the United States, supposed to be such weaklings and such followers that we dare not challenge something we feel strongly is wrong?
Are we not entitled to use the laws of the nation that gives everyone the right to vote?
Are we not to expect that that vote is cast and counted correctly?
If that is the case, why even have laws?
Why even have Judges?
For that matter, why have elections, meetings, discussions or anything else guaranteed to Americans under the law of the land?
Aren’t we allowed to question when we feel or see that something is wrong with the election process?
It appears that by his actions Mr. Murphy is shaking the tree of justice. All should be appreciative of that.
Don’t both sides in this argument want justice to be served? Don’t both sides want the weak or rotten fruit to fall from the Tree of Justice? Don’t both sides want to ensure that EVERY election is fair and honest? Why would the either side fear questioning an election? Why would either party fear bringing questions before a Judge to ensure the system is working correctly?
After reading the final arguments she receives in court Monday, Judge Zazzali has her own decisions to make. She must decide whether everyone who cast a ballot did it honestly and correctly and had it counted correctly. She has to decide whether mistakes were made at several different levels. She has to make a choice on the best way to resolve any inaccuracies, mistakes, or improprieties.
If the judgment goes in Mr. Murphy’s favor, she then has to hand down a decision on how to handle and rectify what she believes has been unfair, improper or illegal for the voters of Atlantic Highlands.
Then what would happen?
Would the other side appeal that decision?
Would the same people who are charging that Mr. Murphy is tearing the town apart then challenge the decision of a Superior Court judge?
Would not that action tear the town apart even more?
Would either side have the energy to continue to work hard for the residents of the borough in municipal government?
These are the very same things they have accused Murphy of doing in the first place.
Would it be a different story if they were to appeal?
If the Judge rules against Mr. Murphy’s arguments, what happens next?
Would Mr. Murphy continue to serve his term as councilman and be able to work with a council overwhelmingly opposed to his ideas? Would he be able to continue to represent residents who have harshly criticized and mocked him for his actions in pursuing laws of the land?
Whatever the decision, let us hope it gets resolved quickly and all those involved are mature enough to swallow pride, accept justice and move forward continuing to participate in local government and keeping the needs of the residents uppermost in their actions.
It’s obvious both persons involved love their borough and want to participate in a major way in keeping it the wonderful town it is. Ms. Hohenleitner has shown in her brief time in the office she can take action, can make decisions and loves doing it. Mr. Murphy, by his actions in challenging the accuracy of the count, has shown he can take pressure and stand up for his beliefs in spite of personal attacks.
Let us hope all residents continue to believe in the United States government, its laws, its system of settling disputes and its guarantee that all persons have the right to dispute what they feel is wrong. Let us recognize that few of us have the courage to do something about it, in spite of criticism and fears of retaliation and should be recognized, if not praised, for being able to stand up and take the heat.
It’s courage, good laws, decent people, and understanding that are the foundation of America’s greatness.
A special blend of coffee, a private label from FirePower for Freedom in both individual pods and pound packages, is now available at the Commission Shop for SSN796 New Jersey, the submarine now nearing completion and scheduled to be commissioned at NWS Earle in Leonardo in September.
The Commissioning committee, established five years ago to serve as a liaison between the ship and the state or which it is named, has a shop full of New Jersey submarine commemoratives which help raise the funds necessary for numerous activities for the ship’s crew, be they in need of gifts, habitability upgrades, NWR support or scholarships.
With the addition of coffee to the variety of caps, tee shirts, cups, decal, keychains and other gifts, the Commission is now also contributing to Bridging the Cap for Veterans, Inc., a New Jersey based 501.3 organization whose mission is to provide transition assistance and open career doors for military veterans.
The organization holds programs and seminars on military installations as well as college campuses teaching veterans tactics, techniques and procedures for employment in the civilian workplace. Coffee available at the Commissioning Store comes in both one-pound packages and 24 K cup boxes.
The Coffee the Bridging the Gap organization has introduced is a mild roast blend called Anchors Away Available immediately on the submarine commissioning committee’s website, it will also soon be available through various fundraising programs with youth groups. Kiosks are set up in Atlantic City for its Air Show as well as in numerous towns for their special activities. All products will be available at various locations during Commissioning Week.
In its five years, the Commissioning Committee has introduced the new submarine and its pre-commissioning crew to the state for which it is named. Starting with a group of five members of the Navy League, the committee has grown into a separate (501) 3 c nonprofit organization with 17 members, all of whom have background or attachments with the US Navy, with five of them submariners and three executives from the Battleship New Jersey (BB62) museum in Camden. Also serving on the committee is the parent of a sailor stationed on the submarine.
Purposes of the Commission is to organize and fund various events surrounding the upcoming ceremony and to establish and grow a relationship between the new ship and its namesake state’s residents. The Commission arranged for members of the pre-commissioning crew to visit various locations in the state meeting with students, residents and municipal. County and state leaders.
Their first visit last year included spending time with the NJROTC cadets at MAST, the Marine Academy of Science and Technology at Sandy Hook, as well as at Hartshorne Woods, the Monmouth County historic park where guns from the second state named ship New Jersey (BB62) are part of the former fortification overlooking New York Harbor.
Commission Committee member Peter Engleman pointed out that many of the items in the shop are common elements seen in any ship’s store, including caps and sweatshirts, as well as challenge coins and stickers, water bottles and spicy sauce.
Also to be included in the new merchandise available at the store will be the commissioning coin with a design by MAST student Russell Karchmer. Kashmer’s design and artwork for one side of the coin was the winning entry out of the more than 300 submitted by students from throughout New Jersey.
The ship’s coin and one representing the legacy, the two previously New Jersey-named ships, BB 16 and BB62 will also be offered for sale, either individually or a set of the three, each with its own design. Engelman said the shop may also carry prints of a painting of the submarine.
Persons wishing to view and purchase items from the Submarine New Jersey (SSN796) store can visit their website at http://njcommissioning.org
Everything from Irish music by the Dueling Knights to an Irish breakfast complete with scones and marmalade are on tap at Our Lady of Perpetual Help gym Sunday to begin celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
The Rev. Joseph J. Donnelly Council 11660 of the Knights of Columbus, champions of the free Sunday breakfasts every month, are adding an Irish three leaf clover touch to the March 10 event, beginning at 8:30.am and continuing through the morning until noon.
“We know how much everyone loves our regular Sunday breakfasts,” said Mike Napolitano, grand knight of the local council, “and what better way to show our appreciation for all their support in our Knights event than to prepare an Irish breakfast to honor them and St. Patrick?”
In addition to the Dueling Knights providing background music with guitar, acoustic and electronic additions, Ellen Williams and the Knights will lead the crowd in an Irish Folk Classic sing along.
With Irish music in the background, the chefs, well known for their culinary expertise, will enlarge the regular menu to include a Knights specialty, “Irish French toast,” together with Irish Soda Bread, corned beef hash, Coffee with Irish Coffee syrup, Irish Cream coffee creamer, Irish green tea, St. Patrick’s Donuts and mini cupcakes. All that is offered in addition to the regular breakfast menu that includes scrambled eggs and cheddar cheese, pancakes, bottled water and more.
Guests will also receive keepsakes of the special breakfast.
While the Knights present the St. Patrick’s Irish Breakfast, like all their breakfasts, at no cost, donations are always gratefully accepted to help the Knights offset the costs of their numerous projects aiding both individuals and families in need as well as upkeep of the two churches in the parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Route 36 in Highlands and St. Agnes Church on Center Avenue, Atlantic Highlands.
Knights are also always available to answer any questions for catholic men interested in becoming a part of the international organization.
The breakfast will also give interested persons the opportunity to make reservations for the April 20 Sinatra Night and Comedy Show also sponsored by the Knights of Columbus council.
That event will be held at the Charles Hesse Parish Center on South Avenue in Atlantic Highlands and features Eric DeLauro presenting a Sinatra Tribute that has received accolades throughout the state.
Broccoli Rob, also known as Robert Anthony, who has appeared at Knights’ events in the past, will be the master of ceremonies and standup comedian for the April 20 event.
Tickets for the Sinatra Night, which also includes a full deluxe buffet dinner catered by Taliercio’s Gourmet Deli of Middletown, are $40 per person. There will also be a drawing for a flat screen tv, other family-friendly entertainment, soft beverages and dessert. Guests are invited to bring their own additional beverages if they choose.
Reservations can be made Sunday with any Knight at the Breakfast, on line by e-mailing miltenap1962@gmail.com, or by sending a check to the KofC at 160 Navesink Ave., Highlands, NJ 07732.
Further information is available by calling 862-368-0801.
Sculptures of former Bank President William C. Johnson and Courier newspaper publisher Matthew J. Gill have been installed in the new Township Hall, fulfilling a promise Mayor Anthony Perry made to the Gill family.
The sculptures were created by famed artist Donald DeLue after both township leaders died within six months of each other in the early 1980s. The town hall addition built shortly after was named the Johnson Gill Building in their honor. Both sculptures stood at the door of the building reminding visitors of the importance of being involved and compassionate parts of the community.
When members of Gill’s family met with the mayor after the building was torn down, the Mayor assured them he would have the sculptures back in Town Hall. In the meantime, the sculptures were moved to the Middletown Township library so they could remain on display during construction.
Last month, the library and township moved both sculptures back to the new Town Hall where they oversee the most used meeting room on the first floor of the complex.
Johnson was born Jan.23, 1902 and died Oct. 20, 1981; Gill was born Jan. 7, 1921 and died Feb. 15, 1982. Both were contemporaries and friends of DeLue who was born in 1897 and died in 1988.
DeLue, whose sculptures are internationally known, was highly regarded and held in esteem not only for his sculptures but also his medals and medallions, marveling the world of artisans with the ability to create beauty in both larger than and smaller than life artistic pieces. Many of his sculptures he designed and created in his studio in Leonardo. His Flame Thrower was a significant design created for the New York World’s Fair.
DeLue sculptures now appear in museums, colleges, universities and national parks and historic sites throughout the United States as well as in several locations in France. He has numerous works at Gettysburg and at Valley Forge, as well as his nine-foot-tall sculpture of Thomas Jefferson, which is at Wichita State University in Kansas.
Gillwho published The Courier, the township’s most popular weekly newspaper, from 1960 until his death after which it was sold to former State Senator and US Navy Captain Joseph Azzolina. He is recognized on the sculpture for his newspaper, as well as for being an eminent and highly respected Middletown real estate broker and former post commander of the VJW Post 2179. The inscription below the sculpture reads “ He touched many lives in his lifetime.”
The fourth generation of his farming family born in Middletown, the newspaper publisher went to local schools before joining the US Navy and serving in World War II. In addition to founding several other businesses in the township as well as purchasing and expanding the award winning Courier, he was also president of Gill Realty, Gill Associates and Gill Travel. He served the township on the first township Economic Council, the Human Rights Council, the Monmouth County Narcotics Council and the Port of Monmouth. He was honored by the Chamber of Commerce as the Businessman of the Year.”
Johnson was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and moved to the United States with his parents in 1910 when the family settled in Keansburg.. He started his banking career as a clerk at the Keansburg National Bank, then worked for several years at Irving Trust in New York, before returning to the Keansburg Bank. He then rose through the ranks from clerk to bank president, remaining as president when it became the Keansburg Middletown Bank, and Chairman of the Committee when that merger then became United Counties National Bank. He also served the township as a Township Committeeman, planning board member, tax assessor and tax collector.
Beneath his sculpture are the words by which long time local residents remember Johnson: “A Banker with a Heart.”
The Highlands Business Partnership will host the 11th Annual Guinness Run – St. Patrick’s Day Parade Fundraiser Saturday, March 9 traveling across the hill of Highlands.
The race will begin at Off the Hook restaurant, 1 Navesink Ave at the Captain Azzolina Bridge, where contestants will fill their cup and race to South Peak Street and back to the finish line at Off the Hook.
The runner with the most liquid in their cup at the end of the race will win the Guinness Run!
All contestants’ cups will be weighed at the beginning and end of the race. The winner will receive the Guinness Run Trophy and $100.00 in Highlands bid cards. Second Place will be awarded $50.00 in Bid Cards.
The $45.00 registration fee includes, a commemorative t-shirt, Guinness pint glass, for the first 100 registrants, and access to the post-Race party for all runners at Off the Hook.
Registered runners will enjoy Guinness and a variety of delicious food provided by Off the Hook. Runners can register at Off the Hook beginning at noon Saturday. Runners must be 21 and provide ID. All proceeds benefit the 20th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade to be held on March 23, at 2PM.
Proud supporters of the 11th Annual Guinness Run include Monnmouth County Tourism, Montecalvo/Bayshore Family of Companies, Bahrs Landing, Bridge Marina, Feed & Seed, Farmacie by the French Market, Dovetail Vintage Rentals, Hufnagel Tree Service, In the Garden, Off the Hook, Proving Ground, Seafarer, WRAT, 95, Brian & Joelle Kelly Family Foundation, PKF O’Connor Davies Accountants and Advisors, Scott Inderwies, Driftwood Real Estate Group, and Ritchie & Page Distributors.
For more information and to register online visit www.highlandsnj.com or call 732- 291-4713
Awards were also presented to students Henry Hudson Regional who achieved individual success as the Student, Athlete and Artist of the month, along with staff Members Nancy Shaffery and Mrs. Merker.
Councilman Brian Dougherty, who is the borough council’s liaison to the regional school district, announced all the names of the award winners at the council meeting to the applause of those in attendance, and congratulated each of the students on their successes.
Champion Awards were presented to students in each grade from kindergarten through six grades.
Kindergarten champions this month are Neve Brummer, Brendon Forman, Natalie Luizao, and Sofia Pena Nino.
First grad champions for perseverance are Jesslyn Alvarez, Gabriella Galgey and Jack O’Donnell.
Second grade champions are Denise Carmona, Travis Catsam, Henry Gorfain, and Jack Herr.
Third grade champions are Jefferson Mejia-Salguero, Lilah Riley, Graham Sohl and Khloe Torres
Fourth grade champions are Natalie Hensle, Grayson McGrath and Sophia Sharack
Fifth grade champions are Matthew DeLouise, Cora Devereaux and Qynn Maloney
Sixth grade champions are Flynn Buehler, Catherine Miller
The students honored at Henry Hudson Regional School grades 7 through 12 this month are Charlotte Young, selected as the Student of the Month; Jack Kirkpatrick, the athlete of thee Month, Emma Spagnolo, the artist of the month and Nancy Shaffery the staff member of the month.
Dougherty was named the liaison the schools at the reorganization meeting of the governing body in January, starting a new custom that gives the general public more information about the schools, their programs, and the achievements of the students.
It will be two nights and two different types of amazing entertainment and great food and lots of socializing in March as the Shore Casino plans on Another Night on Broadway and a St. Patrick’s celebration.
‘It’s time to bring more activities and music back to the Shore CasIno,” said owner Kathleen Sweeney.. “And when better than St. Patrick’s month to let everyone enjoy the luck of the Irish?”
Because of the success of the Night on Broadway at the Casino this month, Sweeney has invited George Markey back for an Italian Buffet and Music night on Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m., with doors open at 6:30. Tickets, which are by reservation, are $65 each and include an Italian buffet and a night of music.
Markey, known for the variety of music he presents, both with any of the 11 instruments he plays as well as his tenor voice, will entertain and walk among the dining tables throughout the night singing popular favorites and requests.
On Friday, March 15, the Shore Casino will be filled with Irish laughter and music, as bagpipers, an Irish band, and an Irish Buffet headline at the popular waterfront Casino in the Municipal Yacht Harbor. Tickets for this event are $65 and include a Buffet with all the popular favorites of Ireland from corned beef and cabbage to scones and clotted cream, along with other Shore Casino favorites.
Reservations for both events can be made by calling the Shore Casino at 732-291-4300. If no answer, leave a number for call back and confirmation.
The excellence of the school system was one of the primary reasons Cory and Kate Wingerter moved to Atlantic Highland six years ago. Since then, both feel they have an obligation to give back and continue support not only of the school system but the borough as well.
It’s those feelings that prompted Cory Wingerter to run for and be named to the Atlantic Highlands Board of Education in January of last year. At the time he did not realize that before that term was even up, he would also be serving as president of a transitional board making state history.
Wingerter was elected by members of the transitional Henry Hudson K-12 Regional School boardto serve as the chairman until the new board is elected by the residents in November.
It’s a position he said he takes on eagerly for the same purposes he chose to serve in the first place…… “I feel it’s only fair for me to pull my weight and help out where I can.”
The board president, who is employed at Ernst & Young as the Global Produce Head of Financial Crimes Technology, said that continuing to serve on the local board in addition to his new position on the regional board means an additional meeting each month, but is otherwise about the same as far as a workload goes.
There is not really any additional work, he pointed out, since the work the boards are involved in is work that proceeds whether they are in a transitional program or not. He is anxious, he said, to hear from the state Department of Education on the nest steps for the two boroughs regarding regionalization and is hopeful to see new opportunities. Regardless, board business on a daily basis remains the same.
Wingerter takes his position seriously on the volunteer board. His personal goal in serving is to do his part in seeing that the school district continues to be one where family, students, educators and administrators can all be happy and successful. Because it reaches so many residents at every age level and since it is part of the foundation stone for children, Wingerter believes the school is the focal point of the town and urges everyone to become involved in it “to feel the same pride that I do when they think about it.”
The president said his goal will remain the same for the new regional district because “I want our kids to be excited heading to school and our teachers to feel they’re equipped to deliver on the expectations.” That will continue to be his mission, he asserts, simply because “I think It a good one.”
The father of two daughters and a son, with his two older children currently in the local school system, Wingerter said he is looking forward to the new regionalized district for many reasons, not the least of which is seeing “Atlantic Highlands and Highlands work together and how excited both boroughs are doing it. “It feels like these boards of education have been waiting for this for years,” he said, adding, “and now we’ve finally been given the green light.” While it is in the early stages of the new transitional board, he said it’s obvious “everyone wants to get going and see how we can better our schools and towns.”
Dedicated to every obligation he assumes….the board president is currently taking a break from activities with other organizations in order to spend more time with his children and family activities…Wingerter said the most difficult part of working on the school board that impacts all children is “always feeling that you’re not doing enough. There’s always another child you want to help, another grant you want to apply for, another area where you want to focus…” With all that in mind, he said it’s important to focus on what he can do while at the same time expanding that purpose when possible. Still he concedes, “I always feel like there’s just one more thing that I want to do and it’s hard to not include it.”
Asked about his own role in work that led to the success of an election enabling the 7-12 district to enlarge and include the preK-6 grades in both towns, Wingerter said his largest role was probably making himself available to talk to anyone, answering questions abut the transition, and trying to keep people informed. A highlight of his week is picking his youngsters up from school whenever possible, and having the chance to talk to other parents at those times about regionalization. “There’s always a lot of information flying around so it’s nice to hear from the town on what they feel is important to them. Being available and approachable, he feels have been helpful in keeping people informed. It is for that reason he encourages others to reach out to their boards of education,, hear from their members and learn as much as possible.
Wingerter looks at serving on any board of education as an opportunity to do his part to keep his hometown outstanding, the same reasons he and his family chose to move here in the first place. He plans on continuing to work hard for that reason. However, he will always still have the time to enjoy triathlons, grab a great cheeseburger now and then and continue with his youngsters on what wife Kate jokingly refers to as their own private SPCA. because. “the children and I constantly pick up stray animals.”
