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Father George Jerry Hogan, a priest of the archdiocese since his 1974 ordination, died on May 5 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, at 75. The occasion of his death brought accolades for his kindness, his wonderful sense of humor, and his outstanding priestly service. More impressive were the tributes from his brother priests who, to a man, recounted Jerry s fraternal interest in priests and his evident happiness in any and all of his assignments.
A Woburn native born on April 13, 1946, and a son of the late George and Alice (Fitzpatrick) Hogan, he was an alumnus of Woburn High School s Class of 1964. Prior to entering the archdiocesan seminaries, he was a student at St. Philip Neri Seminary in Boston. This preparatory seminary had been established by the archdiocese and staffed principally by Jesuit Fathers as a first step for men entering the seminary who needed to add to
Tears from the clowns: Circus performers bid farewell to their priest
Father Jerry Hogan was âlarger than life. Vibrant. Joyful. Creative. Very real.â
By Thomas Farragher Globe Columnist,Updated May 12, 2021, 11:40 a.m.
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John Kennedy Kane, who was a ringmaster for the Big Apple Circus and before that a clown, bid a final farewell to Rev. Jerry Hogan.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
WOBURN â When the final prayers had been said and the body had been blessed, the man in the sequined red-tailed ringmasterâs costume stepped up at the graveside and summoned the deep, baritone voice familiar to the circus audiences he entertained across the decades.