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six brothers and r sisters from ireland to america. at ellis island sean patrick gillespie became john patrick gillespie. in the grits neighborhoods of north philadelphia he became known as jack. he served his adopted country in world war ii earning two purple heart, a bronze star, a bronze star with oak leaf cluser and aa siller star in some of the bloodiest fighting in the european theater. he worked as a janitor with his wife, connie. he bought a mom and pop grocery store and saved enough nomoney life every irishman s dream. he bought his own bar. jack [ applause ] jack and connie gillespie made their six children the first on either side of the father, the first generation to ever attend college. i m one of those children, the son of an irish i am grant who came here illegally, worked hard and made a better life for himself and his family and helped make the world a safer, better place. jack gillespie was born in irish but he died a great american, and i am proud to

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