Walter R Rooney - La Marque, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
N 29° 22.938 W 095° 01.242
15R E 303891 N 3252039
At the flag pole in front of the closed M.J. Babin Knights of Columbus Hall at 501 Delaney Rd. in La Marque is an over forty year old monument honoring Walter Rooney.
Waymark Code: WMXZM1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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The monument simply reads:
In Memory Of
Walter R. Rooney

April 20, 1977
The La Marque Times from La Marque, Texas · Page 11

WALTER ROONEY Walter R. Rooney, 74, of 2001 Cedar Drive, died at 1:30 p.m. April 18 at Danforth Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, the Rev. Jim Olsovsky officiating. Burial will be in Galveston Memorial Park under the direction of James Crowder Funeral Home. A rosary was recited at 7:30 April 19 at the funeral home. Mr. Rooney was born November 12, 1902, in Terlingua, Tex. He was a member of the M.J. Babin Council of the Knights of Columbus and of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. Survivors include his widow, Jennie Rooney; a sister, Mrs. Kathryn Cleveland of La Marque; two brothers, John Rooney Sr. of Galveston and Francis Rooney of Marathon, Tex.; and several nieces and nephews.

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Location: Former Knights of Columbus Hall

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