Proud presence by Morris County Sheriff's Office at annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Morristown

Published on March 09, 2019

Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, sworn officers and their families, civilian employees and youth members of the Sheriff's Office Explorers Post #140 proudly participated Saturday, March 9, in the annual Morris County St. Patrick's Day parade, one of the county's largest festive events.

Under bright sunshine, the Sheriff's Office's Honor Guard marched as they carried flags and two officers rode motorcycles while other officers drove a command vehicle and crime scene investigation section vehicle.

Sheriff Gannon and more than 30 sworn officers from the Sheriff's Office bureaus of corrections and law enforcement, family members and nine Explorers walked the mile-long parade route behind the Morris County Police Pipes & Drums band, past tens of thousands of parade-goers lining the sidewalks.

Members of the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team, Bomb Squad and K-9 Unit assisted Morristown Bureau of Police and other law enforcement agencies in maintaining security at the parade.

The Rev. Patrick Paddy O'Donovan, pastor of Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Church in Cedar Knolls, was the 2019 Grand Marshal of the parade. Father O'Donovan hails from County Limerick in Ireland and has been a priest in New Jersey for more than 40 years.

I think it's great. Here we are celebrating the Irish but this is all about family and faith and community. It's for all the people, Sheriff Gannon said.