History of the AOH in Roanoke VA

An AOH Division was first organized in Roanoke in December 1894. It had twenty four (24) members and was called the St. Patrick Division. Officers included:

J.J. Garry President

Frank O’Brien Vice President

W.J. Cummings Recording Secretary

Daniel Horgan Financial Secretary

J.P Carr Treasurer

The St. Patrick Division was chartered on August 12, 1900. In 1902, the division had eighty (80) members. In 1903, the division purchased their own meeting place. The home was located at 14½ Salem Avenue. The division was re-chartered on April 6, 1908. On July 7, 1948, the division was disbanded.

In December 2002, the efforts of three (3) men resulted in the formation of a new AOH division – the Fr. John Lynch Division. Bill Barron, Dan Maloney and Kevin O'Neill were working separately to secure membership and start a new division. They soon learned of each other’s activities and combined efforts to start a new AOH division.

Year	President	Vice President
2003	Ray Donnelly	Kevin O’Neill
2004	David Bowers	Paul Yengst, Jr
2005	David Bowers	Paul Yengst, Jr
2006	Paul Yengst, Jr.	Ray Correia
2007	Paul Yengst, Jr.	Ray Correia
2008	Matt Duffy	Mike Snow
2009	Matt Duffy	Dan Finucane
2010	Dan Finucane	Rick Corcoran
2011	Rick Corcoran	Ray Correia