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George A. "Bud" Whalen - Class of 1945

Submitted by Pauline Rute Hall 1952 <Grammypgh@aol.com> on 11/Sep/2015

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        George A. "Bud" Whalen, of Newburgh, NY, a retired Printer from the West Point Printing Plant, formerly of Siegfried Press and the Evening News, and a lifelong resident of the area, died Wednesday, September 9 at Kaplan Family Hospice Residence. He was 87 years old. Son of the late George J. Whalen and the late Kathryn O’Callaghan, he was born September 19, 1927 in Newburgh. Bud attended St. Mary's Grammar School and was a 1945 graduate of NFA. He proudly served his country in the US Navy from 1945-1946, earning the Victory Medal and American Theatre Medal. He was an active member of Orange County Right to Life, St. Joseph’s School New Windsor PTA (president), St. Joseph’s Church New Windsor (trustee), Holy Name Society of St. Mary’s (member), Catholic War Veterans, Ambassador’s Drum and Bugle Corps (member), Drum Corps Herald (co-founder and editor), Orange County Central Labor Union (secretary), and Newburgh Typographical Union (president). Dad was a gentle, deeply loving family man who was an exemplary Christian role model for all who knew him. A patriotic veteran, he stressed the necessity of prayer, family and the importance of education.He recently was privileged to participate in the 2013 NFA graduation ceremony, having missed the opportunity to walk with his class in 1945 due to his call to Navy service. The family would like to thank the MANY people who gave so generously their time, love, and prayers. We are also thankful for the caring and support of the nurses and staff of Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties and the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence. Dad would like to sign off with his famous “Tootle-Loo”. Survivors include wife, Estelle (McDermott) Whalen, whom he married on June 12, 1954 in St. Patrick's Church; his children and grandchildren, George (Tanina) Whalen of Acworth, GA (Michael Whalen, Michael and Nicholas Brennan, John Ambrose), Greg (Beth) Whalen of Cornwall on Hudson, NY (Ryan, Dan), Margie (Mike) Skelly of Newburgh (Shaun (Shanon), Allison, Regina, and Peter Devine, Theresa, Mike, Sara Skelly),Mary Ann (Jack) Burns of Cornwall on Hudson (Kaitlyn),Tom (Tricia) Whalen of Cornwall on Hudson (Shannon (Joe) Franczkowski, Kelly and Meghan Whalen), Theresa (Dan) Munson of Rushford, MN (Rebecca, Jeremiah, Aaron), Joe (Cristen) Whalen of Orange Park, FL (Melissa, Colin), Gina (John) Galante of Newburgh (Casey, Joe), Kath (Rick) Hovey of New Windsor (Kimberly, Emily), Chris (Gina) Whalen of New Hartford, NY (Timmy, Alexandra, Nicholas), Liz (Kurt) Bremmer of Saratoga, NY (Andrew, Gillian, Benjamin); siblings, Bernadette (Whalen) Dennis of New Windsor and Dick and Joan (Whalen) Clark of Naples, FL; great grandchildren, Aaron Cosby, Kennedy Kaiser, Savannah Ogden; and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins and friends. He was predeceased by Marie and Ed Brosnan, Peggy and Frank McKinstrie, Kathleen and Bob Chesser, Dewey Dennis, In-laws Margaret “Marty” (Fred) Harding, John “Bud” (Florence) McDermott, Dorothy “Dolly” (Jack) McDonald and Joan McDermott. Visitation will be held from 2-6 pm on Sunday, September 13 at Brooks Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Ave., Newburgh. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am on Monday, September 14 in St. Patrick’s Church, 55 Grand St, Newburgh, with burial following in Calvary Cemetery, New Windsor. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Orange County Right to Life, P.O. Box 51, Washingtonville, NY 10992; Wounded Warriors (woundedwarriorproject.org); or Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, 800 Stony Brook Ct., Newburgh, NY 12550  www.hospiceoforange.com 

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