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First Posted: 3/4/2012 Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick President Pat Gilligan announced that Patrick M. Bilbow has been selected as the organization's Man of the Year Award Winner for the 98th Annual St. Patrick's Day Banquet.
The Greater Pittston Friendly Sons St. Patrick's Day Banquet will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodlands Inn and Resort on Rt. 315 in Plains on Saturday, March 17. Ticket prices remain the same as last year at $65 per person and $50 for guests under the age of 21. Tickets can be purchased from any active member of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick or at the Knights of Columbus on Main Street in Pittston every Wednesday night until the night of the banquet.
Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Gilligan also announced that Sean J. Gilligan will receive the W. Francis Swingle Award.
Gilligan announced earlier that Charles J. Grimes, of Jenkins Township, will receive the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Achievement Award and that James "Red" O'Brien will serve as toastmaster.
It was announced previously that Joe Long will serve as General Chairman for banquet.
James (Jim) R. Wills, Jr., Deputy Chief of the consolidated Kingston-Forty Fort Fire Department and a Pittston native, has been named grand marshal. 
Avoca native, Richard (Dick) Callahan, the voice of the Oakland A's baseball team, will return to the Greater Pittston Area as principal speaker.
Patrick Bilbow was born in Pittston and is the son of the late Robert and Doris Bilbow. He has four sisters (Kathleen, Jean, Doris, and Rose) and a brother (Bobby). Patrick grew up in the Pine Street area of South Pittston and currently resides in Avoca, with his wife Kim. They are parents of three boys: Ciar

Friendly Sons select Bilbow Man of the Year