REVERED PARISH PRIEST DIED AT GRAFTON FRIDAY 
- Cobourg  Sentinel Star

Rev. Father P. J. Galvin Passed away - Impressive Funeral

Grafton, Aug. 4 - Funeral Mass for the late Rev. Father P J Galvin of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Grafton,
was held in the church yesterday morning where the body of the late priest lay in state before the altar.
The funeral was attended by clergy from all over the district, by his congregation and by many of 
his acquaintances throughout the township.
Celebrant of the Mass was Rev. J. J. McCauley of Campbellford.  Assisting were Rev. V.G. McFadden of Downeyville,
Deacon, Rev. J.J. Garney of Hastings, subdeacon Rev. Leo Rishea of Wooler, master of ceremonies, 
Rev. D.G Maher of Cobourg, Thuriser, Rev. J. Walsh of Peterborough and Rev. Capt. S.J. Coffey of Bowmanville. 
Visiting clergy were Rev. J. Meehan of Peterborough, Mons. S.J. Sullivan Peterborough, Rev. R. Cary of Ganoque, 
Rev. J. Guiry, Port hope, Rev J. Ryan CSB Bursar-General of St. Basil's Toronto, Rev. D. Forestal, CSB, 
St Michael's College, Toronto and Rev. S. Perdue, CSB, Holy Rosary Church , Toronto.

The sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. P.J. Kelly of St. Michael's Church, Cobourg who took as his text, 
'Now this is Eternal Life, that may know Thee, the one true God and Jesus Christ, Whom Thou has sent."
During the course of his remarks, Dr. Kelly referred to St. Paul's statement that 'We have the mind of Christ.
' St. Paul not only had the mind of Christ, declared Dr. Kelly, but lived it.  He then went on to compare the life 
of the late Father Galvin to those attributes of Christly mind and life. 

Mass was also said Tuesday morning at St. Peter's Cathedral, Peterborough and interment was in 
St. Peter's Cemetery, Peterborough.

Well-known and revered through out the diocese which he served, Father Galvin had many warm friends 
who mourn his passing.  He was 64 years old, and his death July 31 was from a heart seizure. 
He had been parish priest of St. Mary's Church, Grafton, for ten years.  Fr. Galvin was born in
Ennismore township, near Peterborough, and received his education at Ottawa College, 
where he was for some time editor of the college magazine 'The Owl.'  He graduated with a B.A. 
from Ottawa College and then attended the Grand Seminary, Montreal.  He was ordained in December of 1903
at St. Martin's church, Ennismore by the late Bishop R.A. O'Connor.

After his ordination he was assistant priest at St. Peter's Cathedral in Peterborough and was also assistant
 some time later at St. Joseph's in Douro.  He was successively parish priest at St. Patrick's in Kinmount
 and principal for two years at St. Peter's High School in Peterborough.  Then he went to St. Paul's at Norwood 
and later to St. Luke's at Downeyville.  He was 17 years at Downeyville and was responsible for the construction 
of the parish hall there.  He also took a keen interest in the plight of the farmer and lectured for some years 
on community welfare, throughout Peterborough and Victoria counties.  From Downeyville he went to his charge in Grafton.

Father Galvin was an expert in languages of which he spoke several fluently and was a keen student of Hebrew.  
While in Grafton he became known to everyone in the district and was admired and respected by all denominations.

Father Galvin is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Frank Hurley of Peterborough, Mrs. William Hurley of Norwood, 
and Miss Clara of Toronto, three brothers, Joseph of Peterborough, Peter of Ennismore and Ronald in the States. 
A sister Nellie of Peterborough and another sister - Sister M. Bernadette of St. Joseph's Peterborough 
predeceased him.