Notes for Francis William Herlihy: Bill Herlihy's November 21, 1987 History of Francis William Herlihy, Page 2: Some Asides on the Jobs: Guarantee Trust. Mrs. Ella Curtin, Dad's cousin on his father's side, worked there until Feb. 5, 1920, according to Dad. She recommended him for the job. Dad worked here in April and May 1920. Ella Curtin went back to work for the Bank of Asia, this time in Shanghai, China. Packard Motor Co. made luxury cars; they merged with Studebaker in the 1950s. About mid-1950s, they went out of business. At this Packard dealership one of the customers was Babe Ruth...While working at Packard, Dad met him. Ranier Motor Corp. They bought truck sub-assemblies and manufactured trucks. Dad left because the business was failing. Submarine Mine Depot. Dad's supervisor was Mr. Seymour Reed, who retired early in WW2, and later Mr. Albert J. Timmel, who retired abt. 1946, which is when Dad became Chief Clerk. Mr. Timmel is my godfather. Other people at the SMD were Mr. D. Sloan Murray, Mr. Jancar, Mr. Willie Williams, Mr. J. Fox, and Mrs. Mary Irvin. Col. D. S. Leazner was the CO of the SMD from at least Sept. 1946 until it transferred operations from Army Ordinance to Naval Ordinance in Jan. 1950... Page 3: The SMD developed and tested underwater mines and planted mine fields in the harbors and rivers, to protect against enemy ships or submarines. White Sands Missile Range. Dad was promoted from GS-12 (step 4, $8215 per year) to GS-13 ($8990) on Nov. 24, 1957. In 1963 high blood pressure gave Dad a Disability Retirement. His last day on the job was in 1963, but his sick leave and annual leave kept him on the regular payroll until 10 mos. later in 1964. In 1964 his monthly retirement was $700, and in 1982, $2500, thanks to a cost-of-living index. Dad's supervisor was the Post Comptroller, Mr. Samuel Teidelbaum. He worked more than 41 yrs. for the Federal Civil Service. It qualified him for a retirement check of 80% his base pay. Page 4: On 2 separate occasions I struck up a conversation with men who had worked under Dad at White Sandes. They both transferred to other sections for job promotions; both swore he was the best supervisor they ever had. Nicknames: Frank, Francie (used only rarely by his wife), Bill, Little Bill, Duke Place buried: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, West Hwy 80, Las Cruces, NM He went to night school for all his university years. He went to CC NY in the spring of 1924. He graduated from NYU with a Bachelor of Commercial Science degree. He probably had more hrs. in business, accounting, and economics than does today's typical MBA. the grade avg. was "B". While going to NYU, he worked 6 full days/wk at his civil service job.
More About Francis William Herlihy: Date born 2: 03/September/1900443 Burial: Unknown, Hillcrest Memorial Garden Cemtery, Las Cruces, NM. Died 2: December/1982443 Education 1: Bet. 1905 - 1914, Educated in Catholic schools, was an altar boy. Education 2: Bet. 1915 - 1919, St. Agnes Academy, College Pt., NY. Education 3: 1924, CCNY. Education 4: Bet. 1924 - 1929, "He went to night school for all of his university years.".444 Education 5: Bet. 1924 - 1929, NYU. Last residence: Bet. 01/August/1956 - 29/December/1982, 131 Harvard Dr., Las Cruces, NM. Occupation 1: Bet. February/1919 - March/1920, Clerk-Typist, Finance Office, Ft. Totten, NY.445 Occupation 2: Bet. April - May/1920, Clerk, Guaranty Trust Co., 140 Broadway, NYC, NY.445 Occupation 3: Bet. May - August/1920, Accounting Clerk, Packard Motor Car Co., Broadway & 61st St., NYC,.445 Occupation 4: Bet. August/1920 - December/1921, Clerk, Ranier Motor Corp., Flushing, NY.445 Occupation 5: Bet. December/1921 - April/1922, Clerk, Houpert Machine Co., 44th Ave., Long Island City, NY.445 Occupation 6: Bet. May - October/1922, Clerk at the Quartermaster, Ft. Totten, NY.445 Occupation 7: Bet. November/1922 - January/1950, Clerk; Senior Storekeeper; Jr. Admin. Asst.;Chief Clerk, Submarine Mine Depot, Ft. Totten, NY until 16 Feb 1931, after which at Ft. Monroe.445 Occupation 8: Bet. March/1950 - 30/October/1963, Finance & Accounting Officer in charge of accts. payable and payroll, White Sands Proving Grounds.445 Residence 1: 03/September/1900, 2093 Third Avenue, Manhattan, NY.446 Residence 2: Bet. 1900 - June/1908, Manhattan, NY.446 Residence 3: June/1908, Brooke Ave., Bronx, NYC, NY.446 Residence 4: Bet. June/1908 - January/1910, Whitestone, Queens, NY.446 Residence 5: Bet. January/1910 - 14/July/1929, Ft. Totten, LI, Queens, NY.446 Residence 6: Bet. 14/July/1929 - March/1930, 144-25 Third Ave., Flushing, Queens, NY.446 Residence 7: Bet. March/1930 - 16/February/1931, 34-08 158th St., Flushing, Queens, NYC.446 Residence 8: Bet. March/1931 - February/1933, Webber's Crossing, Elizabeth City Co., Virginia.446 Residence 9: Bet. February/1933 - September/1935, 10 Graham Hts., East Hampton, VA.447 Residence 10: Bet. September/1935 - November/1939, 312 Old Point Ave., Hampton, VA.448 Residence 11: Bet. November/1939 - March/1950, 2220 Park Drive, Hampton, VA.449 Residence 12: Bet. April/1950 - 01/August/1956, 1703½ North Alameda Blvd, las Cruces, NM (now 315 Keathley Dr.).450
More About Francis William Herlihy and Agnes Irene Drake: Marriage: 14/July/1929, St. Andrew Abellino R. C. Church, 35-60 158th St., Flushing, NY.451
Marriage Notes for Francis William Herlihy and Agnes Irene Drake: From Bill Herlihy's November 21, 1987 History of Francis William Herlihy, Page 7: "In November 1939 my parents moved into a house built by their contractor friend, N. Ivey Moore. It was the first house they owned. The house was financed by the FHA. Dad bought the lot from a Mr. Cunningham, who lived diagonally in back. When Dad told him that he would need to pay off the lot before getting approval for his FDA loan, Mr. Cunningham simply gave him a signed deed and told him to finish paying it off as he could. Dad always joked that Mr. Cunningham had added, " If you don't pay it off, I'll know where to find you." At this house at 2220 Park Drive, about 1940 Dad made all the window screens. The next year he made the storm windows. A year or two later he floored the attic, which accumulated a Large amount of junk and possessions in the 11 yrs. we lived there. Dad was a good amateur carpenter and plumber, fairly good at tinkering with cars, and a better than average handyman. This house had dark green ornamental shutters at the front windows. After an exterior paint job in the late 1940s, the shutters were painted gray, nicely different from the mostly green shutters on other wood-sided homes. My parents had a good-sized garden at this house. Page 8 Two things probably relieved the family financial crunch in the 1939-1945 years. Mom went back to work. The inflation of the WW2 yrs. would have eased the burden of the monthly house mortgage payments. Even with hard times, my parents were quite generous with toys and games at Christmas."
Page 10: " Dad always sat at the dining room table. I thought the dining room wooden chairs were hard and uncomfortable, but Dad had an intense dislike for sitting on soft living room chairs. From his dining room chair, he could see the tv set in the living room. He gradually moved his 'office from the spare bedroom onto the dining room table."
Children of Francis William Herlihy and Agnes Irene Drake are:
Francis William Herlihy (b. 03/September/1900, d. 29/December/1982)
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