REV. T. D. LYNCH.

REV. T. D. LYNCH.
Rev. T. D. Lynch. pastor of St., Patrick's church at Kemmerer, was born in St. Rose's parish, in the Hartford diocese, at Newtown, Connecticut, a son of Daniel and Catherine (Quealy) Lynch. The father and mother were natives of County Clare, Ireland, and were married in Danbury, Connecticut, whence they removed to New Haven, Connecticut, and reared nine children, seven of whom are still living. Both the father and mother have passed away, having lived to a ripe old age. The former was a boss belt maker during his early life, for the New York Belting & Packing Company. Rev. Lynch of this review was the seventh in order of birth in that family of nine children, and is also a nephew of P. J. Quealy of Kemmerer, Wyoming, the well known millionaire coal operator. He acquired his primary education in his native town and in September, 1896, began his studies for the priesthood at St. Vincent's Apostolic School in Germantown, Philadelphia, where he completed his course by graduation with the class of 1908. He then made his way westward to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and was ordained in the old cathedral of St. John's by Bishop Keane, now of Dubuque, Iowa, on the 6th of August, 1908. His first parish was at Lander, Wyoming, in September, 1908, where he remained for a year and a half, buying and paying for the present rectory and property adjoining the old church. He was then assigned to duty at Buffalo, Wyoming. While there he was called on by Bishop Keane to do mission work throughout the state and he said the first mass in those parts of Wyoming which could only be reached on horseback by long rides over desert and mountain. In 1911 he came to Kemmerer and took charge of St. Patrick's church. He remodeled the interior of the house of worship and also the parish house and paid off all indebtedness upon the property. He also beautified the yard and the street by laying out a well kept lawn and planting shade trees. He converted the basement of the church into an amusement hall for the young people so that they might have entertainment there amid surroundings free from any contaminating influences. He is now planning a Sisters' Hospital and Orphanage for St. Patrick's parish. Father Lynch is a member of San Salvador Council, No. 1, of the Knights of Columbus at New Haven, Connecticut, where the order originated thirty-eight years ago. In politics he is a democrat and he is back of every movement in his county that is intended for the benefit and welfare of the people and the town. He stands for progress and improvement in all things and his genuine worth, his devotion to high ideals and his public spirit have .made him a valued and most respected member of the community in which he lives.

Rev. T. D. Lynch. pastor of St., Patrick's church at Kemmerer, was born in St. Rose's parish, in the Hartford diocese, at Newtown, Connecticut, a son of Daniel and Catherine (Quealy) Lynch. The father and mother were natives of County Clare, Ireland, and were married in Danbury, Connecticut, whence they removed to New Haven, Connecticut, and reared nine children, seven of whom are still living. Both the father and mother have passed away, having lived to a ripe old age. The former was a boss belt maker during his early life, for the New York Belting & Packing Company.
Rev. Lynch of this review was the seventh in order of birth in that family of nine children, and is also a nephew of P. J. Quealy of Kemmerer, Wyoming, the well known millionaire coal operator. He acquired his primary education in his native town and in September, 1896, began his studies for the priesthood at St. Vincent's Apostolic School in Germantown, Philadelphia, where he completed his course by graduation with the class of 1908. He then made his way westward to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and was ordained in the old cathedral of St. John's by Bishop Keane, now of Dubuque, Iowa, on the 6th of August, 1908. His first parish was at Lander, Wyoming, in September, 1908, where he remained for a year and a half, buying and paying for the present rectory and property adjoining the old church. He was then assigned to duty at Buffalo, Wyoming. While there he was called on by Bishop Keane to do mission work throughout the state and he said the first mass in those parts of Wyoming which could only be reached on horseback by long rides over desert and mountain. In 1911 he came to Kemmerer and took charge of St. Patrick's church. He remodeled the interior of the house of worship and also the parish house and paid off all indebtedness upon the property. He also beautified the yard and the street by laying out a well kept lawn and planting shade trees. He converted the basement of the church into an amusement hall for the young people so that they might have entertainment there amid surroundings free from any contaminating influences. He is now planning a Sisters' Hospital and Orphanage for St. Patrick's parish.
Father Lynch is a member of San Salvador Council, No. 1, of the Knights of Columbus at New Haven, Connecticut, where the order originated thirty-eight years ago. In politics he is a democrat and he is back of every movement in his county that is intended for the benefit and welfare of the people and the town. He stands for progress and improvement in all things and his genuine worth, his devotion to high ideals and his public spirit have .made him a valued and most respected member of the community in which he lives.