The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-12
CITY oF DENVER.
Tribute to M. j. McNamara, Who
Died Last Week.


In the death Of Michael J. McNam-
ara. which occurred on Saturday last,
Denver lost one Of her most enter
prisiug businCss men and the church
one Of it's faithfIl membe@s. Fortlil@G
by the rites IF .ha church adn!nistefeu
by Rev. p A. Phillips, Mr.. McNalnara
breathed his last surrounded by a De
voted family whose welfare nae Ecell
his constant thought
The deceased man mad been ldellu-
fed with the growth of the CITY Dom
it's earliest stage and was l'Oheer
merchant He had been III at rs
home. 1853 Gaylord stree, for Sonl2
months. but a complication of diseases
caused his death. At his bedside when
the end came were Mrs. McNamafa'
a son, Joseph Mcnamara; Miss anna
Mcnamara and Mrs. Harry Brooks
daughters. The biography of Dir. iAc-
Namara would make most interesting
reading. He was a self-made man &ho
into his life were crowded many ora
matte Incidents He was born in car
1-jck-Shannon. Ireland, May %. lS45'
and when years of age was brouSh'
10 America by his parents. They set
tied in Philadelphia and there the 10y
was educated in the public schools. IN
1857 he entered the employ of ''nen
importing house and remained mere
for four years. He then went TO ~.
Louis and worked for various firms Tor
six years. In 1867 he went into ousl-
ness for himself in st. Louis, going
from there TO Liberty, Mo, where Re
STAYED for a time. Later he removed
to Denver and organized the dry GOODS
company which for years bore ms
name. He was president of the con-
Germ for many years. but failed during
the panic Of 1893, when many Of Den
Ver's wealthiest citizens felt the blow
Mr.. Mcnamara was one of the or
canfzers of the Chamber of Commerce
and had been identified with almost
every public enterprise which had for
its ultimate object the advancement OF
the Queen City of the Plains He was
interested in mining in various parts
of the state, and was director OF
the Colorado Mining exchange AT one
time Mr.. Mcnamara was a prominent /
member Of the cathedral choir His
funeral was held on Monday afternoon |
at the family residence. the service be !
ing conducted by Rev. William Organ, |
pastor Of st. Leo's church. Father
O'Ryan spoke .feelingly of the life of
Mr. Mcnamara. and expressed his hap /
piness at having known the man. The
floral tTibBtes were many, and beau
tiful.
The pallbearers were Messrs. c. S.
Morey, Joseph Thatcher. w. G. Ev-
ans, Hugh Butler and w. G. Bates.
Services at Mt. olivet Cemetery.
Never before in the history Of Mount
Olivet cemetery has so large con-
gregation been drawn by the memorial
services Of November. Perhaps it was
the superior train service that drew
the throng, but it is certain that the
services were never before so well at
tended. From a platform erected IN
the center of the grounds the priests
of the city spoke briefly and consoling-
ly of the teachings of the church In
regard to Purgatory. The orator of
the day was Rev. J. J. Donnelly of
the Church Of st. Francis de Sales in
South Denver. Father Donnelly's ser
mon was most impressive and was de-
livered in the manner characteristic
of the pastor who had done so much
for the advancement of the church left
Gesolate by the death of Father Will
liam Morrin Throughout the after
noon at intervals of one-half hour the
cars brought hundreds of people, and
the procession around among the
graves was the longest Mount Olivet
has ever known.