IC Catholic Prep’s Terry Doherty Scholarship plans fundraiser

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ICCP student accepts Terry Doherty scholarship Pictured here is Griffith Eichorn (center, holding certificate), recipient of this year’s Terry Doherty Scholarship presented at an awards program in May. The Terry Doherty Scholarship was created at IC Catholic Prep to honor and remember Terry, a 1991 graduate, who lost his life in a boating accident in Ireland. Pictured are (from left): Terry’s brother Liam Doherty, two sisters-in-law Susan and Denise Doherty, his brother John Doherty, Griffith’s mother Michele Eichhorn, scholarship recipient Griffith Eichhorn, Terry’s mother Mary Doherty, his sister Mary Collins, his niece Danielle Collins and his brother-in-law James Collins. Photo Provided
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Friends, family recall ICCP grad Pictured is Terry Doherty who played football at ICCP where he graduated in 1991. Doherty was lost at sea as part of an expedition out of Ireland when he was just 23 years old. Photo Provided

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family, friends remember Elmhurst resident lost at sea

Elmhurst – The Terry Doherty Memorial Scholarship will host An Afternoon at the Y for Terry at the Elmhurst YMCA, 211 W. First Street on Sunday, November 13 from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

“We are inviting everyone to join us for an afternoon of fun, open skating, raffles, split the pot, silent auctions and food to support the Terry Doherty Scholarship,” said Mary Collins, Terry’s sister. “The Terry Doherty Scholarship was created last year at IC Catholic Prep to honor and remember Terry, a 1991 graduate remembered as a leader in kindness, in fun, and in life and a lover of art. The scholarship is awarded to a current sophomore art student which is applied to his/her junior year tuition.”

Scholarship for 2016 given to IC’s Griffith Eichorn

This year’s scholarship was presented to Griffith Eichorn at an awards program in May. In his application, Griffith stated, “Art gives me an opportunity to tell someone how I feel deep in my soul. It reveals my true spirit. It lets me say things, visually, that cannot be put into words. It is an imprint of my spirit that will last forever.”

“We think Terry would agree with Griffith and we were proud to present him with the first Annual Terry Doherty Scholarship.” said John J. Doherty, Terry’s brother.

More about the tragedy in Ireland…

It has been almost 21 years since the fishing boat called the Carrickatine was lost in the frigid, storm-brewed waters of the North Sea in Ireland. Among the lost six-member crew was 23-year-old Elmhurst resident Terry Doherty. The Carrickatine remains Ireland’s worst fishing tragedy.

“The only sign that was ever found of the missing 86-foot fishing boat was three fishing boxes and pieces of the boat’s deck floating off an island near where the boat set sail,” Collins said

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At the time of the tragedy, Doherty’s family and friends in the U.S. and in Ireland helped with an exhaustive search.

“We contacted dozens of officials, from the mayor of Elmhurst to President Clinton, including U.S. senators, magazine editors, the Irish Consulate in Chicago and officials involved in the search in Ireland,” Collins recalled. “Unfortunately, the search, which has included 400 workers, 40 boats and six aircraft, yielded very few clues about the missing vessel.

“Terry loved adventure, was adored by his family and friends and while he has been gone for almost 21 years, his spirit lives on. It is fitting that this first fundraiser being held in Terry’s memory is at the Elmhurst YMCA, a place he loved so much.”

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To make a gift to the Terry Doherty Memorial Scholarship, checks can be made payable to IC Catholic Prep c/o Terry Doherty Scholarship and mailed to IC Catholic Prep at 217 Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst, 60126 or donate online at iccatholicprep.org. For more information call 630-530-3485.