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Mary Jane Mulligan

...an inspiration to us all!

We celebrate the spirit of Christmas by honoring one of North Haven’s most respected citizens, Mary Jane Mulligan. Her
selfless nature and devotion, not only to her family, but to the North Haven Community is inspiring. She is a leader, a role
model and has a passion for service.

ary Jane is a lifelong resident and owner of Merola Mo- We congratulate Mary Jane Mulligan for her many years of
Mtors in North Haven, a full-service auto repair shop and dedication and service to our community. In her honor, we
towing service established by her father, Nicholas Merola, in are making a donation of $250 to the North Haven Rotary, an
1947. She continues to follow in her family’s footsteps, not organization that is near and dear to her heart.
only running the business her father started, but also being
involved in town government. Like her father, who once We know that Mary Jane serves as an example to all of us to
served as town treasurer, and her brother, Nicholas Merola give back to our community in whatever way we can. Es-
Jr, who served as Fire Chief in North Haven, Mary Jane has pecially at this time of year, we wish to thank Mary Jane for
served on the Zoning Board and is currently a Fire Commis- reminding us that the spirit of Christmas lives in all of us and
sioner for the town of North Haven. that giving to those less fortunate is the best gift of all.

Mary Jane has also been a North Haven Rotarian since 1992.
She has served on every committee and has been actively in-
volved in all kinds of fundraising activities. She served as
President of the North Haven Rotary Club in 1996, has been
honored as Rotarian of the Year, received a Lifetime Achieve-
ment Award in 2018, and awarded the very prestigious Paul
Harris Fellow. She is always giving of her time and very gen-
erous with her financial contributions.
From all of us at
Mary Jane is also an active member of the church, serving as Health Insurance Associates
a Eucharistic Minister at Saint Barnabas Church and work-
ing on the Carnival Committee at the Church of the Resur- and MedicareCT.com, we
rection. extend our sincerest wishes
On August 14th, 2018, State Representative Dave Yaccari-
no and State Senator Len Fasano honored Mary Jane with a for a happy and healthy
Connecticut General Assembly Citation for her service and
achievements. First Selectman Michael Freda also presented Holiday Season!
Mary Jane with a proclamation naming that day “Mary Jane
Mulligan Day”.