father flanagan

     

His epitaph reads, "Founder of Boys Town and Lover of Christ and Man"

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  • Born in Ireland, he set up his home for homeless boys in Omaha in 1917
  • He founded a "City of Little Men" on December 12, 1917 in Omaha, Nebraska
  • Many "Our Fathers" must have been said when he died May 15, 1948 & was interred in Boys Town
  • After WWII, this Boys Town founder served as a consultant in setting up youth programs in Korea & Japan

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