Father bob maguire biography for kids
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Father bob maguire biography for kids
Father Bob
Robert John (Bob) Maguire, AM RFD (born 14 September 1934) is an Australian Roman Catholic priest, community worker and media personality from South Melbourne. From 1973 to 2012, Maguire was parish priest of Sts Peter and Pauls Church in South Melbourne.
Commonly known as Father Bob, Maguire was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1989 for service to homeless youth through the Open Family Foundation.
A 102-minute documentary, In Bob We Trust, about Maguire life and retirement was released in October 2013
Maguire was born in 1934, the son of a violent alcoholic father, James maguire, who migrated from Glasgow in 1922.
His mother, Annie (nee McLaughlin), from Edinburgh, was usually the subject of her husbands beatings, which frequently left her cut, bloodied and bruised.
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Maguire was the youngest of four children. His only memory of his father taking any notice of him was when hed been away and when he came home, he beat me with his belt. His eldest sibling