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Ephemera relating to Father Thomas Rooney and his friendship with Frank Sinatra, to include: signed photograph of Frank and his wife, inscribed ''Dear Father Tom - we love you and thank you - may God bless you always - Barbara and Francis '79'; a brochure from Festival Hall, London 1978, signed ''To Kathleen love Frank Sinatra'' '78'; a photograph of Father Tom with Barbara and Frank; a photograph of Father Tom with Clint Eastwood; a photograph of Father Tom with Pope John Paul II; a certificate and medal for the Military and Hospittaler Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem; a press release from the ITV documentary recorded the year after his death detailing his works and life; and two pairs of cufflinks gifted to him by repute by Frank Sinatra. HISTORY Father Tom was born on Tyneside and lived as an engineer who had a vocation after in the Catholic Priesthood where he raised £35 million pounds in fifteen years. In raising money for the African aid in New York, he struck up a close relationship with Frank Sinatra after he presided over the funeral ceremony of Sinatra's father. Together they formed the Washing DC based World Mercy Fund where they raised £35 million with the help of Sinatra and his wife. Father Tom died in November 1986, upon his death Sinatra paid tribute by saying ''His name is Father Thomas Rooney and I am privileged to call him my friend''. PROVENANCE Sold by direction of a family member.