File #: 16-6095    Version: 1 Name: EDWARD MCELROY, IN MEMORIAM
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 10/25/2016 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/26/2016 Final action: 10/26/2016
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION EDWARD MCELROY, IN MEMORIAM WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Ed McElroy from our midst; and WHEREAS, Ed McElroy was the dear husband of Rita Marie ; and WHEREAS, Ed McElroy was the beloved son of the late Joseph and Elizabth McElroy; and WHEREAS, Ed McElroy was the loving father of Edward T. (Demetra) McElroy, Beth (Jack) Kirkwood and David McElroy; and WHEREAS, Ed McElroy was the proud grandfather of Danny, Lily, Mike, Tim, Megan and the late Emily; and WHEREAS, Ed McElroy bravely served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944-45 and was a member of the Catholic War Veterans where he was elected National Commander in 1963; and WHEREAS, in 1946 Ed McElroy began his career in broadcasting an worked at WJOB in Hammond, Indiana and later WIND and WJJD in Chicago , and WHEREAS, in 1986 Ed McElroy founded a public relations firm that represented many government agencies and elected officials; and WHEREAS, Ed McElroy hosted a TV program k...
Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LUIS ARROYO JR, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, GREGG GOSLIN, EDWARD M. MOODY, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

EDWARD MCELROY, IN MEMORIAM

 

WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Ed McElroy from our midst; and

 

WHEREAS, Ed McElroy was the dear husband of Rita Marie ; and

 

WHEREAS, Ed McElroy was the beloved son of the late Joseph and Elizabth McElroy; and

 

WHEREAS, Ed McElroy was the loving father of Edward T. (Demetra) McElroy, Beth (Jack) Kirkwood and David McElroy; and

 

WHEREAS, Ed McElroy was the proud grandfather of Danny, Lily, Mike, Tim, Megan and the late Emily; and

 

WHEREAS, Ed McElroy bravely served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944-45 and was a member of the Catholic War Veterans where he was elected National Commander in 1963; and

 

WHEREAS, in 1946 Ed McElroy began his career in broadcasting an worked at WJOB in Hammond, Indiana and later WIND and WJJD in Chicago , and

 

WHEREAS, in 1986 Ed McElroy founded a public relations firm that represented many government agencies and elected officials; and

 

WHEREAS, Ed McElroy hosted a TV program known as “The Ed McElroy Show” that provided insight into local government and elected officials; and

 

WHEREAS, Ed McElroy was a marvelous story teller who provided detailed insight into Chicago, its residents and its neighborhoods to his listeners and friends; and

 

WHEREAS, Ed McElroy, touched the lives of many and will be remembered by all who knew him; and

 

WHEREAS, all who knew him will attest that , Ed McElroy, was a kind and compassionate man, virtuous of character and gentle in spirit, admired and respected by his many friends and neighbors, and dearly loved by his family and his neighbors; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that the Board does hereby offer its deepest condolences and most heartfelt sympathy to the family of Ed McElroy and joins them in sorrow at this time of loss; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and a suitable copy of the same be tendered to the family of Ed McElroy, so that his memory may be so honored and ever cherished.

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