MEMORIAL RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that members of this Chamber learned of the death of Colleen M. O'Shea, on July 31, 2016, the age of seventy-nine; and
WHEREAS, The City Council has been informed of her passing by The Honorable Margaret Laurino, Alderman of the 39th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Born on August 26, 1936, this devoted daughter of the late Captain William, C.P.D. and Lenore Hallinan Smith; the beloved wife of fifty-seven years to Daniel J.; loving mother of Annie Laurie O'Shea, the Honorable Matthew (Cara), Michael, Maura (Joseph) McCarthy, and the late Baby Daniel O'Shea; proud grandmother of Brigid, Patrick, Eileen, Cate and Colleen; dear sister of Maura Smith, Rosemary Garrett, and the late Joyce Stapleton and Captain William C. Smith, U.S.N.; fond sister-in-law of Mary Stiemann, Jay McNamara, and the late Joan Baldwin and Jeremiah O'Shea; cherished aunt to her many nieces and nephews; fond cousin of many; and treasured friend to all who had the pleasure of knowing her. Colleen leaves a legacy of faith, dignity and love; and
WHEREAS, Active and vital member of her community, Colleen was an alumna of St. Sabina Grammar School (1950) and Longwood Academy of Our Lady (1954). She will be remembered for her smiling face, her wisdom, her wonderful sense of humor, and grace within her that could light up any room that she walked into. She was truly an angel on earth, making her one-in-a-million; and
WHEREAS, Colleen touched the lives of all who knew her through her love, her kindness, her generosity, her heart and her spirit, making her a truly unforgettable person. She will be deeply missed, but the memory of her character, intelligence and compassion will live on in those who knew and loved her, now, therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago gathered here this fourteenth day of September, 2016, do hereby express our sorrow on the death of Colleen M. O'Shea and express to her famil...
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