RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Edward F. McElroy has gone to his eternal reward at the age of 91; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this event by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, A resident of Oak Lawn, Edward F. McElroy was the loving and devoted husband of Rita; and
WHEREAS, Edward F. McElroy was the much-adored father of Edward T., Beth and David (C.F.D.-Ret.) and the grandfather of six to whom he imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that he possessed in abundance; and
WHEREAS, The son of Joseph and Elizabeth, Edward F. McElroy was raised in Visitation Parish and served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1945; and
WHEREAS, A member of "Our Greatest Generation," Edward F. McElroy lived for many years in the Beverly neighborhood and began his broadcasting career in 1946 working with Bob Elson, a former Chicago White Sox Broadcaster; and
WHEREAS, A man of great charm and talent, Edward F. McElroy became a well-known on-air personality and worked in sports and news with stations WJOB, WIND and WJJD; and
WHEREAS, In 1986 Edward F. McElroy founded a public relations firm that represented organizations such as the Fraternal Order of Police, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, trade unions and judicial candidates; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the course of his life, Edward F. McElroy became the friend of legions of people he knew on a first-name basis, from newspaper editors and highly-placed government officials to hotel doormen and crossing guards; and
WHEREAS, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg paid homage to Edward F. McElroy by writing "The Art of Backscratching in Chicago: Driving with Ed McElroy" in which he described how the old-school public relations veteran provided him a "portal" to understanding the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Edward F. McElroy also hosted the "Community in Focus" cable television show where his guests were a reflection of his wide and ever-expanding impressive circle of co...
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