Patrick Thomas Conroy, P.E., ASCE, 88; born July 3, 1937 to the late Peter and Winifred (née Heneghan) Conroy, he grew up with his three brothers on the West side of Chicago. A graduate of Our Lady of the Angels and St. Mel High School, he earned an engineering degree from IIT and worked for many years as a civil and structural engineer. He married Pamela Melone and raised his family in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood. He was a proud bald-headed Irishman and devout Catholic who lived his faith in his everyday actions. A lifelong learner who was curious about how things worked, he liked to tinker at his workbench. He was a puzzle doer, an avid walker, and loved going out for breakfast. He loved children and they loved him, he could calm any crying baby. He volunteered for many years with the Boy Scouts and coached Little League baseball. Loyal listener of the Irish Hour and loyal viewer of the Antiques Roadshow, Finding Your Roots, and Sunday morning mass. A loving father and Papa, he will be dearly missed by his children Barbara (Tom) Callahan, John (retired CFD), Carolyn (Humberto) Ramirez, Patricia, Pamela (David) Nordwall, Nancy and Robert; his grandchildren Emily (Samuel), Kate, Thomas, Monica, Charlotte, Martin, Patrick, and Pamela; and his great-grandson Kezden; dear brother of Peter (the late Jeanine), Michael (Eileen) and William (Teresa); fond uncle, cousin, friend, and neighbor of many; Visitation Sunday, August 17, 1-8 PM at Gibbons Family Funeral Home, 5917 W. Irving Park Rd. (1/2 Block East of Austin). Family and friends will meet for Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, August 18, 10:30 AM at St. Genevieve Church, 4835 W. Altgeld St. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to WTTW or Mercy Home. For info 773-777-3944 or www.GFFH.com
Gibbons Family Funeral Home, Ltd.
5917 W. Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL 60634-2618
Patrick Conroy
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Visitation Date
08/17/2025
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08/18/2025
Service Location
Visitation
Sunday, August 17 from 1-8PM
Gibbons Family Funeral Home
5917 W. Irving Park Rd.
Funeral Mass
Monday, August 18, Mass 10:30 AM
St. Genevieve Church
Interment
Queen of Heaven Cemetery
Hillside, IL
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Thinking of you and your family Patty. May he eternally rest in peace. Peace be with you, peace be with your family. Hugs,
Semiramis and family
Deepest sympathies to all the conroy family on the sad passing of your dear dad pat.we will miss him dearly 😢. Your dad was one if life’s true gentlemen aaah we are so deeply saddened to hear of pats passing.fly high dear cousin love all your cousins in ireland 🇮🇪 💙. We will always love and miss you dearly ❤️.
I was fortunate enough to meet and get to know Mr. Conroy at Walgreen’s. I enjoyed our conversations, and our friendship grew as we both assisted Tony, an elderly gentleman and a member of the church. He always made my day brighter with his kind smile and warm laugh. He was very proud of his family, and I was lucky enough to meet some of them. My visits with him were brief, but I feel blessed to have known him. I know Mr. Conroy took a part of us with him, but he left a part of himself with us, too. My sincere condolences to his family.