Patrick R. Conley, age 74, Retired CPD Homicide Detective, Old Area 4; Graduate of UIC, BS, MS, PhD in Psychology; longtime Professor of Psychology at UIC; former Limo Driver, and UIC Director of Medical Testing; beloved husband of Dorothy, nee Delaney; loving father of Shannon, Matthew (Burcak), Mark (Sandra), Kevin Loren (Kiko) and Ryan (Claudia) Conley; proud grandfather of Isabella Janet, Demir Patrick, Ayla, Hiro, Miyuki and Yoshi; dear brother of Delores (the late Dan) Leftakes and the late Louis DeGrande, Gloria Charles and Larry Conley;
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered? Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the fire shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance
Visitation Thursday, 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 a.m. until time of funeral 9:00 a.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Tree House Humane Society, 7225 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60645. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com