Nancy Amicangelo

Nancy Amicangelo passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 7, after a decades-long battle with breast cancer.

She enjoyed a career of over 40 years in banking and finance, starting in her home town of Boston, then on Wall Street, and finally in Chicago. But her real passion was giving back; she was deeply involved in the breast cancer cause, and in supporting at-risk children. She began volunteering in 1993 at the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. For the past 13 years she worked/volunteered at A Silver Lining Foundation, which provides cost free breast health testing to uninsured and under insured women and men. For many years she has also been a member of The Leader Council of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Born in Boston, Nancy had lived in Chicago since 1990, where she is survived by her long-time partner, Robin Koskinen. Nancy is also survived by her mother, Mary; her siblings Janet & Tom Sheerin; Debby Weir; Steven & Beth Amicangelo; Paul & Maureen Amicangelo; John & Sheryl Amicangelo; and Joseph Amicangelo. Nancy felt like the luckiest person in the world for having 12 amazing nieces and nephews, 18 grand nieces and nephews and 4 grandchildren, all of whom she loved dearly.

Funeral services will be held in Boston at a date to be announced. There will be a Memorial Mass at the Assumption Church at 323 West Illinois Street, Chicago, also at a date to be announced.

In lieu of flowers, donations would be very much appreciated to either A Silver Lining Foundation, 134 N. LaSalle St., #2050, Chicago, IL 60602 (or online at: asilverliningfoundation.org) or to Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607 (or on line at: mercyhome.org)