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Richard Cronin Obituary
Richard Marshall Cronin, M.D., age 89, of Elmhurst, IL, died peacefully Saturday night, February 27, 2016 surrounded by his wife Claire, his 9 children, and his 38 grandchildren. Richard was married for 64 years to the love of his life, Claire Cronin, nee Cusack; proud Father of Richard Jr. (Anne Mattimore Cronin), Cathleen M. Cronin, M.D. (G. Martin Mullen, M.D.), Brian T. Cronin ( Maria Portela), Cynthia Cronin Cahill (Jerome F. Cahill, Jr.), Daniel J. Cronin (Juliann Ashley Cronin), Rosanne Cronin Pompe van Meerdervoort (Antoine Pompe van Meerdervoort), Sheila Cronin Bodee (Richard L. Bodee), Thomas C. Cronin (Regan Kuehnle Cronin), and John F. Cronin (Dulcinea Gillman); loving grandfather of Maureen, Martin, Kathleen, Sheila, John Mullen; Claire, Johanna, Matt, Ryan Cronin; Denis, Cathleen, Megan, Michael, Claire Cahill; Elizabeth, Sarah, Grace, Daniel Cronin, Jr.; Madeleine, Catherine, Antoinette Pompe van Meerdervoort; Richard, Bridget, Kevin Bodee; Caroline, Anne-Claire, Jilly, Tamsen, Thomas Jr., Rory, Regan Mary, Marshall, Teresa, Eileen Cronin; Dagne, Mathilde, Finbarr and Flannery Cronin. Dr. Richard Cronin was born in 1926 in Oak Park, IL, son of Dr. John J. Cronin and Rose Ann Fox Cronin, raised in River Forest, IL with his three brothers, Dr. John J. Jr., Thomas, and Robert, all of whom have preceded him in death. Dr. Cronin was a scholar athlete at Fenwick High School, graduating in 1944, and went on to study premed at the University of Notre Dame, earning a monogram letter for football, graduating in 1946. After declining an offer to play professional football, he attended Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine graduating in 1950 and became an Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing in Elmhurst and Loyola for 55 years. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, Doctor and friend to many. Dr. Cronin will be missed by all. Visitation Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Friends and family will meet for a Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, March 10, 2016, 11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 134 Arthur Street, Elmhurst. Interment Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Elmhurst. Rest in peace, Dr. Cronin. Memorials may be made to Immaculate Conception Church, 134 Arthur Street, Elmhurst, IL 60126 and Loyola University Medical Center: Department of Orthopaedics, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.comTo plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Memories and Condolences
for Richard Cronin
William Dobozi
March 10, 2016
Dear Clare and Cronin Family,
Please accept our deepest sympathy and heartfelt thoughts. Dick was a fine surgeon and a friend. Fond memories of our Loyola Days together .
Bill&Sandra Dobozi
Sheila Lewis
March 10, 2016
Sincere condolences to all members of a large and wonderful family. Pat Bauer and Sheila Lewis
Ellen (Tory) Hartman-Cusack
March 9, 2016
So sad to lose the Patriarch of our wonderful family!! I loved him dearly and so sad not to have been able to give him a good bye hug. I'll do it in spirit--and he had so very much fine and gentle spirit to add to our human world! Love to you Dick!!
Michael Costello
March 9, 2016
My deepest sympathies on your loss.
Susan Fransen
March 8, 2016
Arbitrator Brian Cronin - I am so sorry for your loss. It sounds like your father was a wonderful man. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Susan Fransen
Sandy Santucci
March 8, 2016
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. He was truly a wonderful person with a good heart, and will be missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him.
March 8, 2016
Brian, My best wishes to you and your entire family.
May he rest in peace.
Perry M. Laks
Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski
March 8, 2016
My sincerest condolences to the Cronin family. May your happy memories bring you comfort during this sad time.
Martha Kasten
March 8, 2016
To the Cronin family, I wish you peace and strength as you mourn the loss of your husband, father and grandfather. I did not know him personally, but I was your classmate at IC and York, and I recall what a close-knit family you were. I just wanted to extend my sympathies on behalf of the Kasten family. Blessings to you, and prayers for all.
March 8, 2016
My deepest sympathies for the lost of your father. Reading his obituary, he was truly a remarkable man. May you and your family find joy in his memory.
Larry Karchmar
Raymond Asher
March 7, 2016
Hoping your memories provide comfort.
Betty Lou Parquette
March 7, 2016
So sorry for your loss. May he rest in Eternal Peace and may Perpetual Light shine upon him. You are all in our prayers.
Mike Beck
March 6, 2016
So sorry for your loss.May his memory be eternal.
March 6, 2016
Dr. Cronin was certainly a part of the Elmhurst community and part of my childhood. My thoughts and prayers are with the entire Cronin family during this sad time.
Eileen Caluwaert Streu
Patrick Ryan
March 5, 2016
Our prayers are with you on your loss of your husband & father may Irish Angels be by his side taking him to heaven above - God Bless !!
Debbie Tharp
March 5, 2016
Holding family and friends in prayer and thought during this difficult time. May your wonderful memories and the thought of heaven sustain and bring you peace.
Debbie and Darley Tharp
March 4, 2016
Cronin family.
Please accept my condolences.
Sarah Webb
March 3, 2016
Dearest Claire and Children, Many years and memories pass through my mind. I love you all, pray for you at this time of sadness for the loss of this beautiful man,husband and father to all 9 children. I also respected him as a doctor in my profession. God love you all. Elaine Smith-Garcia, Tucson, Arizona
Alice Gutenkauf
March 3, 2016
Dear Claire
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Please accept my sincerest condolences and best wishes for your ability to get through it.
Sincerely
Alice Gutenkauf
March 3, 2016
Saddened to hear this news -- may the many happy memories of times spent together with
your family comfort all of you.
Lois and Ed Anderson
The Beranek Family
March 3, 2016
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the Cronin family at this difficult time. What a legacy Dr. Cronin and Claire had gifted all who grew up with their children and grandchildren in the Elmhurst community.
Joe Langenfeld
March 3, 2016
All the Cronins I have met are remarkable people. Thanks for the wonderful friends, and we offer our sincere sympathy.
The Gibbons Family
March 3, 2016
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
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