Shawn Francis McGreevy

1933 - 2022

Shawn Francis McGreevy, 88, Chicago Illinois died Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Born August 9, 1933, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, son of H. Parnell and Elizabeth (O'Connor) McGreevy. Shawn and his brother Michael Thomas McGreevy (1930-1993) grew up in the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago, attending Loyola Academy after their father died when Shawn was 5 years old. Elizabeth (Libby) and her sister Gertie raised the brothers in Chicago, setting a firm foundation for their treatment of women as equals to men in a time when women were not as common in the workplace.

Shawn earned a business degree at Georgetown University before serving as Captain with the United States Air Force in Italy and Libya. Shawn returned to Chicago and completed his academic studies with an MBA at Northwestern University before beginning his long career in selling TV advertising time for Storer Television. His career continued with Storer as VP of their San Francisco office, before he retired and returned to his hometown of Chicago.

Shawn is survived by his brother's children, Michael, Heather and Libby and his best friend (honorary sister) Lynn Carter. He is blessed to have many loyal friends from childhood through his work years that have remained in his life until the end. Shawn and his friends are famous for their annual 'White Party' invitation only extravaganzas.

Shawn loved watching college football and traveling and made permanent friends very easily across Europe and the United States. He took pride in his Irish Roman Catholic heritage and Chicago roots. Shawn always had a smile and a thank you ready for everyone he met.

Shawn's life ended peacefully after a long fight with metastatic prostate cancer. We will miss his sweet spirit. As he wished, he will be buried with his dear brother Michael T McGreevy in Scandinavian Cemetery, Rockford Illinois. Interment will be private. If you wish to remember him further, we suggest American Cancer Society or through a charity of your choice. Please, no flowers.