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Amanda Cassidy Obituary

Cassidy, Amanda Renee suddenly, cherished daughter of John and Pamela Cassidy (nee Meredith), loving sister of Nicole and Jimmy, beloved granddaughter of Lois and Richard Balsmeier and Mary (late Walter) Olish, great-granddaughter of Roy and Alma Vandiver, loving godchild of Mariann Vandiver and Jerry Meredith, special niece, cousin and friend to many. Funeral Friday, relatives and friends to meet at Our Lady of the Ridge Church, 10811 S. Ridgeland Ave., Chicago Ridge, for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Visitation Thursday, 2 to 9 p.m. at Hills Funeral Home, Ltd., 10201 S. Roberts Rd. (8000W.), Palos Hills. Info. 708-598- 5880 Visit Guest Book at www.suntimes.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jul. 10, 2002.

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Pam Cassidy

July 8, 2025

Amanda,
Sweet baby girl. Another year without you has passed. My heart is still broken. So many unanswered questions. Life is so unfair. Love you so much.

Kelly Marie Danielson

July 8, 2025

Thinking of you and praying for your families XO

Pam Cassidy

July 4, 2025

Amanda,
Happy 4th of July. Miss you baby girl. Mommy loves you so much. Not a day goes by that i don't want to hug you. See your smiling face with your big brown eyes.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Love you.
Mommy

Love You

July 4, 2025

Happy 4th of July Amanda

Pam Cassidy

May 11, 2025

Amanda
Today is mother's day. Not a happy one for me.miss you baby girl . Not a day goes by that you are not thought about talked about me talked to. My part of the world will never be complete until I can hold you. Love you my sweet big brown eyed baby girl.
Love mommy.

Pam Cassidy

April 20, 2025

Happy Easter beautiful girl with the big brown eyes and a smile that lights up a room.

Pam Cassidy

April 20, 2025

Amanda
Happy Easter.
I love you so much. My heart will never be whole without you. Missing you more than I can take.
We had an egg hunt in the backyard. So much fun. A little bittersweet. Watching Emma Aiden Makenzie and Miranda reminds me all the fun times with you Nicole Jennifer and Larry. They play so well together laughing all the time. I need you to continue holding them all close and watching over them. Love and miss you so much. Not a day goes by that i don't want to hold you give you a big hug. Forever in my heart forever my daughter.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Love you mom

Kelly

January 3, 2025

Beautiful Amanda, been thinking about you a lot, have Uncle Jimmy do some dances with you ok miss & Love you both

Pam Cassidy

December 26, 2024

Merry Christmas love you baby girl

Pam Cassidy

December 26, 2024

Merry Christmas to the most beautiful daughter. Mommy loves and misses you so much

Pam Cassidy

December 26, 2024

Amanda
Merry merry Christmas!! Love you baby girl. Bittersweet year. Aunt Amanda welcomes nephew Aiden John Robert i know you love him. He is the sweetest bundle of joy. March 7 a beautiful day. Not a day goes by that you will not be forgotten. Nicole misses you and really could use her older sister. Holidays are and will never be the same. Uncle Jim is with you now. I know you will be together and watching out for each other. Holding hands and talking about all of us. Missing you baby girl so much. Holidays will never be the same. Everyday life is never the same without you. I just need to be with you. Love you so much.
Mom

Pam Cassidy

October 23, 2024

Amanda
Happy 33rd birthday sweetie. Love you baby girl. Miss you beautiful.

Pam

July 8, 2024

Amanda
Love you baby girl. Today tomorrow and always.
Love mom

Pam

July 4, 2024

Happy 4th of July Amanda.
Missing you today mom really could use your help.
We are celebrating Emma's birthday today at Aunt Amy's house. You would be so proud of the mommy Nicole. Emma is so silly and sweet. She is alot like you. Watch over her and always keep her in the right path. Love you so much baby girl. Miss you more as each day passes. Love you always will be your mommy.

Pam Cassidy

March 31, 2024

Amanda
Happy Easter. Today was a special Easter. We shared it with Emma and now we have Aiden. They are so beautiful. Miss you Amanda. Please keep your arms wrapped around them.
Love you today and always.
Forever and ever.
Love mom

Love You

March 31, 2024

Happy Easter Amanda

Pam Cassidy

February 14, 2024

Happy Valentine's Day Amanda!
Missing you sweetheart. My heart breaks as each day passes without you.
Love you baby girl.
Mom

Pam Cassidy

January 1, 2024

Amanda
We are with you as we begin another year without you. Our family will and never has been the same. 2024 Nicole and Eddie are blessing us with a baby boy. Life is not fair. Not fair that Aunt Amanda is not here to share all the love they bring to the family. Nicole is missing you alot. She does not say that but I can tell in her actions. We look to you for guidance and to keep us together. Love you sweetheart. Every year every day is a struggle. Miss you with all my heart. My heart is and will always be broken until we are a family again.
Happy New Year in Heaven.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Forever in our hearts.
Mom

Pam Cassidy

December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas

Pam Cassidy

December 25, 2023

Amanda
Merry Christmas sweet heart. Love you sweetie more than ever. Ì really needed you today. I felt so much anxiety. I just needed you. My tension level was at max extreme. It should of been a wonderful perfect day celebrating with Emma. But I just could not get into the spirit. I miss you. I need to be with. I love you sweetie. Please keep us wrapped in your arms. Love you baby girl.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Until I get to hold you in my arms.
Merry Christmas to a beautiful daughter that was taken before her time. We need you. We miss you.
You will always be with us.
Love you Amanda.
Mom

Miss you

October 31, 2023

Happy Halloween Amanda

Mom

October 31, 2023

Happy happy Halloween beautiful.
Love you Amanda. Miss you. Wish you could be here with us to take Emma trick a treating. She is going as Sully from monsters Inc. So cute and warm. Which is good it is going to be 36 today. Please keep her safe. Emma is so much like you. She looks so much like you. Love and miss you more as each day passes.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Love mom and dad

Pam Cassidy

October 23, 2023

Happy happy happy birthday to you my baby girl. Happy 32nd birthday to you. I am still not sure how we make it each day without you. Love you baby girl with every breathe I take. You will always be remembered and love today and always.
Emma was in my arms today talking and talking to you. I know she knows her Auntie Amanda. Everytime I tried to turn around she would start talking. I know it was only a language that you both understood.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Remember you are loved. Wishing you the very best birthday. You will never be forgotten.
Love mommy and dad.

Love You

October 23, 2023

Happy Birthday Amanda

Pam Cassidy

July 8, 2023

Amanda
21 years today you have been in heaven. 21 years since I have been able to hold you. 21 years we are lived without you. Oh Amanda I love you so much. I need to be with you. I miss you so much. My heart breaks more as each day passes. You and Nicole have always been my whole life. I need you more than you will ever know. I love you so much not a day passes that I have not asked why you. You had so much to offer to this world. Sweetie you are my beautiful daughter. I am so Blessed to be your mommy. You always made me smile. You lit up every room with your smile. I know you are watching over Emma. She is so much like you. Amanda our family will never be complete until we are all together again. I pray every day that I will be with you soon. I need you so much. Love you sweetie.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever. Until we are together.
Love you always
mommy

Pam Cassidy

July 4, 2023

Amanda
Happy 4th of July. No words can express how much you are missed and loved today and always. Sweetie you would be so proud of your niece Emma. She is so much like you. Continue to look after our little Firecracker. We love you so much. Life has not and will not ever be complete without you. Love you. You will always be mommy's little girl with your sparkling brown eyes and a smile that lights up the room. We will be lighting some sparkles just for you today.
Love you mommy.

Love You

July 4, 2023

Happy 4th of July Amanda

Pam Cassidy

April 10, 2023

Amanda
Happy Happy Easter. Love you so much. Miss you more than you will ever know.
We celebrated Emma's first Easter. You would be so proud of the mother Nicole has become. So loving and caring.
Emma has so much of you. Her looks her personality is all her Auntie Amanda.
Another holiday another day without you more of my heart broken. You are so missed and loved more as each long day passes.
You are my heart my life.
Amanda we love you so much. I hope you are finding all of the colorful Easter eggs.
our love will keep us together forever and ever.
love mom and dad.

Pam Cassidy

February 14, 2023

Amanda
Happy Valentine to my oldest sweetest girl my Valentine my daughter.
Missing you today and always. You are and will always be my Valentine.
Love forever and ever.
Mom

Love and miss you

January 1, 2023

Happy New Year 2023

Pam Cassidy

January 1, 2023

Amanda
Happy New Year!!!!!
2023

Pam Cassidy

January 1, 2023

Amanda
Happy New Year 2023.
Another year will start without you. I know you are always in our hearts but I need you in my arms. Very sad very long days ahead. Please watch over your smiling happy baby girl niece. Emma has so many of your traits. She is. Looking more and more like her Auntie Amanda. Please watch over all of us as we bring in 2023.
Love you sweetheart. You would be so proud of the beautiful young big hearted mommy Nicole has become. Nicole, Eddie and Emma will always have you in their heart. Emma will grow up knowing how much her Auntie loves her. Oh Amanda I need your help your patience when we are caring for Emma.
Always in our hearts. Sweetie you will never be forgotten. Watch over all of us and guide us in the new year.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Love,
Mom, Dad Nicole Eddie and Emma.

Pam Cassidy

December 25, 2022

Merry Christmas to our precious baby girl. Another unfair year without you. You are so missed and loved. This year more so. So much love to share. Your love your spirit will live on. Emma will grow up knowing how much her Auntie Amanda loves her. Watch over her and protect her always.
Everyday every moment without you to share these what should be joyful are getting harder. Love you beautiful brown eyed smiling always happy girl.
Always in our hearts never forgotten.
Merry Christmas
Amanda.
So loved.
Mom and Dad.

Love and miss you

October 23, 2022

Happy Birthday Amanda

Pam Cassidy

October 23, 2022

Amanda
Happy 31st Birthday my sweet baby girl. Wishing you were here.. today we are having Emma Renee Baptism. You are her Heavenly Godmother.
I know you will have your arms around her and looking at her with your big beautiful brown eyes.
Love you so much Amanda.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
31big kisses and hugs coming your way.
Love mom and dad

Pam Cassidy

July 8, 2022

Sweetie today marks 20 years that I have not got to hold you. To hug you. Look into your beautiful eyes and tell you how much I love you. You are missed by so many. You are truly our Angel. Baby Emma loves her Aunt Amanda so much. Keep watching over her as she continues to grow. Love you more as each day passes. You have and will always have a part of my heart. Not a day goes by that I don't miss you think about you or talk to you.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever. Until we see you again. We love you so very much I just wish I could understand why? Forever you will always be my baby girl.
Love you today tomorrow and always.
Love mom

Miss and love you

July 4, 2022

Happy 4th of July

Pam Cassidy

July 4, 2022

Amanda
Well good morning Auntie Oh Man Da.
Thank you for keeping your protective arms around the most beautiful baby girl.
Emma is a blessing we will never take for granted. She is loved beyond belief. Nicole and Eddie will be the best parents to her. Now we need to keep your sister healthy. Her body just went thru a massive ordeal. Watch over her.
These are the days where my heart is breaking and I want to switch places with you. She could really use her big sister her best friend.
I miss you so much. I could really use a big hug and what I would not give to have those big brown beautiful eyes looking back me.
Emma Renee was named after you. She is a fighter. She is so strong and very active. Please help us keep her safe from all the bad in the world. Sweetie I know someday we will all be together.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Love you today tomorrow and always
Mom and Dad

Pam Cassidy

July 4, 2022

Amanda
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
HUGS AND KISSES
LOVE YOU SWEETIE FOREVER AND EVER.

Pam Cassidy

April 17, 2022

Amanda
Happy Easter!!!
Love you sweetie.
Nicole's little bunny is hopping right along. So excited. Thank you for a beautiful blessing. Please watch over baby girl. Your sister misses you and needs your moral support.
Hope you find all the golden eggs in heaven.
Miss you my honey more than you will ever know .
Love mom dad nicole Eddie and baby girl.

Miss You

April 17, 2022

Happy Easter

Pam Cassidy

February 14, 2022

Happy Valentine's Day!!!
Love you my sweet baby girl.
I know you know this already....
But I have to share the news. I want to shout it from the roof tops. Nicole and Eddie are welcoming their first child. My grand child your neice or nephew. Watch over them protect them. Love them.
Missing you every day. Broken heart never heals.
Love you forever and ever.
Mom

Pam Cassidy

January 1, 2022

Amanda
Another New Year to come and go without you. 2021 not so good of a year we said good bye to Uncle Jerry. But....no year has been good since you left. Since 2002. Miss you so much. Days are becoming so long without you. Keep your Angel arms around us going into 2022. Until the day comes I can wrap my arms around you. You have never left us. My heart is always heavy with heart ache. Sweetie our love will keep us together forever and ever. Miss your big brown eyes your beautiful smile that would light up the room. You are my baby girl always. Love Mon and Dad.

Dad

January 1, 2022

Happy New Year

Pam Cassidy

December 25, 2021

Amanda
Merry Christmas sweetheart. Love you. Christmas - Holidays - Days are becoming more and more difficult. Miss you. The holidays are becoming more difficult to celebrate. This one especially. I just don't know how many more I will be able to get thru without you. Just keep your Angel wings around us keep us close to your heart and all will be good. Love you forever and ever.
Mom and Dad

Pam Cassidy

October 23, 2021

Happy 30th Birthday . Love you my sweetheart. I know you are dancing and smiling your big smile. And your big brown eyes watching down on us. You are missed each day more and more. Wishing for just one more hug. You are such a big part of so many lives. Happy happy heavenly birthday. Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Love Mom And Dad.

Dad

October 23, 2021

Happy Birthday

Pam Cassidy

July 8, 2021

Oh my sweetie.
19 years ago our lives changed. We will never be ok until we are together again. Today is always the roughest. But today was not fair. Not fair for me to be here and not have you with me. Today was the day we had to say good bye to Uncle Jerry. My brother your god father. I know you two are with each. Please give comfort to each. Oh Amanda my life will never be ok until we are together.
Sweetie you are loved and missed you much. Stay safe honey until we are with each other again. Please continue to watch over us. Keep us safe. Keep us close to your heart. Always and forever. Love mom and dad
Nicole and Eddie.

John Cassidy

July 4, 2021

Happy 4th of July

Mom

July 4, 2021

Happy 4th of July. I know you are sharing stories with uncle Jerry now. You can teach him back bends and he can teach you poker. Miss you both so much. Until the day I can hold you in my arms I will never stop loving you. You are my heart. Miss you sweet heart. Watch over all of us.
Love mommy

Pamela Cassidy

April 4, 2021

Hi my sweet baby girl
Happy Easter
Another hard day. Another day without your smiling beautiful face.
Sweetie the days are getting longer and harder without you.
Miss you more than words can say.
Love you forever and ever.
Mom and Dad

April 4, 2021

Happy Easter

Pamela Cassidy

March 18, 2021

Hi my sweetheart
Happy St. Patrick's Day .
Just got home from watching Miss Nora dance. She is beautiful inside and out. But you know that. It bring tears to my eyes to see her and Nicole grow so close. I know in my heart you would be right there with them. Love you my Irish Dancing Princess.

March 17, 2021

Happy St.Patricks Day

Pamela Cassidy

January 1, 2021

Happy 2021. Maybe this will be our year. Our year to be reunited. I miss you with every breath I take. Longing for the day I ican hold you again.
Our love will keep us together for ever and ever.

Pamela Cassidy

January 1, 2021

Happy New Year.

Pamela Cassidy

January 1, 2021

Happy New Years sweetie. This has not been a good year for a lot of people. They say this is the worse and glad that it is over. Me the worse was 2002 and every year after that. You are missed more and more every day. 2020 brought to us Nicole and Eddie's beautiful wedding. I think sure chose Colorado to try to be as high as she could to be next to you.
Oh my love I pray every day for you. I pray that I could be with you. I feel so alone.
Love you every dsy. You will always have my heart my soul my love.
Happy New Year. Please continue to watch over us.
Love you Mom and Dad

November 26, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving

Pamela Cassidy

October 23, 2020

Amanda
Happy birthday beautiful. My beautiful baby girl is 29 years old. Oh sweetie you are missed more than you will ever know. My heart is still broken. It will never be whole until we meet again. Love you more as each day passes. I know you are teaching the Irish Jig to all the Angels. Happy birthday my beautiful brown eyed baby girl.
Love Mom Dad Nicole

Pamela Cassidy

July 8, 2020

Amanda
By love I can not believe it has been 18 long hard aching years. Our love will never fade. It will only get stronger.
You are in a much better safer place. 2020 has not been one of the best years so far.
We love you more with each day passing.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Love Mom And Dad

Pamela Cassidy

July 4, 2020

Amanda
Happy 4th of July sweetie. Love you more than any words I can write. Miss you my brown eyed perfect baby girl.
Forever and ever.
Love Mom Dad Add Nicole.

Sharon Yacko

July 4, 2020

Hi Amanda Happy Fourth of July.we always had fun with you guys on this Day.I Love and miss you so very much

July 4, 2020

Happy 4th of July

April 13, 2020

Hi sweetie. Another Easter without you. Another day has passed with our hearts breaking not to hug you not to share another day without you. We are home fighting trying to survive this horribly disease the corona virus. Please continue to look over us. Love you more than you know. Miss you my sweet baby. Until we are together again.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Love Mom. Dad and Nicole.

April 12, 2020

Happy Easter Amanda

Pamela Cassidy

March 19, 2020

Hi Sweetie
Mommy and dad miss you so much. I know you were with us this past weekend. Nicole was a beautiful bride. You Blessed us with your presence. She was an amazing winter wonderland Princess. I wish with all my heart you would of been standing next to her. But we know your were. She is so happy. Please continue to look over her and guide her and your brother in law. Not sure what is going on in this crazy world. But we know we are Blessed with the most precious gift of all To have you as our guardian angel.
Forever in our ❤.
Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Love you Mom Dad Nicole & Eddie.

February 15, 2020

Happy Valentine's Day

February 14, 2020

Happy Valentine's Day sweetie.
Love you

February 14, 2020

Happy Valentine's Day

January 1, 2020

Happy New Year

Pamela Cassidy

December 25, 2019

Merry Christmas to sweetie. Love you with all my ❤. Missed you so much. Every day is so hard without you here.
Love you always.
Mom

November 28, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving

Pam

October 23, 2019

Happy 28th birthday to my beautiful baby girl. Your love has kept me going day to day. Not a moment passes that you are not missed. I Am struggling too understand why??? But today is your 28th birthday. And we love and miss you more and more as each day passes. Catch the ballons. All are sent with kisses and love
Mom. Dad And Nicole.

October 23, 2019

Happy Birthday Amanda

Pamela Cassidy

July 8, 2019

Amanda
We Love you more than you will ever know. You were taken from us to young. We will never forget your beautiful smiling face. It is 17 years today. My heart will never be the same. Our family will never be the same. We are broken without you. You completed us someday we will be complete again. Love you sunshine. Until we meet again.
Love Mom Dad and Nicole.

Pamela Cassidy

July 4, 2019

Happy 4th of July my sweetheart.
You are never forgotten. We miss you more and more as each passes. Our hearts will never be complete until we see your smiling face and I can hold you in my arms.
Love you baby girl.
Mom & Dad & Nicole

Sharon Yacko

July 4, 2019

Happy 4th of July Amanda

July 4, 2019

Happy 4th of July

April 21, 2019

Happy Easter

March 17, 2019

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!love you

March 17, 2019

Happy St. Patrick's Day

February 14, 2019

Happy Valentine's Day

Pamela Cassidy

February 14, 2019

Happy Valentine's Day sweet beautiful baby girl. Miss you today tomorrow and always. Love and miss you more than words will ever say.
Mom & Dad

January 1, 2019

Happy New Year

December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas

November 22, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving

October 31, 2018

Happy Halloween Amanda

October 23, 2018

Happy Birthday Amanda

Pamela Cassidy

October 23, 2018

Amanda
Happy happy happy 27th birthday to you. I know you are smiling that beautiful smile and looking at us with your big beautiful brown eyes. We know you are with us. Mommy Just wants to hold you to kiss you to tell you how much I love you. I have a hole in my heart that will never be whole again until I can hold you. We are sending lots and lots of kisses hugs and love to you. Happy 27th birthday to my beautiful loving daughter. We love you today tomorrow and always
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Pam Cassidy

July 8, 2018

Amanda
My love, my daughter, my heart it has been 16 of the longest, hardest years of my life. Each day without you gets harder to live, to breathe. I miss you so much. It is still hard to believe it has been 16 years. My heart breaks for you every day. We love you more than words can express. Our love will keep us together forever and ever.
Love to my daughter always.
Mom & Dad

July 4, 2018

Happy 4th of July

April 1, 2018

Happy Easter

February 14, 2018

Happy Valentine's Day

January 1, 2018

Happy New Year

December 25, 2017

Merry Christmas Amanda

November 23, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving Amanda

October 23, 2017

Happy Birthday Amanda

July 5, 2017

Happy 4th Amanda

April 16, 2017

Happy Easter Amanda

March 17, 2017

Happy St. Patrick's Day Amanda

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