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Eileen Block Obituary

Block, Eileen P. (nee Browne), suddenly, best friend and devoted wife of Dave, loving mother of Kevin, Molly, and Hannah, adoring daughter of Christy and Anne Browne of Co. Clare Ireland. Loving sister of Mary (Dan) Heitschmidt, Michael (Debbie), Diane (Martin) O'Grady, Ann, Claire, Veronica (Kevin), Tommy and Christopher Browne, loving sister-in-law of Jackie (Dennis) Lyzniak, wonderful aunt to Bernadette, Shannon, Christopher, Brendan, Emma, Nellie and James, cherished daughter-in-law of Maria (Jim) Bloss and Barry (Susan) Block, loving niece, cousin, and friend of many. Visitation Sunday, 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral Monday, 9 a.m. from The Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home, 4950 W. 79th St., Burbank, to St. Daniel the Prophet Church, Mass 10 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Block Childrens Fund, P.O. Box 398 Palos Hts., IL, 60463, would be appeciated. 708-857-7878 or 773-582-4400.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times from May 8 to May 9, 2004.

Memories and Condolences
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Kathleen Greene-Herrebout

May 20, 2004

Dear Dave, Browne Family and children,



Very saddened and shocked by the sudden passing of Eileen. What a terrible tragedy for all of you. It has made me think about how I am spending my time. I am hugging my children more and trying not to sweat about "the little things". You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Rosa Young

May 13, 2004

To the Family of Eileen Block: Trully, I am deeply sadden by your lost. She was a wonderful person to have known. I can still remember her beautiful smile. She will be missed. Love Rosa

Carol Gad

May 13, 2004

My deepest sympathy to the family of Eileen. She was such a lovely person. With caring thoughts and prayers - Carol Gad, retired Special Agent

Vera Hartley

May 13, 2004

God is good all the time. Lean and depend on him for he is all powerful, all knowledgeable, all seeing and forever present. He will give you guidance and comfort when needed. He will provide your every need.... reach out to him and hold on...the best is yet to come...I have known and worked with Eileen since she started with IRS and she always brought to mind grace, strength, and integrity...what a great legacy to leave with her "little ones" and "love ones"...take care.

Michelle Keenan

May 12, 2004

Dear Mary, Block, and Brown families,



We are so saddened by your loss. Know that all of you are in our prayers and thoughts daily. May you find peace and comfort in the coming days and weeks. Eileen will forever be in your hearts and is always watching over you.

Michelle, Mike, Jacqueline, Valerie, and Joseph Keenan

Sherree Preston

May 12, 2004

Dave you have my deepest sympathy. I will be praying for you, Molly, Kevin and Hannah. God bless you all.

Rick Zagotta

May 12, 2004

I am very sorry to hear about Eileen. She was a very sweet person and wonderful coworker at the IRS. She will be missed.

Denise Pec

May 12, 2004

To the Block and Browne Family,

I worked with Eileen for a short time and glad that I did she was a great person and will always be remembered in our hearts. Your family is in my prayers.

Catherina Wojtowicz

May 11, 2004

To Eillen's Family:



My deepest sympathies go to you on the loss of Eileen.



Words cannot express my shock. I just learned of the news and am saddened as well as stunned.



I went to Maria High School with Eillen. And just recently had the pleasure of briefly working with Eileen, with Tim Yanahan; she made work fun.



She was a complete joy to be around. I always remembered Eileen and her sister's "The Browne Sisters from St. Nick's" whereas I went to St. Rita. She as well as the rest of the sister were awesome basketball players.



But it wasn't until high school that I got to know her better, and she was the kindest and funniest soul.



The world was a lighter place when Eileen laughed and we will sorely miss her.



You should be proud. God only knows, she was of you.



Again, the prayers of my family and mine are with you.



God bless you.



Love,



Catherina Wojtowicz

Nick Zagotta

May 11, 2004

Dear Dave, Molly, Kevin, and Hannah,

Eileen will be missed but never forgotten. She always brought a smile to work and made our office a better place. I will keep all of you in my prayers.

Jane & Sonny Reckles

May 10, 2004

Dear Dave: AS friends of your dad and Susans' may we offer our deepest condolences to you and your family......We are so very sorry for your loss.

Colleen Hecker (Russell)

May 9, 2004

To Dave and the Browne Family,

Eileen and I attended St. Nick's together and I will always remember her smile and laugh. I was shocked and saddened by the news of her passing. Please know that you will be in our thoughts and prayers. May God bless you all and may you feel his Love for your family daily. Colleen and Ray Hecker

Donna Thornton

May 9, 2004

Dear Block and Browne Families,

I am truly sorry about the passing of Eileen. My heart goes out to all of you.

I will never forget her smile and her LAUGH. She was always such a kind and beautiful person. I am lucky to have got to known her over the years and will always remember our trip to Vegas.

Remember the good times you had with Eileen and keep them close to your heart. I pray that God will help all of you during this time of sorrow and that you will find happiness in your hearts again.

God Bless all of you and hang in there!

Love,

Donna

Lisa Goetz

May 9, 2004

To The Browne and Block Family:



My deepest sympathies to all of you at this time. The news came as a shock to many and still is. I have not seen Eileen in a number of years, but can remember growing up with the Browne family. Eileen was always the quiet one. She was a sweetheart. She will be greatly missed.



God Bless all of you at this time!

Kevin Moss

May 9, 2004

Dear Dave and all the Browne Family: I am so sorry to hear of Eileen's passing. I worked with Eileen and knew her to be a special person. I will miss her and her many smiles.

May 9, 2004

Our very deepest sympathies to you Mary, and to your family for the loss of your lovely Eileen.

With Love,

Georgia, Bill, Christine and Liam Donovan

Albert Stamiti

May 9, 2004

Dear Chris, Anne, and family.



We were terribly sorry to hear of the sudden loss of your beautiful daughter Eileen. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to you and your family.



Your friends and neighbors,

Rose and Tony Sutera, Carmen and Edward Madar, Al, Micki and Kimberly Stamiti,

Theresa & Tom McCollom

May 8, 2004

Dear Dave & the Browne Family,

What can be said about about Eileen today that hasn't been said about her over the past 37 years? She was one of the kindest, sweetest, funniest and most beautiful people I ever had the pleasure to have in my life. I will miss that laugh of hers (which I know can be heard from any of the other Browne Sisters) and the positive outlook she always had. Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Browne for sharing such a beautiful person with the world for 37 wonderful years. And thank you Dave, for making the past 6 years the happiest I've ever seen Eileen. We love her dearly and will truly miss her forever.

Ann Jacobson

May 8, 2004

I'm sorry for the loss of Eileen. Even though I haven't seen her in a long time, it is still unbelievable to me. All of you are in my prayers.

nicole costanzo

May 8, 2004

My heart, and my deepest sympathies go out to the entire family, especially Dave and her beautiful young children. I only knew Eileen for a few years when I watched her little ones, and in that time I knew what a wonderful person she was, but it does not take years to know that, only minutes. She opened her heart to my family and did everything she could to help us through a tough time, her and Dave both. I was in disbelief when I heard the news and still cannot believe that she is no longer with us. I will always remember when she would walk through the door after work and Kevin and Molly would run to her, both fighting to get onto her lap as she knelt down to hug them and she would say, no pushing there's room for both of you, as they would both be yelling over eachother to tell her something, she would just laugh. I will be forever greatful to have known her and her family, they are the best people you could ever be around and know.



You are in our prayers,

The Costanzo Family

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