Joseph Burke Obituary

My best friend ever and coworker I will never forget him . He was intelligent , kind , gifted, and funny. I am honored to call him a great friend. So happy he was part of my life and I will always miss him

Even after all the years that have gone by I will never stop thinking of Joe He was a good man, father and a great friend. I had the privilege to work with him and get to know him and call him friend. I will never forget him and still speak of him often.
God Bless him and his family always

Dear Laura, Erin and Claire,
I am so sorry to hear about Joe. I will always have good memories of the times I shared in your home with all of you. You have my deepest sympathy.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Our sincere condolences go out to the entire Burke Family. On behalf of the entire Chicago Joint Terrorism Task Force and Chicago office of the FBI, we will always cherish Joe's service to our country in the war on terrorism. Joe was a fine police officer, task force member, investigator, and friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of sorrow.

Our sincere condolences go out to the entire Burke Family. Our thoughs and prayers are with you in your time of sorrow.
Please accept our deepest sympathies.

Dan---So sorry to hear of the loss of your brother. Hope your memories help you through this time. Our deepest sympathy goes out to you. Marsha and Elaine (Sawyer School)

Our sincere condolences go out to the entire Burke Family. Our thoughs and prayers are with you in your time of grief, may your memories bring you comfort during this difficult time.

My heart goes out to you, Laura, Erin, Claire, and all your family...

You are in my thoughts and prayers...

Please accept my deepest sympathies.

Dear Ed, Dan, Laura, Erin and Claire.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this time of sorrow. Ed was a dedicated professional in every task he undertook. God be with all of you.

Joseph P. & Catherine Pecoraro (Ret. CPD)
Anthony J. & Dawn Pecoraro (CPD)
Jack A. & Jennifer Pecoraro, Jr. (IDOC)
Jack A. & Linda Pecoraro, Sr. (CPD, SOS & IDOC)

Dan and Ed, My condolences on the loss of your brother Joe, I met him several times through my friends on the CPD, truly a nice guy and a good policeman. I will keep him and you in my prayers.
Brian Duffy, Springfield, IL

To the Burke Family
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May his memory forever live in your hearts. God Bless you.

Charles Sawyer and Family

Laura, Erin and Claire,

We were sorry to hear about your husband Joe's death. You and the girls are in our prayers.

To the Burke Family --
Deepest condolences to each member of Joe's family. I worked with Joe in Area One and Cold Case and even after he retired and went to IDOC, he was always just a phone call away. His spirit will live on through his children.

We were shocked to hear of Joe's passing, he touched the hearts of many people. The Burke family will be in our prayers.

The Hogan Family

Mrs. Burke, my heart goes out to you and your girls. Joe was one of the nicest people I've met in Chicago -- both my late husband (Steve) and I thought very highly of him -- he was someone we were always happy to see. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family.

5/3/2009

To all members of the Burke Family, most sincere condolences. As a fellow Chicago Police officer, and later as an Alderman, I enjoyed numerous conversations with Joe over the years. He was a great guy and a true gentleman.

Burke Family,
I had the pleasure of knowing and working with Joe for many years, he was truely a gentlman. You are in our thoughts & prayers.
Al Graf (Ret. CPD) & Family

Dear Laura, Erin and Claire,

The three of you are in my thoughts and prayers. Joe was a special friend and father. We have so many fond childhood memories from Francisco....from him taking us to plays to checking out his police gear! Deepest sympathies from my family to yours.

Heather Fredrikson(Korzin)
Jon, Riley and Carter

Deepest condolences to the Burke family. Heard about your loss at the St. Jude Service today which was to remember CPD officers, which Joe was part of our CPD family. May God be with your family during this time.

Melvin L. Gossmeyer, Jr.
CPD Gold Star Families

'May the sound of your music accompany you across the bar,as your memory sails into our hearts forever'.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

From the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago and CFD St. Florian KC Council #12911; Please know that Joe and his family are in our prayers and thoughts. What a nice guy. He was a pleasure to know and will be missed at the CPD mass.
His memory will bring great comfort.

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Gayle and I would like to expess our deepest sympathy to Laura, Erin and Claire. We are saddened to learn of the loss of Joe. Our condolences go out to the entire Burke family and the many friends of Joe.
Jim & Gayle Sheedy
Leawood, Kansas

I am so very sorry to hear of the loss of Joe. He was in my homeroom in the CPD Academy. He was always a gentleman, and had a great sense of humor. I have many great memories of him. Truly one of Chicago's Finest. May all your wonderful memories bring you comfort now, and the difficult days ahead. May God hold him in the palm of His hand, until you are reunited again. He surely will be missed, by all who were lucky enough to have known him. RIP, JOE!

Laura, Erin and Claire - We are deeply sorry for your loss. Uncle Joe was especially loved by Kelley and Audrey and we all will miss him very much. You are in our thoughts and prayers, and we wish you peace during this time...We love you.

My sincere condolences to the family. I had the pleasure of working with Joe and knew him as both a professional and a friend. The world was a better place because of him. May God bless him and his family. He will be missed.

We offer condolences and prayers to your family. Very sorry to hear about your loss.

We send our deepest sympathy and will keep all of you in our prayers.
Tom and Pam(Cavanaugh)Munley

I am so very sorry for you loss. The entire Burke family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

From the hundreds of thousands of people you meet during your life a few stand out as special. Joe was one of those people. Deepest sympathy to all his family and friends. A great person, great cop, great musician..great friend. He will be deeply missed.

My condolences to the Burke family, you are in my prayers. Joe was a real gentleman.

Dear Burke Family:
My deepest condolences to you all.
Joe will be missed by all who knew him. He was such a great guy.
I loved being in the Pipes and Drums of the Emerald Society-Chicago Police with him and proud to call him my friend.
Laura, I'm so glad I got to see you both when you were down here in Florida last year, it was such a nice day.
You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
May God Bless you and Joe and keep you in the palm of His hand.

My deepest condolences to the Burke Family. I was proud to stand in the drum line with Joe as members of the Pipes and Drums of the Emerald Society-Chicago Police. Joe was a great leader and a good friend. He will be missed.

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration/Chicago Field Division, we extend our deepest condolences to you during this difficult time. Joe will always be part of the DEA Family. He was a dedicated professional and good friend to many of us. Joe was a member of the original Task Force when I started with DEA over 20 years ago. He was a mentor to me and many other Special Agents and Task Force Officers. I will remember him as a gentleman, proud father/husband and friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Tim McCormick
Assistant Special Agent in Charge
DEA Chicago Field Division

Laura, Erin & Claire,
You are in our thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time.
Bob & Debbie (Guth) Somerville

My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time

Deepest condolences to the family.Always keep the memories of times shared and he will never be gone. I had the honor and pleasure of working with Joe thirty years ago.He was a wonderful person.

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.