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Robin Eiler Obituary

Eiler, Robin M. (nee McElligott), beloved wife of Thomas, loving mother of William, Randy (Jessica), Nicole, Mike Eiler, cherished daughter of Gerald and Theresa McElligott, fond sister of Jerry and Debbie McElligott, beloved sister-in-law of Loretta Brock and James (Kathryn) Eiler, dear friend to many. Embraced by many nurses, doctors and caregivers at Silver Cross Hospital. Visitation 2 to 9 p.m., Sunday. Funeral service Monday, 10:30 a.m., at John Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home, 7020 W. 127th St., Palos Heights. Interment private. "Everytime a bell rings an angel get its wings". 708-361-4235

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times from Feb. 22 to Feb. 24, 2008.

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grandma's little sweetheart

August 26, 2009

September 18, 2008

Robin
On September 18 1996 you stashed a card in my work truck. It read

"Tom, 20 years ago today we were wrestling in my mothers family room and....
You kissed me
In that single moment I became yours forever."

I still have that card and I have never forgot that moment, that was 32 years ago today. I knew then as you did and I became yours forever. I miss you with all my heart and soul and I think about you every single moment of every single day. I know that feeling will never go away until Im with you again. I love you Sweetie!
Me

August 20, 2008

I still check this all the time even though I really don't know what to say. I didn't realize until Nicki said that it's been 6 months already. You're still in my thoughts and heart even if I don't always say it.

nicki

June 14, 2008

i will tell grandpa "happy fathers day" for you. I got him a Wendy's gift card for you. i know he will love it.

i dont know if you can hear me when i say it, but i really miss you. i really wish i had the chance to tell you how great of a mother you really were... i guess i never really thought you were ever leaving...
thank you. for everything.

May 23, 2008

Check out that Smile

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nicki

May 11, 2008

happy mothers day Mom... its been a hard day without you.

love you.

May 4, 2008

Happy Birthday Robin

love- Jess

nicki eiler

May 4, 2008

hey ma,
its your birthday. Although its not nessacarly a "happy" one, we still celebrate. We celebrate your life, our memeories, our unspoken bonds, our inside jokes, and our past together. We celebrate the birth of the most inspiring person in our lives.


Happy birthday mom,
wish you were here to help us celebrate you.

love always,
nicki

May 4, 2008

Sweetie
Today is gonna be a tough day for me, but I think back 28 years ago today, 1:12 am May 4 1980, you gave birth to Billy. I'll never forget the way you smiled at me at that moment. Thats how I'm gonna try to remember and celebrate your birthday from now on.
I think about you every single minute of every single day.

I Love You and I Miss You so much
me

Judy and Thom

May 4, 2008

Robin,
"Happy Birthday" to our forever friend who will always be lovingly cherished in our memories and will stay forever in our hearts...

April 29, 2008

I wrote your name on a piece of paper, but by accident it got thrown away.
I wrote your name on my hand, but it washed away.
I wrote your name in the sand, but the waves whispered it away.
I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay.

A very proud mom at Senior night 2007

April 9, 2008

"This is MY ship" HOHS 2006

April 9, 2008

April 9, 2008

A million times I'll miss you
A million times I'll cry
If love alone could have saved you
You never would have died

In life I loved you dearly
In death I love you still
In my heart you hold a place
No one else will never ever fill

It broke my heart to lose you
But you didn't go alone
Part of me went with you
The day God called you home

Im told that one day I'll be with you
Cause thats what people say
If I thought this to be really true
I would have been there yesterday

me

Mike and Mary Tray

March 29, 2008

Dear Tom,Billy,Randy,Nicki,and Michael,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you always. Everyone that knew Robin, knows that she was a beautiful, wonderful, wife, mother and friend. We will miss you forever Robin, and I will always remember our KFC days!
Love, Mike,Mary,Erica and Samee

Nicki Eiler

March 23, 2008

Happy Easter mom. I forgot to leave your Easter egg, but i did make you one (and no i didn't drop it and crack it, like you always did)! Love you!

Colangelo Melanie

March 23, 2008

Robin-“Bird” you are forever in my heart. You were so kind and gentle yet so strong and brave. I will cherish my memories and everyone else’s I am shared. I truly believe you have your wings and are always with us in spirit. Thank you for showing me the possibilities of such strength, courage, love and hope. Thank you for teaching me that “life is but a dream” wonderful dreams come true if we believe. Thank you for being an inspiration in my life.

Jean Martin

March 23, 2008

ROBIN WE MISS YOU WHEN EVER I MAKE SUGER COOKIES I WILL THINK OF YOU. YOU LOVED THEM SO MUCH. YOU ALWAYS LET ME KNOW HOW MUCH YOU APPRECIATED THEM.I LOVED MAKING THEM FOR YOU AND TOM AND THE KIDS.HOW LUCKY YOU WERE TO HAVE TOM AND SUCH GREAT KIDS.

YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART.I`LL NEVER FORGET YOU. LOVE AUNT JEAN &UNCLE BOB

Judy

March 21, 2008

To Robin - My Forever Friend
I do not think of you as gone away for life holds many facets and our life on earth is only one of those. I think of you as resting from the pain that you so long and very bravely endured and that you are now in a place of comfort where there is no more pain. I think that you must be wishing that we all could know how nothing but sadness really passes away because you know life goes on until it is our turn to get our wings and join you again. You are living in my heart and in the hearts of everyone you touched for no one loved is forgotten and you were loved so much...I know you got your wings, my Guardian Angel friend, because you have shown me signs that you are watching over me and I want you know that I will always be your forever friend...
Love,

March 16, 2008

One of the last times I saw you, you shared your pop tarts because I was hungry and in a bad mood. Thank you for listening.
Love-Jess

Dec. 10th, 2006. I had to add it because she was testing one of the many cookies we made that day :-)

March 16, 2008

Me

March 12, 2008

When we are not together
you are always in my thoughts
When I’m doing something without you
I find myself silently talking to you
When I am confronted with an important decision
I find myself wondering what you would do
When I go past a place we liked to go to
I find myself filled with memories
It doesn’t matter what I’m doing or where I’m going
When were not together half of everything is missing
I can’t wait to be with you again, but until then
I carry you very close to my heart
and my love for you helps me get through this time that we are apart. I love you I miss you

March 11, 2008

i miss you :(

Steve Annen

March 9, 2008

Nicki, Randy, and the entire Eiler family - I just found out about Robin's passing recently and my prayers are with all of you. It had been a long time since I'd worked with or even seen her, but any time I'd talk to Nicki, she'd tell me how she was doing. Robin's strength and personality have always amazed me and always will. She is great person and will definately be missed.

Jessica Ingala

March 4, 2008

I think Mikey hit the nail on the head when he said that we all think of our parents as superheroes. Mrs. Eiler- you were the ultimate. You were one of the strongest people I ever met. You and Mr. Eiler created the most loving, caring, and entertaining family I've ever met as well. I'm going to miss coming over and hearing you call me "Chewy" whenever Shelby attacked me, or laughing about that time Nicki fell down the stairs-every time you told it you laughed to the point of tears. I will always remember how to make awesome Christmas cookies because of you. I'll always remember being in the car with Nicki and you while running random errands during the day and then going to Anthony's or KFC for lunch. Even though we can 't see you anymore you are still as present as ever - through pictures, your home, and your wonderful family. I truly hope that you found your wings.
Love- Jess

Joy & Dave Tinsman

March 4, 2008

Tommy & family;
Our prayers are with you. We only knew Robin a short time since we met you both after we took over Oak Lawn H.D. She taught me alot about staying strong. She was always at our events to help in some way no matter how she was feeling. She truly is an angel. God Bless you & the family. Joy & Dave

kenneth brock

March 1, 2008

tom,I am so sorry you lost your best friend i will miss her she was my favorite aunt i have a lot of great memmories of you and her from when i was a kid until now i will always have a spot for her in my heart.love your favorite nephew ken brock

Diane Benzies (Wiatrowski)

February 29, 2008

I am so sorry to hear about Robin. I just found out tonight. Just recently I was just telling my daughter (Tiffany) about the days of snowmobiling up in Wisconsin,going from bar to bar and about how trashed I got at your wedding. I still remember those yellow dresses we wore. I don't remember anytime that there wasn't a smile on Robin's face. The pictures that are posted from 1977-1979 bring back alot of memories from our days growing up in Worth. She was a wonderful person and she will be missed.

Jim & Ellen Palermo

February 29, 2008

Robin, We will miss you dearly. Thank you for showing me and my wife how to be a strong willed person. You will allways have a special place in our hearts.We know you will allways be watching over everyone in what they do. For the time we knew you we allways loved you as a friend. Thank you Robin for being who you were.

Steve & Rhonda Wagner

February 29, 2008

Dear Tommy and family, we are very sorry for your loss. I remember when I visited, Robin in the hospital. Robin, was resting with her eyes shut. Tommy, opened a bottle of pop next to her bed. Robin, heard Tommy, open the pop bottle. She opened her beautiful eyes and asked tommy for a sip. Tommy said, "But your not suppose to have any"! Robin smiled at Tommy...Tommy couldn't resist her smile, and gave her a sip. Robin had a wounderful smile and a heart to match. We will see Robin, our family and friends someday again. God bless Robin, and may she walk among the angels.

On the Beach in LaBadee

February 29, 2008

Robing and Tommy Danc'n on the High Seas 2007

February 29, 2008

Sammy Akel

February 29, 2008

Robin walks right next to Tom, Bill, Randy, Niki and Mikey. Robin will always be by our sides! I truly believe that when in heaven the being that was infirmed here on earth is perfectly healthy and watching over their loved ones! Can you picture it? I sure can and it brings a smile to my face that she is her old self in heaven! I talk to her every day thanking her for being her! A True Angel if God every made one! Love Sammy

jerry c. johnson

February 29, 2008

Tom & Family, Sorry for your loss.Robin was like a sister to me,& a real sweetheart,& caring person. She will always be in my heart. Robin had more strength then most of us could ever know. God Bless

Stephanie Brock

February 28, 2008

Dear Uncle Tom,
Robin was an amazing women. Her strength and spirit was one of a kind. I will always look up to as one hell of a women. She has always put a smile on my face. I will truly miss her.
Love, Steph

nicki eiler

February 28, 2008

hey mom,
remember the time i fell down the stairs a few years ago? i had a lump on my head the size of a golf ball? remember every time you looked at me that day and laughed histerically?? yeah, i remember too. i miss you.
love,
nicki

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Christmas 2007

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Robins Bike

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HOHS 2007

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1985

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Honeymoon 1979

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Ford City 1977

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September 17 1976

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Lori Gilbert

February 25, 2008

Tom & Family,
So sorry to hear about Robin. Her strength and resilience always astounded me. I have many great memories of her and most make me smile. No matter what was going on with her, she was always concerned for others. What an inspiration!
My deepest sympathy to you all.

Don Di Vito

February 25, 2008

BYE Robin!!!

I'll miss you!

Cynthia Trapp

February 24, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. Take care of yourself, that is what Robin would have wanted.
Love Aunt Cindy and Uncle Doug

Nanette Bevans

February 24, 2008

We will miss Robin but know that you and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. Nan, Dan, Scott and Brittany

Carlyn & Paul Campbell

February 24, 2008

Tom and Family, We did not know Robin well, but we remember you and your boys when our Son Scott Campbell played hockey for Lockport, I could see then you were are a close and loving family,
I know Robin will be missed, but she will always be there watching over you and guiding you in whatever you do. Our prayers and thoughs are with you.

Dorian & Karen Frazier

February 24, 2008

Robin was a very special person
who was loved by many.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
I am attaching a few photos taken
in Cannes, France. Robin with
Tom and my wife, Karen Frazier.
A great night at the Majestic
Hotel in January of 1997.

becky carroll

February 22, 2008

Tom and family, I am soo sorry to hear about Robin. She was such a strong person and I would say she is in a better place but if i know robin she is probably right there next to all of you, watching and protecting you all. Tom you and your family will be in my prayers and thoughts.

Karen

February 22, 2008

I will miss Robin more than words can express. She was one of the sweetest and strongest people I have ever met.

Dean & Debbie Anderson

February 22, 2008

Robin has touched so many lives, and we will miss her. Her warm and positive spirit was always noticed on our Hogs On The High Seas Rallies. She brought her smile with her every time she attended, no matter how she felt. Robin helped educate 2,000 bikers about little known treatments for kidney disease, and what it’s like to live day to day on kidney dialysis. We know Robin is not only in a better place, but finally free of her pain. Our hearts go out to her family and friends, as we know she will be missed by them greatly. We will always remember Robin Eiler.

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