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Beloved Edgebrook Pastor Patrick G. Cecil Dead At 64

By Alex Nitkin | November 16, 2016 12:18pm
 The Rev. Patrick G. Cecil, pastor of St. Mary of the Woods Church in Edgebrook, died Monday at the age of 64.
The Rev. Patrick G. Cecil, pastor of St. Mary of the Woods Church in Edgebrook, died Monday at the age of 64.
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EDGEBROOK — The Rev. Patrick G. Cecil, pastor of St. Mary of the Woods Church in Edgebrook, died Monday, church officials announced.

Cecil, 64, had been pastor of the church since 2010, according to a statement from the Archdiocese of Chicago. Before that, he had spent 14 years as pastor of St. Patrick Parish in suburban Wadsworth.

He was pronounced dead at Skokie Hospital, officials said. His manner of death was not released.

Rev. Edward R. Fialkowski, a longtime friend of of Cecil's, described the pastor as "always a kind, generous, upbeat and sincere priest."

"He was a guy who preached about what he truly believed," Fialkowski continued. "He was very dedicated to priesthood and to parish life. He was well respected by his classmates, and loved by his parishioners.”

Cecil is survived by his brothers Jim and Bill, and his sisters Janice and Diane, church officials said.

St. Mary of the Woods, 7033 N. Moselle Ave., will hold visitation from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, with a wake service planned for 7 p.m.

Visitation will continue at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, with an 11 a.m. funeral mass.

Burial is set for Maryhill Cemetery in suburban Niles.
 

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