Individual Details
Edward William Cassidy
(9 Dec 1914 - 27 Oct 1983)
1 _MDCL Hemachromatosis has a primary side effect of lymphoma, which ultimately caused his death. Ulcers from the war & full dentures - teeth were kicked out on medical boat by crazed sol diers in war.
Baptized at St. Dominic's Church in Chicago, Illinois, by Fr. Rogers. Godfather was Edward Cassidy, brother of Patrick Cassidy (father). Godmother was Lena Lowery. Godparents were drinking on the way to church and forgot the name for the child. Hence, they named the child after the godfather.
First Communion was at Immaculate Conception Church in Chicago, Illinois, in 1921.
Confirmation was at St. Sylvester's Church in Chicago, Illinois, in 1925. His sponsor was Fred Montgomery.
Military Service: Army Coast Artillery September 21, 1940 through September 20, 1941. Army Medical Corps December 12, 1942, through discharge date on December 4, 1945. Rank was Private TL (or C) -5.
Hemachromatosis has a primary side effect of lymphoma, which ultimately caused his death. Ulcers from the war & full dentures - teeth were kicked out on medical boat by crazed sol diers in war.
He taught ballroom dancing at the Aragon Ballroom on Lawrence near Broadway in Chicago, Illinois.
Baptized at St. Dominic's Church in Chicago, Illinois, by Fr. Rogers. Godfather was Edward Cassidy, brother of Patrick Cassidy (father). Godmother was Lena Lowery. Godparents were drinking on the way to church and forgot the name for the child. Hence, they named the child after the godfather.
First Communion was at Immaculate Conception Church in Chicago, Illinois, in 1921.
Confirmation was at St. Sylvester's Church in Chicago, Illinois, in 1925. His sponsor was Fred Montgomery.
Military Service: Army Coast Artillery September 21, 1940 through September 20, 1941. Army Medical Corps December 12, 1942, through discharge date on December 4, 1945. Rank was Private TL (or C) -5.
Hemachromatosis has a primary side effect of lymphoma, which ultimately caused his death. Ulcers from the war & full dentures - teeth were kicked out on medical boat by crazed sol diers in war.
He taught ballroom dancing at the Aragon Ballroom on Lawrence near Broadway in Chicago, Illinois.
Events
| Birth | 9 Dec 1914 | Chicago, Cook Co., IL | |||
| First communion | 1922 | Chicago, Cook Co., IL | |||
| Confirmation | 1925 | Chicago, Cook Co., IL | |||
| Marriage | 12 Dec 1945 | Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Ark - Ruth Marie Dillon | |||
| Death | 27 Oct 1983 | Hemachromatosis and lymphoma. - Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Ark | |||
| Burial | 31 Oct 1983 | Forrest Hills Memorial Park, Pulaski Co., Little Rock, Ark |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth Marie Dillon (1922 - 2000) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Kevin Edward Cassidy (1954 - 1954) |
| Child | Living |