Patrick Gerard O'Neill

Pat leaves behind Joan, his wife and constant companion for 25 years; his loving son, Alexei; his adoring daughter, Stacey; and his devoted sister, Beth, as well as a large extended family.

Pat was raised in Peekskill, New York, where he proudly became a national debater on his high school team. During a summer debate workshop at Northwestern University, he decided to move to Chicago to study Economics at Northwestern. He later attended the University of Chicago, where he earned an MBA in Finance. Pat pursued a career in technology consulting, and became a partner at Accenture, working in the United States and in Europe. Upon retiring from Accenture, Pat joined JPMorgan Chase as a Managing Director, where he worked for the remainder of his career.

Pat loved to hike, bike, fish, cook and write. He traveled extensively throughout the world, but most enjoyed visiting our national parks. During Pat’s final years, he made beautiful picture books of several of the parks. He always kept a list of places he wanted to see, and proudly checked off the last of the 50 states shortly before he died. Pat was someone who was easy to love; during his final weeks, dozens of people commented on how he had inspired them with his strength and courage, and how he had changed their lives. He will be missed by all who knew him.

A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, December 10th at Kenilworth Union Church in Kenilworth, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to: The Patrick G. O’Neill Fund for MFH Research, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 633 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017.