William “Billy” Noel Lawless

Dangan, Menlo, Galway and Chicago, Illinois

Beloved husband of Anne Lawless (née O’Toole) and loving father of Billy, Clodagh, Amy, and John Paul. A proud father-in-law of Catherine Gilmore-Lawless, Colm Murphy, Cynthia Galvan, and Julianne Bendel Lawless, adoring grandfather of Kieran and Darragh Lawless, Jack and Gavin Murphy, Lillyana and Luke Galvan Lawless, and Ellen and Eoin Lawless.

 

Devoted son of the late Ellen and Thomas Lawless, proud older brother of Gerald Lawless, Helen Brennan, and Mary Loughman and fond brother-in-law of Neasa Lawless, the late George Xuereb Brennan, Kieran Loughman, and Pat O’ Toole.

 

Chicago

Family and friends will gather on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 for Visitation: from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2024 for Visitation from 9.30 a.m. Church: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 1107 North Orleans Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610. Requiem Mass to follow at 11:00 a.m.

Mass will be live streamed on Facebook on the Dearborn Facebook page f or all our wonderful family and friends near and far www.facebook.com/thedearbornchi. 

 

Galway:

A Memorial Service will be celebrated for Billy in Galway on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. at Galway Cathedral (Live-streaming) link: https://www.galwaycathedral.ie/webcam

 

“As we express our gratitude,

we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words,

but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy

 

Instead of floral tributes, please consider making your kind donation to a cause close to Billy’s heart, The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), www.ICIRR.org.

 

Book of Condolence: If you would like to leave a message of sympathy for the Lawless family, please find the online book of condolence below. Thank you for your thoughtfulness at this time.