Tinley Park Police Chief Dies Following Surgery
TINLEY PARK (CBS) -- Tinley Park Police chief Michael O'Connell died Wednesday morning after complications from surgery, Mayor Ed Zabrocki said.
O'Connell, 60, underwent heart surgery about 11 days ago. He died about 8 a.m. Wednesday morning in Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey.
O'Connell, police chief since 1995, had been leave from the department for a heart problem for about a month, Zabrocki said.
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Acting Chief Pat McCain has filled in for O'Connell and will remain in that role at least temporarily, Zabrocki said.
A visitation is scheduled from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at Brady-Gill Funeral Home, 16600 S. Oak Park Avenue, Tinley Park. A funeral Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, May 16, at St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr Church, 17500 84th Avenue, Tinley Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To donate by telephone, call 1-800-805-5856.
