Obituaries
Funeral Services Set For Martin McGarry
A visitation is planned for Sunday afternoon at St. Barnabas.
CHICAGO, IL - Service information has been set for Martin McGarry, the Chicago boxing legend who operated a USA Boxing-certified gym out of his basement in the city's Beverly neighborhood. McGarry died Wednesday morning at age 66.
A visitation will be held from 3-9 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28 at St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church, 10134 S. Longwood Drive. Family and friends will gather at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 29 at St. Barnabas for a funeral mass. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Evergreen Park.
McGarry, the founder of McGarry's Boxing Club in Beverly, had been battling familial amyloidosis, a hereditary disease. The same disease previously took the life of McGarry's mother, two brothers, uncle and first cousin.
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A Legacy.com obituary for McGarry encourages donations to be made in his memory to AmyloidosisSupport.org or St. Barnabas Church.
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