In Memoriam: Emily Beazley, 12, of Mount Greenwood

Services will be private for a 12-year-old girl whose dignity throughout a public battle with cancer brought out the best in her Chicago neighborhood.

Emily Grace Beazley died Monday, May 18, after a four-year battle with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Emily was the loved and cherished daughter of Ed and Nadia (nee Lopez) Beazley; treasured sister forever of Olivia; adored granddaughter of Edmund, Sr and Renata Beazley and Grace and the late Raul Lopez; also survived by dear aunts, uncles, cousins, Carly the Chihuahua, family and friends, according to her obituary.

In her final days, she talked to Taylor Swift, became an honorary cop, went to prom and had a street named for her—events many would call fleeting, while her impact on the community is immeasurable.

A public memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Emily Beazley’s name may be made to Emily Beazley’s Demand for a Cure, www.cureitfoundation.org or Emily’s most favorite place on Earth: Camp Quality IL, PO Box 641 in Lansing, Illinois.

Read more about Emily:

• Taylor Swift Comes through for Mt. Greenwood Girl Battling Cancer
• Mt. Greenwood’s Emily Beazley Hurls First Pitch at Chicago White Sox Game
• Emily Beazley and Younger Sister Olivia Named Honorary Chicago Police Officers
• ‘Emily’s Delight’ Doughnuts Flying Off the Shelves
• ‘Emily’s Day’: Community Comes Together for Tribute to Mt. Greenwood 12-year-old
• 12-year-old ‘Hero on Homan’ Inspires Southland