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Edward Joseph “Easy Eddie” O'Hare

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Edward Joseph “Easy Eddie” O'Hare

Birth
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death
8 Nov 1939 (aged 46)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Jennings, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Section 6, Lot 801, Grave 4
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O'Hare, a St. Louis lawyer, moved to Chicago and became a partner with Al Capone in the dog-racing business. Wanting to get his son Edward into the Annapolis Naval Academy, O'Hare agreed to inform on Capone. O'Hare was gunned down on the streets of Chicago, and the man who ordered his murder married his fiancée several months later. O'Hare's son was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1942. Chicago's O'Hare airport is named for Edward "Butch" O'Hare.
O'Hare, a St. Louis lawyer, moved to Chicago and became a partner with Al Capone in the dog-racing business. Wanting to get his son Edward into the Annapolis Naval Academy, O'Hare agreed to inform on Capone. O'Hare was gunned down on the streets of Chicago, and the man who ordered his murder married his fiancée several months later. O'Hare's son was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1942. Chicago's O'Hare airport is named for Edward "Butch" O'Hare.

Bio by: Connie Nisinger

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  • Originally Created by: Connie Nisinger
  • Added: May 9, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6404767/edward_joseph-o'hare: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Joseph “Easy Eddie” O'Hare (5 Nov 1893–8 Nov 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6404767, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.