MARTIN, ANNE-FRANCIS

MARTIN - Anne Frances (PhD), (aged Eighty Six), of Chicago Illinois since 1966, formerly of Dublin Ireland, born May 9, 1937 to parents Francis and Patricia J D’Arcy (nee O’Keefe). Anne passed away peacefully February 21, 2024 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She is survived by her two sons Gavin and Shannon (nee Kennedy) and Terence (Darrell) and Mary (nee Keeton). Adoring grandmother to Kellie (Darrell and Mary). She is survived by family and friends in County Cork, County Westmeath and Dublin, Ireland (Fitzgerald, O’Keefe, MacDonald and D’Arcy). She is also survived by cousins (O’Herns), colleagues and friends throughout the USA.

Anne attended and finished her undergraduate degree at University College Dublin, Ireland. She received her PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge, England. Anne had a long and fruitful career as a research scientist and professor at the University of Chicago, University of Cincinnati and University of Illinois at Chicago (whereupon she retired). She was a parish member and regularly attended Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. Anne was a loving and involved mother to her sons, which included being a hockey and soccer mom. She loved art, music and literature and continued to take courses in these areas through her retirement. Anne travelled too and explored distant lands including Africa, India, Europe, Central and South America and the Arctic Circle.

An Irish Blessing:

“If roses grow in heaven, Lord please pick a bunch for me,

Place them in my mother’s arms and tell her they’re from me.

Tell her I love her and miss her, and when she turns to smile,

Place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her for a while.

Because remembering her is easy, I do it every day,

But there’s an ache within my heart that will never go away.”

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Michael J Fox Parkinson's Foundation, Parkinson's Disease Foundation, World Wildlife Federation, the Gene Siskel Film Center at the Art Institute of Chicago, Alzheimer's Association, and Catholic Charities. To view and sign this guestbook, please visit: www.ryanfuneralservice.com.