Obituary

Jay mullen, 58, of westchester, illinois died unexpectedly on sunday, february 14.
He was born in boston, massachusetts on february 23, 1957, the son of ruth mcbride mullen of charleston and the late joseph l. Mullen.

Jay spent his formative years in peoria, illinois where he made many lifelong friends. He graduated from west virginia university, and lived in the chicago area. In 2001, jay founded and operated electrical maintenance distributors, inc. (emd, inc.). Throughout his leadership of the emd business he developed relationships with his customer, vendors and business associates that will last forever.

Jay was a fun-loving and generous person. He lived life to the fullest, and had a smile that could light up a room. He enjoyed playing golf, attending chicago bears games and watching the white sox. He will be missed terribly by his family as well as a large group of loyal friends.

In addition to his mother jay is survived by four siblings: julie mullen schmidt and her husband tom of lancaster pa, beth mullen and her husband rich folkers of garrett park, md, chris mullen and his wife amy of charleston, jeff mullen and his wife catherine of charleston. He was a beloved uncle to nine nieces and nephews: ryan, kelly, christina, emma, payton, mills, claire, tucker and matthew.

Funeral services will be held on monday, february 22 at the basilica of sacred heart co-cathedral at 11:00 a.M., officiated by monsignor p. Edward sadie.
Visitation will be held sunday, february 21 at sacred heart hospitality room from 2:00-4:00 p.M.

A memorial service will be held in chicago at a later date.

Memorial donations can be made to: food for the poor, inc. 6401 lyons road, coconut creek, florida 33073 usa (954) 427-2222

death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal.