Chicagoan from Bridgeport
Like his father, Richard J. Daley (mayor, 1955-1976), Richard M. grew up in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood.
Scenes from Bridgeport (Chicago's 11th ward):
img: [Bishop Cletus O'Donnell with other members of the clergy and altar boys begin an outdoor procession for Nativity of Our Lord School, circa 1960s.Richard J.Daley collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, RJD_04_01_0018_0005_008.]
img: [11th ward parade in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, circa 1940. Richard J.Daley collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, RJD_04_01_0001_0007_006.]
img: [11th ward parade in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, circa 1940. Richard J.Daley collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, RJD_04_01_0001_0007_006.]
img: [Dancing at 11th ward Democratic party picnic in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, circa 1950s. Richard J.Daley collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, RJD_04_01_0005_0002_002.]
img: [Daley family bungalow in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, 1975. Richard J.Daley collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, RJD_04_01_0035_0002_001.]
img: [A young Richard M. Daley stands with Morgan Finley at an 11th ward picnic in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, circa. 1950s. Richard J.Daley collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, RJD_04_01_0005_0002_010.]
Mary Carol Vanecko, Daley's sister, remembers the importance of her brother's roots in Bridgeport:
img: [tbd: image of RMD from yearbook at De La Salle.....RMD on basketball team]
img: [Daley family portrait. Included are Mayor Richard J. Daley, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, Michael, William, Patricia, Mary Carol, Robert Vanecko, Eleanor R., John, and Richard M. Daley, circa 1960s. Richard J.Daley collection, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, RJD_04_01_0015_0011_005.]
img: [RMD family portrait] [needs to be sent to photo lab]