Jerome (Jere) Carmody, of Park Ridge, died at the age of 84.  He is mourned and celebrated by his cherished wife of 53 years, Teddi (Caccavale); his children, Cristina Tilley and Brad (Beth) Carmody; grandchildren Caroline and Margaret Tilley, and Bridget, Kathleen, and Thomas Jerome Carmody, all of Wilmette; and his sister Anamarie (John) Arndt of Evanston. A Marquette University graduate, he was a quarterback for the last winning season of its "Hilltoppers" varsity football team.  He went on to a career in broadcast advertising sales, leaving him with an encyclopedic knowledge of the call letters of local television stations across the country.  Before retiring, he spent his last years in development for United Way. He was a stalwart husband, father, and friend; kind, wise and, in the words of Mary Oliver, "married to amazement . . . taking the world into his arms."

Visitation Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 from 4-9 p.m. Funeral Prayers Saturday, 9:30 a.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Road, Park Ridge. Procession to Mary, Seat of Wisdom Catholic Church, 920 W. Granville Ave., Park Ridge for Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery.