Background
Cleary, Patrick James was born on January 20, 1929 in Momence, Illinois, United States. Son of James Augustine and Nellie DeWitt (Liston) Cleary.
Cleary, Patrick James was born on January 20, 1929 in Momence, Illinois, United States. Son of James Augustine and Nellie DeWitt (Liston) Cleary.
Student of University Chicago, 1946-1948;m. Alice Marie Duval, October 1, 1955.
Reporter, wire editor, city editor Kankakee (Illinois) Daily Journal, 1945—1952. Reporter Gary (Indiana) Post-Tribune, 1952—1953. Staff assistant Illinois Senate, 1953—1957.
Director public relations Plumbing Contractors Association Chicago, Cook County, 1957—1959. City clerk, City of Kankakee, 1955—1957. Clerk, county and probate courts, City of Kankakee, 1959—1963.
Editor, public Farmers Weekly Review, Joliet, Illinois, from 1963. Editor Compass Newspapers Inc., Kankakee, 1977, Herscher (Illinois) Review, 1963—1969, Crete (Illinois) Record, Steger (Illinois) News, 1963—1964. Chairman board review Illinois Department Labor, 1969—1973.
Member of Chicago Press Veterans, Chicago International Press Club.
Married Alice Marie Duval, October 1, 1955. Children: Mary Elizabeth, James Augustine, Michael John.