Joseph M. Olmetti Memorial

This tribute to her father is helping transform the Medical Center into a world-class health services organization. With this encouragement, Rush's physicians, scientists and nurses have the needed resources to develop innovative and often life-saving treatments. Her support has made possible the groundbreaking research that transforms lives.

In paying tribute to her father's life and memory, she is making a difference by improving patient care — in Chicago, across the nation, and around the world.

Joseph Michael Olmetti

Eulogy for Joseph Michael Olmetti

In our hearts forever young everyday I think we live in vain and in denial about what is really important to us in life. We work hard. Spend more and see less of our loved ones. Through all the pain and suffering I always ask why death is so final.

I remember my home was not just a foundation with four walls. It was the people who lived in it who made it a home. My father has always been a constant source of strength in my life and through his eyes I see my own. He and I speak the same language. It is not over yet. It will be a long time before I ever feel whole again. But I know there is a higher place. We will see each other again someday and his spirit will live on in me forever.