Delle Aloia Chatman Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Delle Aloia Chatman left this world for the next on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. She was 54 years old. She had been a tenacious, spirit-filled cancer warrior for four years, and loved to say to her sisters in the ovarian cancer struggle, �One day there will be a cure worthy of us!� Alas, not yet. She taught writing; first at Northwestern University, then at DePaul University, in Chicago, IL. She also taught for Act One, Inc., an organization devoted to giving Christian writers, in particular, the tools to write meaningful, well-crafted screenplays. She wrote in Hollywood for many years, and cherished most an assignment as screenwriter for the award winning Showtime film, �FREE OF EDEN.� She also created an African American cowboy for the ABC series, �The Young Riders.� Delle�s published works include �The Unteachable Ten,� and �Death of a Parent�, co- authored by Rev. William Kenneally. �The Prayer Warriors of St. Gertrude �, �Shake the Dust� and �Dear Faith Folk� were created to broaden her heart�s reach even further on the Internet. She was most sorry to leave her daughter, the Remarkable Ramona, for whom she tried to remain on earth as long as possible. Her brothers Gregory, Christopher, and James Jr. and nephews Sean and James were very dear to her too. She had devoted friends anchored at her daughter�s school, Sacred Heart School and at her parish, St. Gertrude Catholic Church, where she often climbed the pulpit stairs to preside or preach, especially on Good Friday. Her television ministry included co-hosting WTTW�s �30 Good Minutes.� She�s survived by all of the above, along with her aunt Lassie Sellers, who along with her grandmother Aloia Adams, her parents Joyce and James Chatman, now deceased, and propelled her out of fourteen years of agnosticism. She also leaves behind her beloved cat Hope (they saved each other) and Faith, the cat who saved Ramona. Her remains will be cremated. In lieu of flowers, Delle asked that you spend quality time with Ramona. The Celebration of Delle Chatman�s Life and Home-Going Mass will be held at St. Gertrude Catholic Church, 1420 W. Granville Ave. Chicago, IL, on Saturday, November 11, at 2:00pm.

Delle Aloia Chatman

November 19, 1951 - November 7, 2006

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