Jay Emerich Death | Passed Away | Obituary
Jay Emerich Death – Dead: A great loss was made known to InsideEko. As friends and families of the deceased are mourning the passing of their loved and cherished Jay Emerich.
Having heard about this great loss, the family of this individual is passing through pains, mourning the unexpected passing of their beloved.
This departure was confirmed through social media posts made by Twitter users who pour out tributes, and condolences to the family of the deceased.
JAY EMERICH. 1940-2020. R.I.P. V.I.P
We lost an icon today. From the early days on Rush, Jay was always in the center of the action. First met him at the Store on State. He was always there to welcome me at Faces, and waved good night after I staggered out of Jays at 4am. Everyone loved Jay. Especially the ladies. The street was him. He was the street. He was what those dreams were all about. Not fade away my brother!
From Marty Welfeld
Jay Emerich passed away this morning, July 11, 2020.
I just got the call from his wife Jennifer. Jay had been in the ICU for the past few days battling blood pressure problems. His body was weakened and it simply gave out.
Jay was an icon of the night life business in Chicago. From his first bar The Rally Alley to his most famous, Faces, Jay ruled the night.
Earlier, Jay was a fixture at Oak Street Beach, first as a Life Guard, then Mate, Captain and Beach Manager. He personally saved many lives at Oak Street Beach.We became friends as young boys in 1949, the friendship lasted until today, a long, crazy 71 years. My heart is broken and breaks even more for Jennifer, who truly hept Jay alive.
If Rush Street was still Rush Street, the lights in all the bars would be turned off tonight in a silent tribute to one of the guys who really made it The Street of Dreams.
R.I.P. John Patrick Emerich.
We are still working on getting more details about the death, as family statement on the death is yet to be released.