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Retired Orland Hills Priest Dead After Massive Stroke: Officials
Churchgoers told Patch Fr. Bill Gubbins still volunteered at St. Elizabeth Seton Church where he served as a priest for decades.
ORLAND HILLS, IL — A former Orland Hills priest died Monday night after suffering a stroke, church officials said. Father Bill Gubbins died Monday, Mar. 14 at around 4:30 p.m. after a fellow pastor found him unconscious.
According to a spokesperson for the church, visitation for Fr. Gubbins will take place Friday at St. Elizabeth Seton Church from 2:30 - 9 p.m. A Mass for the priest will take place Saturday followed by a burial.
Gubbins had retired from St. Elizabeth Seton but was still frequently volunteering there, churchgoers told Patch. Current priest Father Bill Corcoran posted in a social media statement that he returned to this parish home Mar. 11 to find Gubbins on the floor by his bed.
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Doctors told church officials Gubbins suffered a stroke and brain bleed and had been unconscious since Corcoran found him.
Due to Gubbins' age, he was not able to undergo brain surgery to stop the bleeding.
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Members from Gubbins' family and children and teachers from Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School are invited to a private viewing before Friday's visitation.
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