Cecilia M. Bullock (nee Fitzgibbon), formerly of Drexel Hill, PA., passed away on January 28, 2014 at her daughter's residence in Villanova, PA.
Daughter of the late John and Mary Agnes Clarke Fitzgibbon, she was born in Brooklyn NY. She was raised in the Bronx and finished her schooling in Co. Clare, Ireland. Upon returning to the United States, she married Howard V. Bullock, Jr. in June of 1949. They raised seven children before moving to Drexel Hill, PA where they settled and welcomed their eighth child, a baby girl. She was active in St. Andrew's Parish Church and an active member of the Mother's Club at Monsignor Bonner High School. She was a loving and devoted mother whose joy in life was her family. She was a teacher and mentor to her children and grandchildren, and a respected member of the community.
She was the beloved, devoted wife of the late Howard V. Bullock, Jr. Devoted mother of Maureen A. Maguire (Daniel), Michelle B. Hobson, D.O. (John, M.D.), John F. (Linda, D.O.), Lori E. Kelly, Brian W., M.D. (Nora), Mark T., Esq. (Virginia), Tara A. Frohner, Esq. (Jim) and the late Howard V. Bullock, III. Dear sister of Patricia Fitzgibbon, Kathleen Fitzgibbon Fallon (Eugene) and the late Marguerite "Honey" Fitzgibbon Ahearn (John) and Miriam "Mim" Fitzgibbon Degen. She is also survived by 28 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday February 1, 11 AM at St. Katharine of Siena Church, Lancaster & Aberdeen Aves., Wayne, PA. Interment Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing Friday from 5:30 to 8 PM at McConaghy Funeral Home, 328 W. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA or on Saturday from 10 to 11 AM at the Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Augustinian Fund, P.O. Box 340, Villanova, PA 19085 or to Pennsylvanians for Human Life, 590 Snyder Ave., West Chester, PA 19382.