Sphere: Related ContentCharles Albert Comiskey II, grandson and namesake of the Chicago White Sox founder and a former front-
office executive and co-owner during the Go Go Sox years in the 1950s, died in his sleep at his home here on Sunday. He was 81.The death was announced by the family through the Gibbons Elliston Funeral Home.
His family name is one of the best known in Chicago sports, and Comiskey left his own mark in helping to remake the White Sox and send them to their first American League pennant in 40 years in 1959.
The White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf credited Comiskey, known as Chuck, with playing an important role in developing the resurgent Sox teams of the 1950s during his stint in the front office.
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He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Donna Jo Curran Comiskey; their four children, Colleen Comiskey Kelley, Charles A. Comiskey III, Patti Comiskey Slaga and Francis Comiskey; and seven grandchildren.
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