Patrick Martin ”Packey” Webb, 71, who began his career in the automobile business in 1948, died Saturday in his Glen Ellyn home. Mr. Webb, a veteran of World War II and a native of Joliet, founded Packey Webb Ford in Wheaton-Glen Ellyn in 1962, Webb Ford in Highland, Ind., in 1971 and Pat Webb`s Glen Ellyn Dodge in 1981. He was chairman of the Chicago Ford Dealers Advertising Association and was a board member of Concorde Life Insurance, the College of St. Francis and the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate. He was co-chairman of the National Development Committee for the Sisters of St. Francis. He is survived by his wife, Eileen; five sons, Patrick, Greg, Brad, Tom and John; five daughters, Carroll, Mary, Sarah, Liz and Joyce; 22 grandchildren; and a brother. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Blackburn-Giegerich Sonntag Funeral Home, 1500 Black Rd., Joliet. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Cathedral of St. Raymond, 604 N. Raynor Ave., Joliet.
