Paul Mike Michael Whalen

WHALEN, Paul Michael Mike, 53, of Glenhite Avenue, Wheeling, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, in Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. Mike was born April 11, 1948, in Wheeling, a son of the late Paul Whalen. He was a retired lieutenant police officer for the Wheeling Police Department, serving 27 years. He was a member of St. Joseph Cathedral, Wheeling, the Cave Club, the Y.M.C.A., and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, Kay Whalen. Surviving are his mother, Martha Whalen Coleman; his wife, Kathy Pompeo Whalen; three daughters, Susan, Patti and Karen Whalen, all of Wheeling; a brother, Tim Whalen and his wife, Kathleen, of Wheeling; a niece, Martha Whalen of Wheeling; a nephew, Timmy Whalen of Wheeling; a grand-daughter, Emily Higgs. Friends received 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff Street, Wheeling where vigil services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday. Funeral liturgy with Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 1, 2002, at St. Joseph Cathedral, Wheeling, with the Rev. Stephen Vallelonga as celebrant. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family. The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Cathedral, 1300 Eoff St., Wheeling.