Halas died on Oct. 31, 1983. Her son, George, has been chairman of the Bears since 2011, when he took over that role from brother Michael. Virginia’s husband, Edward W. McCaskey, died in 2003.

But when George Halas Jr., her brother, died suddenly in 1979, and followed by her father's death, Virginia McCaskey was in charge. As her husband and some of their children took over the day-to ...

“Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Chicago ... ownership upon her father’s death in 1983, and her late husband, Ed McCaskey, succeeded Halas as chairman. Not long after, she ...

"Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Chicago ... McCaskey assumed ownership upon her father's death in 1983, and her late husband, Ed McCaskey, succeeded Halas as chairman.

“Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Chicago ... where she met her future husband, Edward W. McCaskey. The two married on February 2, 1943, in St. Margaret Mary’s Church in Bel ...

McCaskey’s husband, Edward W. McCaskey, died in 2003. “While we are sad, we are comforted knowing Virginia Halas McCaskey lived a long, full, faith-filled life and is now with the love of her ...

“Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Chicago ... McCaskey assumed ownership upon her father’s death in 1983, and her late husband, Ed McCaskey, succeeded Halas as chairman.

(AP) — Virginia McCaskey ... ownership upon her father’s death in 1983, and her late husband, Ed McCaskey, succeeded Halas as chairman. Not long after, she turned over control to Michael ...