Molly Glynn

Molly Glynn (6/14/1968 - 9/6/2014) was a well-known Chicago stage actress who also played several roles in film and television, including a recurring role as an ER doctor on the television series Chicago Fire at the time of her death. Born and raised in Hartford, CT to William E. Glynn (Mayor of Hartford, 1961-1965) and Jacquelyn Mullaney Glynn, she was the youngest of five children. She graduated from The Watkinson School and Tufts University, and spoke several languages. Glynn died on September 6, 2014 from injuries sustained when a tree fell on her while bike riding with her husband, Joe Foust on September 5. They were on the North Branch Trail in Erickson Woods, suburban Chicago, when a sudden storm swept through; wind gusts in the area were over 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). She is survived by two sons from her first marriage to Kristian Hammond.