- Date Of Birth: May 31, 1934
- Date Of Death: September 27, 2015
- State: Arizona
George M. O’Brien, passed away at the age of 81, on September 27, 2015, two months after suffering a stroke and thereafter being diagnosed with lung cancer. George was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Alicia; son, Sean; daughter, Bridget (Swartz) (husband, Jay); and granddaughters, Jaquelyn and Kasey. George was the eldest of 7 brothers, born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He conducted his undergraduate studies and attended seminary at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin. He subsequently travelled to Europe where he taught boarding school (Vienna, Switzerland), received his Masters from Brown University (1963), and thereafter obtained his Ph.D. at Univ of MN (1965). While completing his Ph.D.
