OBITUARY JOSEPH F. O'CONNOR

 

Joseph Francis O'Connor died on June 11, 2007 in a rehabilitation hospital in Brewster, Massachusetts of bladder cancerr.  Born and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts he graduated from its high school and at Dartmouth was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, Sphinx and the Friday Night Friars.  He also played freshman and j.v. football while majoring in history.

After graduation he spent two years in the U.S. Marine Corps and then obtained his MBA from Boston College.  He married Patricia Rowley and began a career in research administration with MIT and later Draper Laboratories, Inc as a vice president in charge of administration.

His civic involvement in Cambridge, Massachusetts included a year as president of the Rotary Club and president of the Chamber of Commerce.  After retirement from Draper in 1994 he and Pat moved to Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, where he maintained civic interests, serving on three boards. He loved bridge, music golf and reading. He is survived by his wife Pat, children Michael '86 and Catherine, son-in-law Dwight Hartman '91 and two grandchildren.