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Dr. David D. O'Brien, 84, formerly of Oswego died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, in Westminster at Lake Ridge, Va.
Born in Oswego, he was a son of the late David D. and Emma Regan O'Brien. He was a lifelong Communicant of St. Mary's Church, in Oswego.
Dr. O'Brien was educated in Oswego schools and received his bachelor of science degree from Lemoyne College in 1951 and his medical degree from the SUNY College of Medicine in 1955. He was a Major in the US Air Force and served from 1957-1965.
Dr. O'Brien was a longtime private practice physician in Oswego until his retirement last year. He served as the medical eirector at St. Luke Health Services, Inc. for many years and was also medical consultant to the nuclear industry in Oswego.
He was a member of the St. Luke Health Services, Inc. Board of Directors and the Hall Newman Foundation Board of Directors.
Dr. O'Brien was a ski chaperone for the Oswego High School Ski Club for 25 years and a teacher of Faith Formation at St. Paul's Church for seven years.
He is survived by his wife, Joan M. Jackson, of Lake Ridge, Va.; three daughters, Kathryn (Anthony) Caltabiano, of Oswego, Meghan (Bruce) Donaldson, of Summit, N.J., and Alice (Eric) Ross, of Lee, Mass; two sons, David O'Brien III, of Lynn Haven, Fla., Dr. Christopher (Liliana Aguilar) O'Brien, of Houston, Texas; one stepdaughter Dr. Cynthia (Patrick Taylor) Chapman, of Alexandria, Va.; one stepson, Tyler (Heather) Chapman, of Chester, Vt.; one sister, Margaret O'Brien, of Oswego; and an adopted son, Protus (Stephanie Gindele) Mayunga. of Chichester, N.Y.; 15 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Dr. O'Brien was predeceased by his first wife. Alice Mack O'Brien; one daughter, Diane (David) Barry; one son, Michael O'Brien; and two sisters, Ellen Martin and Carol McLean.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8, at St. Mary's Church, Oswego. Another memorial Mass will be held in Ottawa, Canada, at a later date. There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Dr. O'Brien's memory may be made to Hereditary Disease Foundation, 3960 Broadway, 6th Floor – New York, NY 10032; Huntington's Disease Society of America, 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 902, NY, NY 10018; or the St. Luke – John Foster Burden Fund, 299 East River Road, Oswego, NY 13126.
Arrangements in Virginia are being handled by the Montcastle Funeral Home in Woodbridge. Services in Oswego are being coordinated by the Dain-Cullinan Funeral Home.
