JOHN D. O'CONNOR

John was one of the most important influences on my life. I had the pleasure of being in his culinary program at Blue Hills for 4 years in the late 90's and early 00's. I fondly remember Mr. O, as we called him, being the sweetest, gentlest man. And he knew his subject, and was loaded with lots of facts and tips, many of which i still use today such as "the pan is ready to saute when it talks back to you". When I returned to Blue Hills in 2011 as a teacher in the program that he had...

I have happy memories from working with John at Blue Hills Regional Technical School. I´ll always remember our attempt to climb Mt Washington. Dave Green

John was a sweet man, whom I first met at a Toastmaster´s Club meeting many years ago. I was a nervous newbie and he was a long-time member whose talks were so entertaining, and I hoped someday to be as engaging and interesting as he. He was so very encouraging and wrote very charitable critiques of my talks. I bumped into him again a short time later at church in Sharon, where he became such a vibrant member right away, active in many events. Later, visiting him at his home, he shared many...

Sincere thanks for the devoted military service you gave to the people of this nation. May you rest in peace.