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Richard O'Brien Obituary
Dr. Richard E. O'Brien, age 89, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Practicing physician in Central Ohio for over 50 years. On the medical staff of both Mt. Carmel and Grant hospitals and was an assistant professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine and was a Board Certified Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. Graduate of St. Charles Preparatory High School (1948), The Ohio State University (1952) and The Ohio State College of Medicine (1956). Veteran and Retired Captain, U.S. Army. Long time member of Our Lady of Peace Parish. Active member of the Columbus Medical Association and volunteered in their Free Clinic for many years. Survived by wife of 61 years, Rita Devlin O'Brien; son, Jim ( Mary Ellen); and daughter, Dr. Ann Greenwald; grandchildren, Kelly (Greg) Rustico, twins, John (Katelyn) and Tom O'Brien, Erin O'Brien, triplets, Diana, Kim and Bethany (deceased) Greenwald, and Bill (Amy Leonard) Greenwald; great grandchildren, Ivy, David and Lucas Greenwald; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents Lawrence and Suzanne O'Brien, siblings Sr. Mary Helen O'Brien, VHM, Suzanne Finneran, Rev. Fr. Robert O'Brien and Lawrence O'Brien. Friends may call Monday, March 18, from 4-7 p.m. at EGAN-RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 403 E. BROAD ST., and Tuesday from 10-11 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Church, 20 E. Dominion Blvd., where the Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday 11 a.m. Burial St. Joseph Cemetery in Newark, Ohio. Visit www.egan-ryan.com for condolences. Friends who wish may contribute in Dick's memory to the Columbus Medical Association Free Clinic, 1390 Dublin Rd., Cols., OH 43215 or Our Lady of Peace Church.
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Memories and Condolences
for Richard O'Brien
Sponsored by The Columbus Dispatch.
March 18, 2019
Psalm 90:10 says that the days of our years are 70 years, And if because of special mightiness they are 80 years.
May the memories of the wonderful times you shared together bring a smile and joy in your heart.
SIR
Herb USMC
March 18, 2019
Herb USMC
March 18, 2019
Practicing 50 years.
Herb USMC
March 18, 2019
Herb USMC
March 18, 2019
Class of 1956
Herb USMC
March 18, 2019
Class of 1952
Herb USMC
March 18, 2019
Class of 1948
Herb USMC
March 18, 2019
Herb USMC
March 18, 2019
Herb USMC
March 18, 2019
Retired Captain
Herb USMC
March 18, 2019
Herb Sharfenaker USMC
March 18, 2019
God Bless/RIP. A heartfelt Thank YOU,Capt.O'Brien for your service in The United States Army... And Semper Fi. ...... SIR.
March 17, 2019
Sharing comforting memories with you, Rita, from our days together at Mt. Carmel West. Dr. O'Brien will be missed by many. And I will miss seeing you two together at Our Lady of Victory's fish fry.
Blessings to you for the diligent care you gave him.
Rita Remlinger
John and Richard Goldsworthy and families
March 16, 2019
Rita and family, I was very sad to hear of Dick's passing. He was such a wonderful man. A man with gifted hands of healing and very humble by nature. A devoted husband and father who was a great role model. His devotion to his medical calling made this world a better place. Our deepest symphathies to Rita and the family.
Mollie Shonebarger
March 15, 2019
I will miss you, Uncle Dick, so very much! But I know Grandmother and Grandad, Mom, Sr. Mary Helen, Fr. Bob, and Larry were all eagerly waiting for you. Let the bridge games begin!
Love and hugs,
Mollie
Douglas Noble
March 15, 2019
Rita,
Sorry to here of loss.
elizabeth Tuttle
March 14, 2019
Rita-I'm so sorry to hear about Dick's passing.
I would call you, but don't have your number!!
I have such fond memories of him--starting with him as one of my mentors at Mt Carmel Medical Center when I was an intern in 1978!
Then he closed his practice and came to work at my MedOhio office in Worthington. That's when I really got to know him. What an interesting and enthusiastic and knowledgeable man he was!
I was blessed to keep tabs on him and you for many years. I know you and all the family will miss him greatly. I feel blessed to have known him.
Ruth Yocke
March 13, 2019
Dear Rita & Family. Please accept my Sincere Sympathy at the loss of Dr. Richard.....He was a Sweetheart and always had a sweet smile for me.
Rita, you were a Saint going every day and now God says, "you can rest." Kim
is so broken up and she will miss your company at WG, at mealtime.
God's Blessings, Prayers, Love, Hugs until Dot, Kim and I see you.
Tons of Love,
Ruth Yocke
Mike & Lori DeWitt
March 13, 2019
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the O'Brien family for their loss. May he rest in heaven.
Rich & Karen Finn
March 13, 2019
Sorry to hear about Dick's passing. Your family is in our prayers.
The Families and Staff of Egan-Ryan Funeral Home
March 13, 2019
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
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