Kevin Michael O’Connor

NORFOLK - Kevin Michael O'Connor, born September 21, 1936, left us to join his family and friends in Heaven on July 5, 2024.

Kevin enjoyed his entire life in his beloved town of Norfolk.

While still in Gilbert High School, age 17, he began working at the drugstore in town. Kevin stayed and ran the store into his 70's. He followed the store's evolution from drugstore to general store to a convenience store and throughout all those transitions,
he remained a fixture for well over 50 years. From making ice cream sundaes to keeping track of everyone's needs, running the pharmacy and answering 911 dispatch calls, Kevin was always on the job, and always willing to help.

Kevin was the Norfolk Town Crier. Some of Kevin's many volunteer roles included, Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department, Democratic Town Committee, Democratic Registrar of Voters,
Usher at Immaculate Conception Church and Lyons Club member.

Kevin loved attending Yale Music School concerts and opera screenings and housed music students every summer.

In later years, he had fun chauffeuring friends and neighbors to airports and sporting events. He especially loved dining out at local restaurants, and he looked forward to summer vacations at Bantam Lake. Mostly he liked to laugh and tell jokes while visiting with friends at the store.

Kevin is predeceased by his parents, Winifred (Neary) and Edward O'Connor and his 8 brothers and 3 sisters, Father John, Timothy (Diane), Edward (Catherine), Thomas (Muriel), Dr. Jeremiah (Nancy), Francis (Mary Ellen), James (Edith), Patrick (Fran), Katherine (James Henebry), Margaret (George Zecher) and Mary (Stedman Dowd). Kevin is survived by 31 loving nephews and nieces and their families, and a host of long- time friends who will miss him very much.

The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Litchfield Woods for their kindness and care for Kevin.

A mass of Christian burial will be held on August 16th at 11 a.m. at St. Martins of Tours Church of the Immaculate Conception, 4 North Street, Norfolk.