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Archives - Biography Files |
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1. The newspaper article, dated Sept. 13, 1966, that Bartley O'Connor was a longtime employee of the Burbank Hospital, as an orderly. He was well loved by patients, hospital authorities, and employees, offering services wherever and whenever needed outside of his regular work duties. He was also one of the founders of St. Camillus parish and an active member.
2. The second newspaper article, dated July 25, 1967, tells us that Robert T. O'Connor was chief of the cotton Physical Properties Laboratory of USDA's Southern Utilization Research and Development Division and had been chosen to receive the Harvey W. Wiley Award for 1967. The award is given annually the the Association of Official Analytical Chemists to a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to development of analytical methods for fertilizers, feeds, food drugs, cosmetics, pesticides, oils, fats and other products important to agriculture and public health. The award members were impressed with Mr. O'Connor's outstanding investigations and development of spectorascopic methods for the analysis of agricultural products. and their application. Mr. O'Connor received his elementary and high school education in the Fitchburg Schools.
3. The third newspaper article, dated Jan. 3, 1974 states that Dr. John F. O'Connor was a practicing dentist in Fitchburg for 51 years.
His office was located at 46 Fox Street. Dr. O'Connor was a member of the American Dental Association, the Massachusetts Dental Association, Wachusett District and a charter member of St. Camillus' Church.
4. The fourth newspaper article, dated Oct. 10, 1966, states that General Edmund F. O'Connor, was awarded the coveted National Aeronautics and Space Administration Medal for outstanding leadership. General O'Connor directs a government-industry team across the United States which has the responsibilities of producing large Saturn space rockets. General O'Connor was cited "for unique service and individual leadership in the aerospace programs of NASA and especially for significant contributions to the successes of the Saturn I and Saturn V launch vehicle programs and to the nation's lunar landing program. All 13 Saturns launched so far have made nearly perfect flights.
5. The fifth newspaper article, dated Jan. 7, 1968, states that John M. O'Connor, a Fitchburg native, has served in District Attorney William T. Buckley's office since 1960. He started out as a trial clerk then moved up to become chief law clerk. At 36, he was the youngest man in the county's history to prosecute major crimes.
6. The sixth newspaper article, tells us that Mr. D. Charles O'Connor was a Fitchburg High School graduate of the class of 1889. He established the famous White Drug Store in 1893 and was prominent in musical as well as business circles, having appeared as a pianist and accompanist on many public occasions.
7. The seventh newspaper article, dated June 18, 1892 states that on River Street, newar the railroad crossings, are located the granite works of Mr. D. O'Connor, one of the best known of the Fitchburg granite workers. He learned stone cutting in Richmond, Va. and returned to Fitchburg in 1862. Everything in the line of cemetery, monumental and building work in every kind of both American and imported granite is furnished by him. Many of the buildings and a great deal of the work at Fitchburg's cemeteries was furnished by him. |
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2000.400.1114 |
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O'Connor----Bartley Robert T. General Edmund F.
John M. D. Charles John F. |
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