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Birth: Jul. 5, 1946
Death: Mar. 27, 2003
James Anthony O'Brien, age 56, of Littlestown, PA, died suddenly on Thursday, March 27, 2003, at the University of Maryland Hospital.
Born on July 5, 1946, in Scranton, Pa., he was the son of the late James M. and Marie Ann Webber O'Brien. He was the husband of Carol C. O'Brien (nee Blankenship) of Littlestown, PA.
Mr. O'Brien began working for Western Electric in Cockeysville many years ago.
He had worked in the Auxiliary Police Dept. of Baltimore County and then became an officer for the Baltimore County Police. He had served in the Maryland National Guard for many years. He also had worked for several years for
Baltimore Gold & Silver. For the past four years he had worked as a Help Desk Specialist in Information Technology for the University of Maryland Medical System.
Surviving in addition to his wife are sons, James J. O'Brien of Catonsville, James W. O'Brien of Timonium and Zachary Thomas of Littlestown, Pa.; daughters, Karen M. Spigone of Catonsville, Mindy L. German of Wolcott, Vt., Brittainy C. O'Brien of Denton, Md. and Jessica M. O'Brien of Littlestown; brothers, Patrick M. O'Brien of Baltimore and Ronald P. O'Brien of Sykesville, sister, Maureen
Moczulski of Eldersburg; and a grandson; Abel German of Wolcott, Vt. He is also survived by 9 nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother, the late Dennis W. O'Brien.
A funeral liturgy was held Wednesday at the St. Joseph
Catholic Church, Eldersburg. Interment is in New Cathedral Cemetery.
The family received friends at the Haight Funeral Home & Chapel (6416 Sykesville Rd.) Sykesville, on Monday and Tuesday.
Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the American Heart Association.
Burial:
New Cathedral Cemetery
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Maryland, USA
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Phil Ostrander
Jim O'Brien, WHS Class of 1964, aka Beetle (pre-The Beatles), later known as Batman, was my best friend for about 10 years from Junior High until he married his first wife, Joanne. We spent an inordinate amount of time walking by and later, when I got my driver's license, driving by the homes of the girls I was enamored with at the time. We also were pool life guards together in the summer of 1963 in Ocean City MD. We spent a lot of time attending CYO dances at OLPH and St. Agnes. We also were part of the CYO weightlifting team competing against the Downtown YMCA. Unfortunately, we lost our match with them. On the day that he began basic training with the Army National Guard, he lent me his 1966 Chevy II Nova with a 327 c.u. engine. I promptly took it on a tour of Woodlawn and Catonsville, including CCC. We hung out a lot at Chapman's in Woodlawn and at Burger Chef in Gwynn Oak Junction, where he met Joanne. He passed away too early in his mid-fifties, joining his brothers, Dennis, WHS Class of 1970, and later Patrick, WHS Class of 1967. He left behind 7 children and a lot of good memories.
RIP my BFF,
Phil Ostrander