Jeanne Garrison
née O'Brien · 1st Lieutenant, United States Air Force
1930 – 1993
Jeanne O'Brien
The Second Daughter
Second child of Miles Murtha O'Brien and Lillian Josephine Robertson, born in 1930 in Brooklyn — two years after her sister Lillian Marie. Jeanne grew up at the heart of the family, old enough to remember the move from Brooklyn to Caldwell in 1938, old enough to remember her little sister Helen Grace before she was lost.
Jeanne served as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, working as a registered nurse for both the USAF and the Navy Hospital in Orlando. She married John Leo Garrison and together they raised five children. The family moved to Central Florida in 1979, settling in Longwood, where Jeanne was a member of the Church of the Annunciation.
Jeanne passed away on February 1, 1993, at age 62, after a battle with ALS. She was the first of the three eldest O'Brien daughters to die — followed by Lillian Marie just two years later.
Military: 1st Lieutenant, USAF · Registered Nurse
Married: John Leo Garrison Sr. (1932–2011)
Settled: Longwood, Florida (from 1979)
Died: February 1, 1993, Longwood, Florida · ALS
The Garrison Family
Jeanne & John Leo Garrison
John Leo Garrison Sr.
1932 – 2011
Jeanne married John Leo Garrison, and together they built their family — five children born between 1959 and 1965. They moved to Central Florida in 1979 and settled in Longwood, in the Orlando metro area, where Jeanne served at the Navy Hospital. John survived Jeanne by eighteen years, passing away in 2011.
Military Service
United States Air Force
1st Lieutenant
United States Air Force · Registered Nurse
Jeanne O'Brien Garrison served as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, working as a registered nurse. She also served at the Navy Hospital in Orlando — a career that combined her dedication to service with her training in healthcare.
She was one of three O'Brien siblings to serve in the military. Her younger brothers Miles Jr. (Colonel) and Michael (Lt. Colonel) both served in the Air Force as well — making the O'Brien twins and their sister a remarkable trio of USAF officers from a single family.
Additional details about Jeanne's specific assignments, stations, and nursing career are welcome additions to this page.
The Children
Five children of Jeanne & John Leo Garrison
Photo Gallery
Memories through the years
Jeanne Portrait
Jeanne Formal Nursing Portrait
Jeanne Wedding Portrait
Jeanne O'Brien Garrison Wedding- From Left: Barbara, Lillian, Jeanne and Kathy Ambrosio
Jeanne O'Brien Garrison Wedding- Cutting the Cake
Post sacramental ceremony Jeanne is escorted down the church aisle by her husband, Lieutenant John Leo Garrison of Patterson, New York on Saturday, December 27, 1958.
This portrait picture was done in December 1978 in honor of Jeanne O’Brien and John Leo Garrison 20th wedding anniversary. From left to right behind their parents are Karen Lee Garrison (age 13), Jeanne Marie Garrison (age 19), John Leo Garrison, Jr. (age 18), Donald Andrew Garrison (age 16) and Debra Ann Garrison (age 15). The family was living in Hales Corners, Wisconsin at the time.
Jeanne Marie Garrison Wedding
John Garrison Wedding
Debra Ann and Greg Fiorentino’s wedding on April 29, 1989.
The Jeanne O’Brien Family at Debra Ann and Greg Fiorentino’s wedding on April 29, 1989. Pictured from left to right: John Leo Garrison Jr., his wife Janet Estes Garrison, John Garrison, Debra Ann Garrison, Gregory Fiorentino, Donald A. Garrison, Charles E. Garrison the brother of John Garrison. In the front row from left to right: Karen Lee Garrison, Jeanne O’Brien, Jeanne Marie Rowan holding Miles Thomas Rowan, Catherine Agnes Rowan, and Lillian Josephine O’Brien.
Garrisons
Additional family photographs shared by the Garrison family
Documents & Clippings
Records, news clippings, and milestones
