Michael Joseph O'Brien Jr., senior portrait
In Loving Memory
Michael Joseph O'Brien Jr. was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, the eldest child of Lt. Colonel Michael Joseph O'Brien and Jacqueline Petras O'Brien. The family moved to Warner Robins, Georgia in 1986, where Mike became a senior at Warner Robins High School.
A gifted athlete, Mike played soccer for the Houston County Parks and Recreation team and the Macon Adult Soccer League. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Sky Roman Catholic Church at Robins Air Force Base.
Mike died on March 18, 1989 in a motorcycle accident. He was eighteen years old.
Died: 1989, Warner Robins, Georgia
Parents: Lt. Col. Michael Joseph O'Brien & Jacqueline Petras
Siblings: Kelly Ann O'Brien, Christopher Miles O'Brien
Parish: Our Lady of the Sky R.C. Church, Robins AFB
Burial: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, New Jersey
Mike with Theo
A puppy in a pocket, a boy with his whole life ahead of him.
Remembering Mike
A life in photographs
📷 Mike's Photo Album
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Stories & Memories
Those who knew him remember
— Storyline Genealogy research notes
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Resting Place
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
East Hanover, New Jersey