Brief Life History of Allison Frances
Allison "Al" Frances O'Brien January 20, 1920 - May 21, 2014 Al O'Brien, 94, of Lubbock passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014. He was born January 20, 1920 in Festus Missouri to Bernard and Emma Mary Grassman O'Brien. Al met the love of his life Wanda Jo Ribble and they married October 26, 1946 in Lubbock. He graduated with a degree in Physical Engineering from the University of Missouri. AL became the first General Manager of the White River Water District in 1963 and worked there until his retirement in 1998. He loved his work and family. Al was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Carlton O'Brien. He is survived by his wife of 47 years Jo, a daughter Cinda Givens and her husband Preston of Spur, a son Tommy O'Brien and his wife Susan of Abilene, a brother Orville O'Brien of South Carolina. He also leaves behind four grandchildren; Heath Givens, Kandice Bell, Dr. Adam O'Brien, Eric O'Brien, and four great grandchildren; Madison Givens, Weslyn Givens, Appolynne Bell, and Ashton Bell. Memorial services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Crosbyton. A visitation will be held Friday from 6:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. at Adams Funeral Home of Crosbyton. (Published by Adams Funeral Home, May 22, 2014)
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- Allison F O'Brien in household of Bernard T O'Brien, "United States Census, 1940"
- Allison F Obrien, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Allison Frances O'Brien, "Find A Grave Index"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1945 · Peace in a Post War World
The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Dermot, Liam, Brigid, Declan, Donovan, John Patrick, Kieran, Colm, Donal, Brennan, Caitlin.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Briain ‘descendant of Brian’, a personal name probably based on the element bre- ‘hill’, with the transferred sense ‘eminence’, i.e. ‘exalted one’. See also Bryan . In Ireland there has also been some confusion with O'Byrne (see Byrne ).
History: This name is borne in particular by one of the greatest of Irish septs, descendants of Brian Boru, who rose to the high kingship of Ireland in 1002.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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