Dennis
O'Connor, Executive Director of Crispaz, died Easter morning at Hospice
after a long battle with cancer. His wife, children and extended family
were with him.
Visitation
will be Thursday, at Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m., on Cheviot Rd in Monfort Heights, Cincinnati, OH.
Funeral
Mass will be Friday at 10:00 a.m. at St James, White Oak, 3565 Hubble
Rd. Cincinnati, OH with burial following in St James Cemetery. Bishop
Joe Binzer will celebrate the Mass. A luncheon will follow.
A service will also be held this week in El Salvador where Crispaz staff and friends will gather to remember Dennis.
In
lieu of flowers the family has requested that Crispaz open a special
memorial fund. Funds will be used to support Crispaz's long and short
term volunteer programs which where a particular passion of Dennis'. If
you wish to contribute to this fund please send your cheque to:
CRISPAZ, Dennis O'Connor Memorial Fund, 215 E. 14th Street, Cincinnati,
OH 45202 or simply click on the "donate" button above. (After filling in the donate page, please also send a separate email to info@crispaz.org to ensure proper designation.)
"Merciful
Lord Jesus, accept your faithful servant, Dennis, into you heavenly
company. He was your tireless worker in search of those in need,
spreading your holy word of solidarity and hope. He had a heavy cross
laid on him in his latter years which he took up with a ready will. As
Dennis thus shared in your passion, while invoking the company of Oscar
Romero, may he now rejoice with him in your Eastering Love.
"May his spirit like a mantle fall on his friends and family and in
particular on the work of his latter day companions of Christians for
Peace in El Salvador, a country dedicated to your saving name. We
earnestly pray, Amen. Alleluia! Alleluia!"
(Prayer shared by Fr. Peter Hinde)
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