Mr. John O'Brien

May 9, 1940 - March 2, 2018

John Allan O'Brien died after a long illness on March 2, 2018 at Hospice of Citrus County and The Nature Coast. He was born in the Bronx, New York, on May 9, 1940 to John Holland O'Brien and Dorothea Spiers. Against O'Brien tradition, his family moved to Englewood, New Jersey, where he lived along with two sisters, Janet and Natalie. John earned his Bachelor's degree at St. Peter's College, Jersey City, New Jersey, and shortly thereafter enlisted in the US Air Force. After basic training, he was stationed in Hof, Germany, and with his love of learning, learned to speak German and met his wife's German family, the Landgrafs. After an honorable discharge from the Air Force, he married his sweetheart Theresa Fischer in 1965, and together they moved to Parsippany, New Jersey, and raised their 3 sons, John, Michael and Christopher. He became a sales manager for Black & Decker Mfg. Co., and worked in that capacity until retirement in 1999. Not ready for retirement, he decided to become a substitute teacher, hoping to make a difference in some young person's life. John and Theresa moved to Sugarmill Woods in 2004. Besides his wife, he is survived by his sister Natalie O'Brien, his 3 sons, John, Michael and Christopher and six grandchildren, Gus, Mick, Ken, Samantha, Emily, and Haydn. Interment will be a military funeral on March 21, 2018 at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, kindly donate to your favorite military charity. Hooper Funeral Home, Homosassa, Florida.