{"id":35747,"date":"2011-02-28T20:37:32","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T01:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/n-j-utu-slds-father-dies-2\/"},"modified":"2011-02-28T20:37:32","modified_gmt":"2011-03-01T01:37:32","slug":"n-j-utu-slds-father-dies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/n-j-utu-slds-father-dies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"N.J. UTU SLD's father dies","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
The father of UTU State Legislative Director Dan O\u2019Connell died Feb. 25 in Mt. Laurel, N.J., at age 89.<\/p>\n
Michael L. “Mickey” O\u2019Connell Jr. was a decorated World War II Navy veteran and a brakeman and conductor with Conrail and two of its predecessors — Pennsylvania Railroad and Penn Central — retiring in 1982.<\/p>\n
The elder O\u2019Connell was a member of UTU Local 1390, Trenton, N.J., and predecessor Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. During his retirement years, he frequently attended UTU retiree meetings.<\/p>\n
In addition to son Dan O\u2019Connell, Mickey O\u2019Connell is survived by his wife of 66 years, Rita, one daughter, a sister and grandson.<\/p>\n
A funeral home visitation will be held Tuesday, March 1 (6-8 p.m.) and Wednesday, March 2 (9:30-10:30 a.m.) at Mt. Laurel Home for Funerals, 212 Ark Road, Mount Laurel, N.J. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 1603 Marne Highway, Hainesport, N.J.<\/p>\n
The family has requested that memorial gifts be made to Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Box 188, Hainesport, NJ, 08036, or Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ, 08053-3101.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The father of UTU State Legislative Director Dan O\u2019Connell died Feb. 25 in Mt. Laurel, N.J., at age 89. Michael L. “Mickey” O\u2019Connell Jr. was a decorated World War II Navy veteran and a brakeman and conductor with Conrail and two of its predecessors — Pennsylvania Railroad and Penn Central — retiring in 1982. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":20282,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"member_types":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n