Robert "Bob" Daniel O'Brien

"There's no need to grieve. I've lived a wonderful life. I had a wonderful wife and wonderful family." (Franklin Square ICU, February 2014)

Bob was born July 27, 1922 in Harrisburg, PA to James Bruce and Mary Reagan O'Brien, the youngest of three children. His boyhood years were often spent along the shores of the Susquehanna River fishing, swimming, canoeing and hunting.

Bob served in the Army as an X-ray Technician stationed in Nebraska during World War II. After the war, he married his sweetheart, Jean Agnes White, of Chester, PA, on July 12, 1947. They moved to State College, PA where Bob completed a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. Bob and Jean tended bar at the State College Professor's Country Club to support themselves while he finished school. It was at this time that their first son Timothy was born.

After graduation Bob was hired by the DuPont Company as an instrument design engineer. He spent 32 years with the company retiring in 1982. Most of these years were spent at the Louvier's complex in Newark Delaware. However, in 1960 the family moved to Aiken, South Carolina for 2 years while he worked at the Savannah River Nuclear Plant.

Bob was known for his great sense of humor, generosity and eternal optimism. He greatly enjoyed his family. Ever the engineer, before the use of calculators, he could always be found with a slide rule in his shirt pocket protector and he was never without a mechanical pencil. He would calculate unit pricing at the grocery store back in the 1960's.

After heart surgery in 2008, Bob moved to the Oak Crest Community in Parkville, MD. He made many friends at Oak Crest and really enjoyed his time there. He also became a Raven's fan and spent many football sundays with his son and daughter in law.

Bob was predeceased by Jean in March 1999. He is survived by their 3 children, Tim O'Brien and Linda of Williston, VT, Terry Glenn and John of Lewisville, TX and Barry O'Brien and Laurie of Baltimore, MD. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends may gather at Schimunek Funeral Home, Inc., 9705 Belair Rd., on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Further visitation will be held on Thursday, October 23, 2014, from 11:00 a.m - 12:00 Noon at Oak Crest Chapel, 8810 Walther Blvd., Baltimore MD 21234, with a Mass of Christian at 12:00 Noon. Interment and a graveside service will be held on Friday, October 24, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at All Saints Cemetery, 6001 Kirkwood Hwy., Wilmington DE 19808.