Died within days of each other
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Dr. Thomas O’Brien and Ruth Reardon O’Brien, died three days apart last week. Dr. O’Brien was 95, and Ruth O’Brien was 92.
Dr. O’Brien, who was among the first doctors to warn of the dangers of antimicrobial resistance, died at his home in Brookline on Monday, December 9. His wife, Ruth Reardon O’Brien, one of four women in her Yale Law School graduating class and the second woman partner at the Ropes & Gray law firm, died at home on Thursday, December 12. The couple had six children together—including one renowned talk show host—and nine grandchildren. They had been married for 66 years.
Conan O'Brien's parents.
