John O’Connor, Justice Sandra Day’s Husband, Died Today
The Associated Press reports that John J. O’Connor III died today at 79 of complications arising from Alzheimer’s disease.
John and Sandra Day O’Connor met as law students at Stanford.
The O’Connors were married in 1952 and became a leading couple on Washington’s social scene when they moved from Arizona in 1981 following her confirmation as the first woman on the Supreme Court.
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor stepped down from the Supreme Court in 2005 in order to care for her husband as his Alzheimer’s disease worsened.
Husband of retired Justice O’Connor dies [Associated Press]
Justice O’Connor’s Husband Dead at 79 [BLT]
Sandra Day O’Connor’s Husband Dies [Washington Post]
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I'd hit that
First.
:(
John O'Connor is the man who saved the Constitution.
Sincerely,
J. Alito.
First.
My sincerest condolences go out to Justice O'Connor and her family. No matter who you are, or what your position in society, it is never easy to lose one you love.
I echo commenter 5.
Is that Henry Fonda?
We must go back in time and save John O'Connor...or the machines win!
I just want to wish Justice Ginsburg good luck- we're all counting on her.
Just to clarify, I am the old lady in the nursing home, but I have a little arthritis in my fingers, so if I typed all that out, I would not have been "FIRST"
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can o'connor be renominated for the supreme court
can o'connor be renominated for the supreme court?
John O'Connor is gone, but his memory lives on.
wow - reminds me what a joke Soto is, following in the footsteps of O'Connor and Ginsberg - maybe Maxine Waters will get the next nod - nice job O !
God bless.
disable comments on obits.
bu, i admit, # 9 is really funny
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You beat me to it...
God speed
9 epic win.
9:
Funniest comment on an obit that wasn't offensively tasteless...I audibly laughed
What the hell does "complications arising from Alzheimer’s disease" mean? He walked into freeway traffic? Drank Clorox thinking it was the milk container?
22, I asked myself the same thing. I am hoping for further clarification.
I find it intolerable when people try to make snide remarks on someone's death. I swear I would rip your throat out if you said that in front of me.
Protecting John O'Connor was one of my mission parameters. I have failed and now I must self-terminate.
24,
You're tough.
RIP
22, Alzheimer's Disease does not just mean the patient gets loopy. The biochemistry of the brain goes off-kilter with respect to a few proteins. This in turn causes large portions of the brain to literally whither and die. The patient's mobility is undermined to the point where their brain can no longer cause their muscles to move. Then you're a sitting duck for complications like pneumonia, or ulcers which become fatally infected.
I agree that comments on obituaries need to be turned off. You can do it for your sponsors, so why not show some respect for the dead?
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Toughest poster on this site- hands down- I've been covering my throat for the last 10 minutes because I'm afraid his or her hand is going to come out of the monitor and get me.
And all this over some old news about Henry Fonda dying- what a waste.
I'd rather be dead than married to that witch. Wise choice, John.
does this mean S.D. is available?
29, dead people don't pay the bills.
My dad died this year; same age, same disease.
You're in my thoughts, Sandy.
I worked with him at the Cave. He was nice. This is sad, but I also hope a relief for her.
Wow I wish I could refer to a place that I worked at as "the Cave."
Anything that causes O'Connor pain gets a round od applause from me.
The wrong O'Connor died today. Sad, indeed.
We expect that 25 years from now, grieving over the death of one's loved ones will no longer be necessary.
OT: How do you change the picture if you have a profile on here? I get an error message.
Sad :(
RIP
Take note: he was a good old boy, went to the Grove every summer and was of the San Francisco St. Ignatius establishment. What makes him very interesting is that he revelled in her accomplishment. He was the "wife" in this DC power couple. But when you saw them together, he did not appear to begrudge her her success or his side car role. It is admirable that a man of his generation found a way to be ok with it all. Even here on a lawyer site, he is noted for being her husband with no mention of his own time in Big Law. Who knows what the marriage was like at home, but I always admired it when I encountered them because he seemed genuinely proud of his wife, including the fact that she was the first female justice of the SC.
That bitch fixed the election for W.
Wish she drank the Drano.
43, that's sick. I hate Bush as much as the next lefty, but come the fuck on. She's not a bad person, or even a bad judge based on one case. Plus, trust me, I am pretty sure she regrets based on recent talks I have attended. Don't go all Glen Beck-esque on her. Have some empathy for her suffering. She quits the court to take care of him and has to put him in a home where he falls in love with another patient and forgets who she is. Sandy, I am not a big "balancing test" kind a girl, but thank you for your service and have some peaceful golden years. You deserve them.
Sorry 44. I meant Clorox.
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I expect that 25 years from now, you will have no loved ones.
This thread is now officially a trollercoaster. Feel free to continue what you're doing, but remember: We are watching, and so is God.