Brendan J. O’Halloran ’85

   As you may have seen in the October printed version of the PAW, Brendan, a dear friend to many of us and the husband to Lorraine (for 30 years as of September 2022 ) and great dad to a wonderful son, Aidan (24) and daughter, Grace (26) passed away earlier this year.

Brendan was known for his kind heart, quick wit, and dry sense of humor.  Brendan relished his time at Princeton overall as well as his time at Cottage Club, where he resided senior year as he was treasurer.

He embraced the adventure of leaving Canada and pursuing the American dream. The friends he made and the bonds that were formed at Princeton remained central to his life. After graduating Princeton and working in New York City, he would often return to campus to take in the beauty and serenity of the environs.

Brendan was loved and respected by his classmates. He could see the best in an individual and made a point to make each person feel accepted. He developed lifelong friendships from many different circles at Princeton, from the track and cross-country team to Henry Hall, 1901, Wu Hall, and Cottage Club. Brendan’s kindness lives on in all of us and he is sorely missed.

Brendan supported tunnels to towers www.t2t.org if you wanted to memorialize him that way,

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In Jamaica 1985. Pictured (l-r) are: Mike Reynolds, Jim Lavelle, and Mark Frazier.

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Pictured (l-r) are: son Aidan, wife Lorraine, Brendan, and daughter Grace.

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Pictured (l-r) are: Peter Dayan, Jim Lavelle, Mike Reynolds, Brendan, and Jim Hartford circa 2013.