Play On With Kevin O’Connor

Season Two Episode Twenty-one

Play On With Kevin O’Connor

 

In this open-hearted conversation Kevin O’Connor tells us how he was born into grief. He came home as a newborn to an apartment above a funeral home. Living with death was always part of his life as his dad and uncle were undertakers and owners of a funeral home. He shares how his family supported others in grief. Sometimes he’d be a pallbearer for someone who didn’t have family. Sometimes his friends would be pallbearers too. He watched his dad treat everyone with respect. We especially love when he says, “I want people to say what a great last day I had.” And “witnessing and participating in death has helped me approach life in a much kinder way. I want to be remembered for what I was able to do for people.” 

 

Kevin O’Connor is the author of Two Floors Above Grief. His career spans over fifty years as a writer, teacher, principal, curriculum designer, and university instructor. He authors content and provides training in mathematics instruction, principal leadership, support for substitute teachers, LGBTQ advocacy, sexual health/Family Life, self-publishing, and marketing. He sings and performs in theaters. 

 

He is active with SMART Ride, a bicycling group that raises funds for HIV awareness, treatment, and education. He resides in Ft. Lauderdale with his husband, Leon. Their family includes five sons and seven granddaughters.

 

You can more Kevin here: https://www.podcastconnections.co/

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Coffee, Grief and Gratitude is created by Anne Gudger and Maria Gibson, a mom/daughter duo who talk about grief. 

 

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Anne’s memoir, THE FIFTH CHAMBER, a memoir of loss and love, is available wherever you get your books.

 

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