Obituaries
Timothy E. O'Brien, Co-Founder Of Emiliana's Hope, Dies at 42
He was the father of Emiliana O'Brien, who died in 2015 of osteosarcoma. He and his family raised more than $40,000 for pediatric cancer.
Courtesy of Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals
Some families have more than their share of tragedy.
That's certainly the case for the O'Brien family of Bayville. Timothy O'Brien, 42, had made it his mission to raise as much money as possible after his daughter Emiliana died of osteosarcoma in 2015. The heartbroken father and husband raised over $40,000 for the Emiliana's Hope Foundation to bring awareness of pediatric cancer and to provide financial help to local families affected by cancer.
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Now Tim is gone too. He died on Sept. 6, 2018 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia.
Tim lived in West Long Branch before moving to Bayville 15 years ago. He was a logistics manager for Aero Corp in Edison. He previously worked at Lavazza, NYC and Capacity, LLC in New Brunswick.
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In 2016, Tim, his wife and daughter established The Emiliana's Hope Foundation in honor of their daughter and sister. Tim's dream was to donate $10,000 to the Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia for pediatric cancer in Emiliana's memory.
Tim is survived by his wife of 18 years, Janet (nee Montefusco), his children Caitlyn and Connor O'Brien, his parents John and Lorraine O'Brien of Brick, NJ, his grandmother, Florence Russomano, his brother and sister-in law Chris and Liz O'Brien of Oakhurst, NJ, eight brothers and sisters-in law and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive relatives and friends Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals O'Connell Chapel, 706 Route 9, Bayville, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Barnabas RC Church, Bayville, NJ. Interment will to follow the Mass at St. Joseph Cemetery, Toms River.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The Emiliana's Hope Foundation, PO Box 131, Bayville, NJ 08721. All donations will be used to achieve Tim's dream of funding research at CHOP. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.ryanfuneralhome.com.
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