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Conan O’Brien’s Parents Die Three Days Apart From One Another
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Carly Thomas
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Conan O'Brien's parents, renowned figures in medicine and law, pass away just days apart, leaving the comedian and their other children to mourn the loss of their vibrant, accomplished parents.
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- Thomas O'Brien, a pioneering infectious disease researcher and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, died at 95, while his wife Ruth, a trailblazing real estate attorney and Harvard Law graduate, died at 92 - a poignant end to their 60-year marriage.
- Conan O'Brien fondly remembered his father as 'the funniest guy in the room' with a 'voracious appetite for ideas and people', reflecting the lively, inquisitive spirit that defined his parents' remarkable lives.
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Conan O'Brien, Thomas O'Brien, Ruth Reardon O'Brien, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Yale Law School, Ropes & Gray