Glenn O'Connor

Glenn O'Connor

March 15, 2019

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The beloved Father Glenn O'Connor passed away peacefully on March 15, 2019. He was surrounded by his loving family after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.  Glenn was born July 6, 1952 in Washington D.C. to the late Glenn and Eileen (Hughes) O'Connor.  After moving to Indianapolis, he attended St Matthew's grade school, the former Latin School, and then entered the seminary at St Meinrad. He was ordained a priest on May 17, 1980 and began his service to the priesthood as Associate Pastor at St. Gabriel's in Connersville. His service to the church next took him to St. Simon in Indianapolis.  He then moved to St. Philip Neri and served as pastor until 1991.  In 1991 he became pastor at St. Joseph and St. Ann's, where he served for 21 years.  While at St. Joseph's, he co-founded Seeds of Hope, a home for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. In 2016, he received the Jefferson Award for his service and commitment to Seeds of Hope.   Since 2012 he has served as Pastor at St. Susanna in Plainfield. He was beloved by both parishioners and students of the school. In addition to his parish duties, he served as Catholic Chaplain at The Indianapolis International Airport, Chaplain of The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Chaplain for the Indiana Department of Corrections, and was one of the spiritual directors of Cursillo.  One of Glenn's life-long passions was auto racing. He served as Catholic Chaplain for IndyCar Ministry and became known as the "Priest in the Pits". In addition to serving as Chaplain to the IndyCar series, Glenn enjoyed working on several Indy racing teams. 

Glenn was most Christ-like in the way he took care of the marginalized. He never judged and always allowed second, third, and if necessary fourth chances when helping people overcome a myriad of challenges.  

Glenn made the most of each stop in his life journey, impacting the lives of thousands in very positive ways.  Regardless of his intense schedule, he always delivered birthday presents to each one of his more than 80 relatives.  He is survived by his siblings Maureen (Rod) Guimont, Kathy (Joe) Flynn, Thomas (Patty) O'Connor, Timothy (Dede) O'Connor, Sean (Chris) O'Connor, Mary (Bob) Jubak, and Molly (Ted) Hoying. Glenn had 25 nieces and nephews, and 29 great nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be on Friday, March 22nd at St. Susanna Catholic Church in Plainfield from 12-7pm followed by a vigil service at 7pm.  Visitation at 9:00am followed by the Funeral Mass at 11:00am will be celebrated by Archbishop Charles Thompson on Saturday, March 23rd at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, 1347 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis 46202.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to St. Susanna Catholic Church, 1210 E. Main St. Plainfield, IN 46168 and/or Seeds of Hope, 1425 S. Mickley Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46241. Online donations may be made at www.saintsusannachurch.com and www.seedsofhopeindy.org.  

The live video of the funeral Mass of Father Glenn O'Connor will be broadcast at www.archindy.org/streaming.

 

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Dave Buck
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I remember welcoming him the whole school Walked over singing "This is the Day" . He touched many lives . I was in 5th or 6th grade At St.Phillip Neri
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Patricia Foley
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Thoughts and prayers to the O’Connor family on the loss of Father Glenn. Know Glenn before he was Father Glenn. He was always a bright spot. Very thankful he was able to help my family when my Mom passed. My favorite Father Glenn line will always be - Hatch them, match them, and dispatch them. Rest In Peace Father Glenn Trish Foley
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Barbara Pleasant
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Father Glenn was such a wonderful person he baptized me and both my kids I was in coma 10yrs ago for 3 mo and my family told me not a day went by that he would come and visit and pray for me that means the world to me and I'll forever charish everything
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Myra Albrecht
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Fr. Glenn was like a member of our family. My mother and father loved him like another kid. He was always there for all of us when my Mom and Dad were ill and he had the most beautiful funeral Masses for each of them. He married 2 of my nieces. Performed a beautiful 50th anniversary Mass for my parents. And was over to the house often for meals. He was always teasing my Dad about his "Coaches Whistle" . All my nieces and nephews admired him and respected him. He will be sorely missed and a great human being is lost to the world. but the Lord has gained another ANGEL.
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Tina Laker
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Sending many prayers to Father Glen’s family I have so many Great memories, that I will keep with me forever... He will be missed !
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Fr. Brian Barrons M.M.
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I was with Fr. Glenn at St.Meinrad. At that time I was a college seminarian and he was in the School of Theology. I learned a lot from Glenn. His passion to help others, his seemingly unending source of energy...it was all great and a valuable part of my formation. I entered Maryknoll after graduating from St. Meinrad and our paths only crossed once after that. I feel truly privileged to have know Glenn and I know I learned so much from him. I am now stationed in China. At funerals here we give to everyone an envelope with three things inside... a small cloth to wipe the tears of sadness from your eyes, a piece of candy to take away the bitter taste of death and a small coin to help you return home and continue on with life. I pray for all of Glenn's family and parishioners along with his many friends at this time of great loss.

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