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Author Archives: Mike O'Brien

Mike O'Brien is a longtime newspaper reporter, editor and columnist and is also a college journalism educator in Springfield. To suggest a person who might make a subject for Lives Remembered, email him at LivesRemembered@sgfcitizen.org or obriencolumn@sbcglobal.net.

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Nikki Petitt: ‘Her love of the natural world was shown throughout her daily life’

by Mike O'Brien March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

The arrival of spring often brings thoughts of planting and tending flowers, trees and other landscaping. And for many in and around Springfield, it reminds of Nikki Petitt. For three […]

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Anne Spence: ‘People knew that she cared deeply about the details of their lives’

by Mike O'Brien March 10, 2023March 12, 2023
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Tom Whitlock, ‘Top Gun’ hits lyricist and Springfield native, left legacy of music and laughter

by Mike O'Brien February 24, 2023February 27, 2023
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Tommy Fox: ‘He knew what he wanted, and he figured out how to get it’

by Mike O'Brien February 10, 2023February 10, 2023
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Don Underwood: ‘He had a sense of calm that radiated out’

by Mike O'Brien January 20, 2023January 20, 2023
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Jerry Redfearn: ‘Lucky to have a dad that so many people admired’

by Mike O'Brien January 13, 2023January 13, 2023
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‘Cookie’ Dean: ‘She wouldn’t say a bad word about anyone’

by Mike O'Brien January 6, 2023January 6, 2023
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Ron Arthur: ‘Vietnam took him and went with him … it scarred him’

by Mike O'Brien December 30, 2022December 30, 2022
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Terry Smith: ‘My dad … worked to nudge the world’

by Mike O'Brien December 23, 2022December 23, 2022
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Jeff Tando: ‘He brought out the best in people’

by Mike O'Brien December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

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