Henry E. O'Briant Jr., age 75, died suddenly Saturday, July 12, 2008 at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was the husband of Josephine (Dinoto) O'Briant. He was a resident of Westerly, RI for the last 34 years.
Born in Roxboro, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Henry E. O'Briant, Sr. and Thelma (Bumpass) O'Briant.
Mr. O'Briant was retired from the U.S. Coast Guard after serving for 22 years. While in the Coast Guard he served on several weather cutters and shore stations. After retiring from the Coast Guard he was employed at General Dynamics as a technical aide and retired from there after 20 years. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking and raking for quahogs.
Besides his wife of 50 years, he is survived by his son Henry E. O'Briant III and daughter-in-law Pamela (LeRoy) O'Briant of Moncks Corner, South Carolina and his second son Michael T. O'Briant of Westerly, Rhode Island; his sister Mary Katherine Davis and her husband Edwin H. Davis of Roxboro, NC; his brother Thomas M. O'Briant and his wife Nancy O'Briant of Priest River, Idaho; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by three sisters Margaret Maurer, Faye White and Carolyn O'Briant.
The family will greet relatives and friends at The Dinoto Funeral Home, 17 Pearl Street, Historic downtown Mystic on Tuesday from 5-7pm. A Funeral Service will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 10am with burial following at the R.I. Veteran's Cemetery, Exeter RI.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the RI Community Food Bank, 200 Niantic Avenue, Providence RI 02907.
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