Dion Martin "Marty" O'Brien
Marty O'Brien passed away unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday, July 15, 2007, at the age of 63. Marty was the last of six children born on May 27, 1944, to Joseph Martin and Lucy (Willoughby) O'Brien in Spokane. He attended North Central High School where he excelled on both the basketball court and the baseball field and accomplished just enough to get by in the classroom. He went on to play baseball at Columbia Basin Community College and Eastern Washington University, where he earned all-conference honors at shortstop his senior year. On Dec. 28, 1963, he married Judy Ann Kemp, his high school sweetheart and wife of 43 years.
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