Date of death: 10/27/2026
Saint Meinrad Class: O 1962
Thomas L. O’Bryan (Tommy) passed away on October 27, 2026, his 92nd birthday, at Norton Healthcare Pavilion.
Tom was born in Cannelton, IN, son of the late Paul and Bernadette O’Bryan. He was a US Army veteran, worked for the American Red Cross as a social worker and was the food service manager at the Nazareth Retreat center in Bardstown, KY, and Spalding University. After he retired, he ran Tom’s Coffee Cart at Bellarmine University . He was also a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.
In addition to his parents, Thomas was preceded in death by 10 of his 11 siblings, and an infant daughter, Mary O’Bryan.
He is survived by his wife, Shizuko O’Bryan and two children, Kaoru O’Bryan (Brenda) and Angela Dunaway (John); his four grandchildren, Eileen and Rachael O’Bryan, James “Mason” Dunaway, and Sia Marie Cameron (Colton), and step grandson, Brandon Dunaway (Michelle); great-grandchildren, Kendyl O’Bryan and Jackson, Luca, and Clara Cameron. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Mary Jane O’Bryan and the last of the 12 O’Bryan children, his brother, Richard.
Tommy was a devout Catholic, who loved to spread God’s message by living his life the way God taught us to live; loving all people and helping anyone who needed help. He did that everyday and began and ended his day giving praise to God.
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