Jay D. O’Connor, age 58, of Walpole, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away at home on June 30, 2025 surrounded by family after a decades long battle against cancer. Beloved husband of 30 years to Lisa B. (Sybertz) O’Connor. Amazing father to Colleen, Maeve, Bridget, Patrick, and Nora O’Connor all of Walpole. Loving son of the late David J. O’Connor, Jr. and the late Barbara J. (McSweeney) O’Connor. Stepson of the late Joan (Donovan) O’Connor. Dear brother of Paul F. O’Connor of Franklin and his partner Maureen Follen, Thomas J. O’Connor and his wife Marie E. of Scituate, Mark J. O’Connor and his wife Brenda of Norwood, Christopher D. O’Connor and his partner David Conneely of Norwood, and the late David J. O’Connor, III. Loving nephew of the late Joan (McSweeney) and the late Gerald T. Reilly. Son-in-law of Leo Sybertz of Walpole and Joyce (Tully) Sybertz of Walpole. Brother-in-law of Kristin Sybertz and her partner Patrick Carragher of Quincy, Erica Glaropoulos and her husband Bill of Walpole, Sheila O’Connor of West Roxbury, and Cheryl O’Connor of Norwood. Loving uncle of Barbara, Erin, David, Tommy, Christopher, Kate, Mark, Laura, James, Matthew, Lauren, Terrence, George, and Matina. Also survived by many great nieces and nephews.
Jay was a graduate of St. Theresa’s Elementary School, Catholic Memorial High School class of 1985, and Stonehill College. He worked for the Mass State Parole Board as a parole officer for the past 32 years, a job he loved. Jay loved spending time on Cape Cod, reading, and enjoying music, but above all, Jay loved his family, and was the best husband, father, brother, uncle, friend, and coworker you could ask for. He will be sadly missed by all.
Funeral from the William J. Gormley Funeral Home, 2055 Centre St., West Roxbury, on Monday, July 7th at 9:00am. Followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Theresa of Avila Church at 10:00am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. Visiting Hours Sunday, July 6th from 4:00pm to 8:00pm in the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Jay may be made to the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, PO Box 849168 Boston, MA 02284-9167 or www.dana-farber.org or to the American Red Cross, PO Box 37839, Boone, IA 50037 or www.redcross.org