Edward Francis O'Connor

FOC 's father , aged just forty-five, died a mysterious, painful, wasting death from lupus erythematosus.

Her father, Edward Francis O'Connor , came from a family of businessmen. He started out as a salesman before entering the risky world of real estate. There one company after another failed under him, until...

In early 1938 Ed O'Connor , whose prospects had become uncertain with his illness, was offered a good job in Atlanta. While he moved there his family, after some shuttling back and forth, settled...