The family of Joseph O,Brien has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to be present to honor their hero for his service to his country. It will be our privilege to do so.
Joseph proudly served in the US Navy.
William Joseph O’Brien, born December 16, 1953, passed on November 10, 2022 after a long illness at his home in Spring Valley, California.
He is survived by his wife Susan O’Brien, her three children, Amy Fields, David Bartilucci and Steven Bartilucci, his brother Charles O’Brien and his nephew Liam Mackenzie, sister-in-law Mary O’Brien and her three children Michael, Emily and Joseph O’Brien.
The family is requesting an accompaniment from the family residence to the cemetery.NOTE: This mission posting facilitates your voluntary participation in honoring this Military Veteran. For those interested, and all PGR members are welcome, we will be accompanying our hero and his family from the family home to his final resting place. Please see the timetable if you would like to participate. We will meet you there for those who would rather go directly to the cemetery.
Time Table for Friday 16 December 2022:0915 – Stage at Faith Chapel, 9400 Campo Rd, Spring Valley, CA 91977 (
https://goo.gl/maps/Ph33pDjdBxXZW1Pa7)
0945 – Mission Briefing
1005 – KSU to family home. Approx 0.4 mile, 8 minutes
1015 - Flag Line for honorable transfer from home to vehicle
1025 – KSU for accompaniment to Miramar National Cemetery, 5795 Nobel Dr. San Diego, CA 92122 (
https://goo.gl/maps/VJDjhoGVqYQ8rVit9) (20 miles)
1100 – ETA at Miramar National Cemetery
1130 – Flag Line for Military Honors and Funeral Service
R/C Lorenzo Lizarraga
SoCal PGR Regional Captain
619-971-2236
llizarraga@yahoo.com
We encourage those who do not ride to participate in your car. If this is your first mission, go to the initial staging area, where you will be briefed by the R/C (Ride Captain). Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car). Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can. Please ride/drive safely. Remember that our mission is to stand tall and silent with honor and respect for our Heroes—no talking, smoking, or cell phone use during the flag line or service. Please keep radios off and engine noise to a minimum. Remember, cemeteries are hallowed ground. Show respect to all who are there, not just the ones we honor.
