Mr. James P. O'Conor

James P. O'Conor (Jim), age 94 passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Jim was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Eugenia and Herbert O'Conor (former Governor of Maryland (1939-1947) and was the third child of 5 children. Jim was married to the late Katherine Elizabeth (Bette) O'Conor for 65 years building their family of 8 children and being blessed with 13 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Jim began his career as a brick salesman, gained his real estate license in 1953, and worked for several real estate firms before O'Conor, Byrnes & Flynn in 1961, later known as O'Conor & Flynn. Through various mergers over the years, O'Conor, Piper & Flynn was founded in 1984 with his three partners, Bill Flynn, Jim Piper & and John Evans. The company started with approximately 400 agents and grew to over 5,000 licensees and was designated as the largest, independently owned company in Maryland before its sale in 1998 to NRT, Inc. Jim was a strong family man and was always interested in the lives of his OPF family members. His integrity was beyond reproach, and he earned the respect of not only his employees and agents but industry members in Maryland and across the United States. The slogan "The Home Team" was synonymous with O'Conor, Piper & Flynn for many years. Jim retired in 2003 as a Senior Vice President of NRT Mid-Atlantic, Inc. To say that Jim was a gracious statesman would be an understatement. He spent his entire career donating his time, expertise, and resources to various boards and charitable organizations such as Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart, Stella Maris, The ARC Baltimore, St. Joseph's Hospital (now known as UMMS/St. Joseph's Hospital), Notre Dame Preparatory - Bette Ellis Humanities Program and Signal 13 which assists families of police officers killed or wounded in the line of duty. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to any of the organizations mentioned above in his name which would make him happy. A viewing will be held at Mitchell Wiedefeld Funeral Home, 6500 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212 on Wednesday, December 27th, 2-4 pm. and 6-8 pm. A service of Christian burial will be held at The Church of the Immaculate Conception, 200 Ware Avenue, Towson, MD at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 28th, with burial to follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, 233 Homeland Avenue, Baltimore, MD. Reception to follow at Baltimore Country Club, Roland Park.

Mr. James P. O'Conor

February 7, 1929 - December 19, 2023