William “Bill” O’Brien

William “Bill” S. O’Brien, born October 3, 1938, died June 26, 2009. A native of California, his parents Harold and Gibba O’Brien settled in Laguna Beach, where young Bill grew up. He graduated from Laguna Beach HS Class of 1957, with many awards and honors. He was kind, modest, and exceptional athlete, and in his senior year, was Orange League Footballs high score champion, with 136 season points; he was selected t All-CIF first team, and placed in Helm’s HS Hall of Fame.

Bill was also a record-breaking HS track and field athlete on Laguna High’s League Champion team. He also played first-string on an outstanding basketball team.

Bill later attended Santa Ana College, served 3 years in the U.S. Navy, and graduated from Cal State San Jose.

Bills many friends are invited to help create a $20,000 endowment at Laguna Beach HS to produce an annual $1,000 scholarship for a girl or boy involved in sports. Please send checks to LBHSSF, and include memo on check “Bill O’Brien scholarship. Mail to Laguna Beach Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 1569, Laguna Beach, CA 92652-1569.

A celebration of life to be held at Mayor Kelly Boyd’s Marine Room in Laguna on July 18 from 1-4 P.M.