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John Jay O'Connor III (January 10, 1930 – November 11, 2009) was an American lawyer and the husband of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the court. O'Connor, a prominent lawyer in Arizona, suffered from Alzheimer's disease during his later life. His illness played a significant role ...
- Lawyer
- November 11, 2009 (aged 79), Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
- John Jay O'Connor III, January 10, 1930, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Dec 1, 2023 · The former Supreme Court justice cared for her husband, John Jay O'Connor, who had Alzheimer's for nearly two decades, before receiving a dementia diagnosis of her own. She died at 93, while the Alzheimer's Association praised her for bringing awareness to the disease and its impact on caregivers.
Dec 1, 2023 · The Supreme Court justice found herself balancing conflicting demands of professional achievement and family expectations to the end. Sandra Day O’Connor and her husband, John Jay...
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Dec 1, 2023 · John Jay O'Connor, a lawyer and former Stanford classmate of Sandra Day O'Connor, died from Alzheimer's disease in 2009. The couple met in 1952 and had three sons, but their marriage was affected by the disease.
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Nov 12, 2009 · Nov. 11, 2009. John J. O’Connor III, a lawyer whose struggle with Alzheimer’s disease was a large factor in the decision by his wife, former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, to retire from...
Dec 1, 2023 · Her husband, John Jay O’Connor III, whom she met when they were both students at Stanford Law School and married shortly after her graduation in 1952, died of Alzheimer’s disease in 2009....
Mar 19, 2019 · Her youngest son, Jay, a tech executive in San Francisco, spoke with me about how his mother provided Alzheimer's caregiving for his father John while she was on the Supreme Court and how that...
