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Ray O'Conor

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New York City, The United States

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http://www.shecalledhimraymond.com

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Memoir, Nonfiction

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James Bradley

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Ray O’Conor has been a weekly newspaper columnist and author of articles and opinion pieces published in several newspapers and magazines. His work as an author of narrative non-fiction has been the subject of stories and articles nationwide across broadcast, print and digital media.

James Bradley, #1 NY Times Best Selling Author of Flags of Our Fathers and The China Mirage, says about She Called Him Raymond, "Ray O'Conor abandoned his career to search for his namesake, a heroic B-17 pilot who died in World War II. What he found touches the heart and stirs the soul."

Ray left his position as a bank CEO and senior officer of a publicly traded company to pursue his writing career. He also served as a Special Agent with the United States Departm ...more

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The Journey Begins

She Called Him Raymond - A True Story of Love, Loss, Faith and Healing

Unearthing the entire story took me back over 100 years. Maggie McGrath, Helen’s mother, grew up in a thatched roof cottage that doubled as McGrath’s Pub in County Longford. The hours worked in the pub and on the family’s farm were long and hard.

Neither the farm nor pub could support the entire family, so Maggie married Will Read more of this blog post »

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