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Mr. T. Val O’Connor, K.S.S., M.B.I.E., G.R.S.E., F.M.I.A.F.D., M.P.E.A., is the Chairman Emeritus of O’Connor Bros.  Val is third generation Funeral Director and a founding member of the Irish Association of Funeral Directors and graduate of the Renouard College, New York City. He is a leader in the funeral service industry and he is credited with introducing the Funeral Home concept into Ireland in 1967. He was awarded the Papal Knighthood of the Equestrian Order of St. Sylvester in 2001 for his Chairmanship of the fund-raising committee for St. Mary and St. Ann’s Cathedral in Cork.