Crime & Safety
Town and Country Police Mourn Sudden Death of Dispatcher
Three police departments are mourning the sudden loss of a 31-year-old dispatcher who leaves behind two children.
The West Central Dispatch Center is mourning the sudden loss of Communications Specialist Lisa O’Brien, 31, who passed away Monday due to complications from a recent respiratory illness.
O'Brien is survived by her husband, Kevin, and her two children Aidan, 5 and Maddie, 8 months.
Town and Country Police Captain Pat Kranz told Patch that O'Brien served in law enforcement for more than 10 years as a 911 dispatcher. She began in 2002 as a dispatcher for the and recently transferred to the newly created , which dispatches for Town and Country, Frontenac and Creve Coeur police departments.
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"She was one of those people who could just light up the room, so it just hit everyone here really hard," Cpt. Kranz told Patch.
Visitation for O'Brien is 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at North County Community Church, 7410 Howdershell Rd. in Hazelwood.
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O'Brien's memorial service is at the same location at 10 a.m. Friday.
Donations to help O'Brien's husband and children can be made to the Town and Country Police Charity Fund, care of Captain Gary Hoelzer or Captain Patrick Kranz, 1011 Municipal Center Drive, Town and Country, MO 63131.
Check back with Town and Country-Manchester Patch for more on O'Brien and her career in law enforcement.
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