Sad news for the royal family: Princess Delphine of Saxe-Coburg is in mourning, “he leaves behind the love of his life”
On August 12, John O’Hare died at the age of 99 in Houston, Texas. The former World War II hero was the father of Princess Delphine’s husband Jim.
Journalist in the General Editorial Department
Published on 09/10/2024 at 11:19
Her death occurred almost a month ago but we just learned about it this week. The family of Princess Delphine of Saxe-Coburg is in mourning. Her husband’s father, John O’Hare, died at the age of 99 in the city of Houston, Texas. Some time ago, Jim confided in his parents. “They are almost 100 years old and still live in their house. They are no longer in great shape,” said the artist’s husband. John O’Hare was therefore Delphine’s father-in-law and the grandfather of Joséphine and Oscar.
As Americans are so good at doing, a lengthy profile of this man was published in the “obituaries” section. There is much to learn. Born June 2, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the eldest of five children. “His parents instilled in him a sense of adventure and a thirst for learning that stayed with him throughout his life. By the age of nine, he had traveled by automobile and visited the major cities on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States.” He had also assimilated the importance of many of America’s historic sites and areas of natural beauty.
A 1943 high school graduate, he joined the Army the same year. “He landed at Omaha Beach when the Allied penetration of Normandy was within range of the big guns of the battleships supporting the invasion.” John joined Company E, 117th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division as a replacement at St. Lo and participated in the Normandy “breakthrough,” the Battle of Hedgerow, and the six-day Battle of Mortain. “Historians consider only the Battle of the Bulge to be more important than the Battle of Mortain in the final victory on the Western Front. After decades of anticipation, it was President Trump who awarded the 30th Infantry Division the Presidential Unit Citation.”
Member of the Supreme Court
John, it is learned, was cited for bravery in action at the Battle of Magdeburg in Germany and received the Silver Star Medal and several other Bronze Star Medals. In 2011, he was honored as a cavalier of the French Legion of Honor, awarded by Nicolas Sarkozy.
After World War II, he returned to St. Louis University where he majored in philosophy. In 1952, he received a J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law and passed the Missouri and Illinois bar exams that same year. In 1954, John moved to Houston and passed the Texas state bar exam. On January 9, 1961, he was appointed to the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. “He leaves behind Gail, the love of his life and the Source of his great joy and happiness, and his beloved children Patrice and her spouse Greggory, Maureen and her spouse Tom, John and his wife Lucy, and James (aka Jim) and his wife Delphine, as well as seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.”
