The FATHER DENNIS J. O’BRIEN ACADEMIC WING at THE G.R.A.C.E. CENTER
Since the passing of Fr. Dennis O'Brien, friends, students, and former parishioners have sought to memorialize him in a very special way. We have begun raising funds to name the academic wing of The Grace Rett Athletic Complex and Education Center at Our Lady of the Valley School in Uxbridge in honor of Father Dennis J. O’Brien.
The G.R.A.C.E. Center includes a high-school sized gymnasium, two classrooms that will house a middle school academy, a concessions area, lobby, and restrooms. Grace Rett tragically passed in January 2020 one day after her twentieth birthday in a motor vehicle accident in Florida while training with the members of her rowing team from the College of the Holy Cross. Fr. O'Brien was greatly affected by Grace’s passing and the depth of her faith. He would often visit her grave site to pray for strength and intercession whenever faced with a difficult challenge. Like so many, he found courage and conviction through the story of Grace.
Anyone who wishes to participate in this effort by making a gift to the Father Dennis J. O’Brien Academic Wing at The G.R.A.C.E. Center can do so either online at www.gracetothefinish.com/father-ob or by check made payable to Our Lady of the Valley School, 75 Mendon Street, Uxbridge, Massachusetts 01569. Donations of $5,000 or more will be recognized with a name plaque in the Fr. O’Brien Wing. You may donate through this link: www.gracetothefinish.com/father-ob
Anyone who wishes to participate in this effort by making a gift to the Father Dennis J. O’Brien Academic Wing at The G.R.A.C.E. Center can do so either online at www.gracetothefinish.com/father-ob or by check made payable to Our Lady of the Valley School, 75 Mendon Street, Uxbridge, Massachusetts 01569. Donations of $5,000 or more will be recognized with a name plaque in the Fr. O’Brien Wing. You may donate through this link: www.gracetothefinish.com/father-ob
God Bless You and Thank You.
