The years were not terribly unkind to her. RIP Miss O'Hara.
Posted on 11/11/2015 3:26:11 PM PST by Lorianne
Hollywood Star was married Air Force Brigadier General __ Famed Hollywood actress Maureen O’Hara was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.
O’Hara, who starred in films like The Quiet Man, Miracle on 34th Street, and How Green Was My Valley, passed away at the age of 95 on Oct. 24. Due to her many starring roles, often next to Hollywood icon John Wayne, and her Irish heritage O’Hara has been called “Ireland’s leading lady.â€
Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 14,000 veterans and dates back to the Civil War. O’Hara was buried at Arlington in a plot next to her husband, Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles F. Blair, Jr
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Man, I hadn’t heard this.
RIP beautiful girl. I’ll forever remember you in The Quiet Man. Your natural beauty was a sight to behold. Always a class act.
The years were not terribly unkind to her. RIP Miss O'Hara.
One of the most beautiful women from the era where beauty was true...
RIP Maureen!
She passed Oct 24. Why would they keep her out so long?
A Class Woman.
She is why men treat Red headed women special.
Condolences to family and friends of Maureen O’Hara.
Ever try to arrange for a service at Arlington? It takes time to work through the bureaucracy,
It can take 4 to 6 months to get buried there if you’re just a peon like you or me. She’s world famous and her husband is already buried there, so a lot quicker for her.
Maureen O’Hara quotes:
http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/Top-ten-quotes-by-Maureen-OHara.html
9. “How could you have had such a wonderful life as me if there wasn’t a God directing?†=)
RIP Mrs. O’Hara you are now in the arms of our Heavenly Father and have joined hand in hand with your husband, who has served our nation.
They neglected to mention that she was built “Like a burlap bag full of bobcats”.
“It can take 4 to 6 months to get buried there if you’re just a peon like you or me.”
Wow! I had no idea.
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So strange! I was thinking of Maureen O’Hara this morning.
She was truly a beauty.
may God Bless
There is a war on. It takes about four months to get into Arlington unless you don’t want the chapel or honor guard.
There is a war on. It takes about four months to get into Arlington unless you don’t want the chapel or honor guard.
A fitting end to a wonderful rich life.
Thanks for the memories great lady.
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