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<p>PLAINS TWP. &#8212; Plains Township lost a &#8220;true public servant.&#8221;</p><p>Brigid O&#8217;Connor, who died Thursday at age 69, had served on the Board of Commissioners of Plains Township for the past 20 years. She is remembered by her co-commissioners for her tireless service to the community.</p><p>Rob Sax, chairman of the board of commissioners, said O&#8217;Connor was the &#8220;go-to person&#8221; for a lot of projects in the community.</p><p>&#8220;She did a great job,&#8221; Sax said on Friday.</p><p>Sax said O&#8217;Connor was instrumental in starting a summer day-camp for children in the township, and had served as chairperson of every department in the township at different times.</p><p>Plains Township Police Chief James O&#8217;Malley called O&#8217;Connor a &#8220;forward-thinker&#8221; and said she acted as a liaison between the board and law enforcement.</p><p>&#8220;Brigid was always a friend to law enforcement and Plains Township,&#8221; O&#8217;Malley said.</p><p>Sax said that even with her health in decline, O&#8217;Connor didn&#8217;t forget about the community, and even called in to participate in commissioners meetings from the hospital.</p><p>&#8220;She&#8217;s a true public servant,&#8221; Sax said.</p><p>Born in Ashley, O&#8217;Connor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education from Misericordia University and a Master of Science in education and reading specialist certification from the University of Scranton. She taught in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District for 15 years, retiring in 1982.</p><p>Before her tenure with the board of commissioners, O&#8217;Connor served on the board of trustees at Luzerne County Community College.</p><p>For the residents of Plains Township, there is no question on the impact O&#8217;Connor made on the community.</p><p>&#8220;She always looked out for the betterment of her community and will certainly be missed,&#8221; O&#8217;Malley said.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Brigid Edmunds</p><p>bedmunds@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>INSIDE</strong></p><p>For service information, see O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s obituary on page 5A.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Brigid Edmunds at 570-991-6119 or on Twitter @TLNews.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

O’Connor, longtime Plains Township commissioner, recalled as ‘true public servant’