On May 26, 2010, Maurice "Joe" O'Connell of Baltimore City; beloved husband of 54 years of the late Anna J. O'Connell; devoted father of Mike O'Connell and his wife Siobhan; loving grandfather of Stephen O'Connell and his wife Tanya, Paul O'Connell and his wife Stephanie, Amber, Matthew and Sean O'Connell; cherished great-grandfather of Anna and Stephen O'Connell; dear brother of Kathleen Marciniak and her husband Eddie, and the late Eileen Baublitz and her husband Johnny. Joe attended St. Elizabeth's Catholic School and graduated high school from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He went on to graduate from Loyola College. Joe served in the US Navy. He was a member of the House of Deligates from 1962 to 1966. He enjoyed going on long walks, was an avid reader and enjoyed politics.