Family History: Patrick O’Rourke and Helen Mackin’s Family
by Gary Sullivan
October 2021
(with supporting documents)
Section One
Section Two
Section Three and Endnotes
Helen and Patrick O’Rourke; February 16, 1949; ages 21 and 24;
from Family Records
This is the third part of the Family History of Joe and Dorothy Sullivan.
The five O’Rourke grandchildren joined the Sullivan-Krabacher family in 1966. They were born to Helen Mackin and Patrick O’Rourke who both died suddenly in an auto accident overseas. Helen’s brother, Edward Mackin, and his wife became legal guardians and brought the children into the Sullivan-Krabacher family.
This collection tells the story of Helen Mackin and Patrick O’Rourke.
For the other parts of this story:
The Family History of Joseph Bernard Sullivan and Dorothy Marie Krabacher