A Great Friend to Atlantic Salmon is Lost

U.S. Salmon fishing loses a fine sportsman and a championing conservationist with the passing of Donal C. O’Brien Jr.

Source Atlantic Salmon Federation

Bill Taylor, President of the Atlantic Salmon Federation, writes:

I am deeply saddened to inform you of Donal C. O’Brien Jr.’s passing on September 8, 2013. Don passed on peacefully at his home surrounded by his family following a lengthy illness. Don is survived by his wife, Katie and his children Don, Connan, Kit and Carrie and numerous grandchildren.

Don was Chairman Emeritus of ASF (US) and a dear friend to many ASF Directors and National Council members and staff. Don was a champion in conservation and sportsman extraordinaire. He dedicated much of his life to supporting and working to help environmentalcauses that he was passionate about. I have many fond memories of time spent with Don both in the boardroom and on the river.

Don was a retired senior partner in the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. He served as Commissioner of the Connecticut State Board of Fisheries and Game, and was Chairman Emeritus of the Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality. He served on the Connecticut Council of Environmental Quality over a thirty-year period by appointment of four of Connecticut's Governors. Don also served as Chairman of the Governor’s Task Force on Hunting and Public Safety in Connecticut and was Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of the National Audubon Society.

Don was a former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Nature Conservancy,