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Conan O’Brien is mourning the loss of both his mother and father.
The comedian’s mom, Ruth Reardon O’Brien, has died just three days after the death of his dad, renowned physician Dr. Thomas O’Brien.
The couple both passed away at their Brookline, Massachusetts, residence. Thomas died on Monday, Dec. 9., at age 95. Ruth died on Thursday, Dec. 12, at age 92.
Thomas’ “health had been failing,” per The Boston Globe. Ruth died “peacefully,” according to her obituary shared by the Bell-O’Dea Funeral Home.
“Science has said there’s no such thing as perpetual motion, but my father was proof that that was wrong,” Conan, 61, told the Boston Globe in an interview published on Thursday. “My father was in constant motion. And he was interested in everything — absolutely everything.”
The “Saturday Night Live” alum, 61, noted that his dad was “often the funniest guy in the room.” According to the Globe, Thomas also introduced his and Ruth’s six children to Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers’ movies.
“The loudest I’ve ever heard anybody laugh was sitting next to him in a theater watching Peter Sellers in a Pink Panther movie,” Conan recalled in his tribute. “And when he would laugh, his whole body would convulse and he would almost hug himself.”
“For the rest of my time on earth I will be hearing from people who want to talk with me about my dad,” Conan continued. “I’ve never met anyone like him, and he happens to be my father. If I met him randomly in a hotel lobby, I’d think, ‘Who the hell is this guy? He’s the most interesting person I’ve ever met.’”
Ruth and Thomas were married for 66 years.
Per Ruth’s obituary, she was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, and graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1953. She was only one of four women in her law school class and was elected vice president of the student government.
In 1978, she became the second woman to be a partner at the law firm Ropes & Gray in Boston.
A funeral mass for both of Conan’s parents will be held in Boston on Wednesday, December 18.
The late-night vet, who shares two children with wife Liza Powel O’Brien, has yet to publicly speak out on his mother’s passing. On March 2, he’s set to host the 97th Academy Awards on ABC.