Richard Brennan (restaurateur)
| Richard Joseph Brennan Sr. | |
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| Born |
Richard Joseph Brennan November 30, 1931 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | March 14, 2015 (aged 83) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Private interment |
| Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Brother Martin High School |
| Occupation |
Restaurateur: |
| Spouse(s) | Lynne Trist Brennan (married c. 1956-2015, his death) |
| Children |
Lauren B. Brower |
| Parent(s) | Owen Patrick Sr. and Nellie Valentine Brennan |
| Relatives | Owen Edward Brennan Sr. (brother) |
Brother Martin High School
Tulane University
Restaurateur:
Commander's Palace
Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse
Lauren B. Brower
Richard Joseph Brennan Sr., known as Dick Brennan (November 30, 1931 – March 14, 2015), was an award-winning restaurateur of the Brennan Family Restaurants, based in his native New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Brennan was born in the Irish Channel neighborhood of New Orleans where he grew up with Irish mob boss Alvis "Abbie" West. He is the second youngest of six children of Owen Patrick Brennan Sr. (1886–1958), and the former Nellie Valentine. Brennan excelled in basketball at the Roman Catholic Brother Martin High School, then known as "St. Aloysius" for the Italian Jesuit Aloysius Gonzaga. The legendary coach Adolph Rupp recruited Brennan to play for the University of Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington, Kentucky. However, an illness in his family prompted Brennan to remain in New Orleans and to play instead for the Tulane Green Wave basketball team.
Following his graduation at the Tulane University Law School he joined the family business, which included two dozen outlets from California to Florida and including Texas and, particularly, New Orleans.
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