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Patrick O'Cahir was born in Rhode Island, a descendant of Michael O'Cahir, an Irish immigrant. Michael came to the United States aboard the S.S. Siberia during the height of the Irish immigration. A third generation immigrant, O'Cahir spent his larval years exploring the beaches, oceans and “life” in and around the Ocean State. Patrick enjoyed writing for his high school newspaper and was quickly assigned as editor of the sports department. After high school Patrick left the smallest state in the Union and joined the United States Marine Corps (1978). While in boot camp at Parris Island, Private O'Cahir received a meritorious promotion to Private First Class for his athletic and academic abilities. After a fall from the renown Marine Corps obstacle course, O'Cahir suffered an inguinal hernia(the inspiration for his screenplay,The Obstacle Course)  O'Cahir ignored his pain until graduating from boot camp. During his time at Parris Island O'Cahir was granted a Top Secret Government clearance to work with the NSA in Communications Intercept and received orders to NTTC Corry Station. Patrick was trained to intercept radio signals from hostile lands as a Non Morse Intercept "T" brancher. While studying electronic surveillance, NTTC Corry O'Cahir could no longer ignore the inguinal hernia and had surgery to repair the damage.

O'Cahir had been hospitalized following the successful surgery. His Commander, who had not yet met Patrick, visited the young Marine in the hospital. Upon release from the hospital Young Patrick was assigned to bed rest until his surgical stitches had been removed. The next day O'Cahir's fellow Marines gathered for their morning run. Patrick fell in with the company and completed the five mile run (only one day after being released from the hospital!). The Commanding officer noted that O'Cahir had fallen behind a number of times and approached the young Marine (who he did not immediately recognize)to inquire why he was so far behind the others.

Patrick made no excuse. Stupid? Tough? Viking blood?

As the Commander was walking away he remembered visiting this young Marine days before in the hospital. Upon confirming that it was indeed O'Cahir that he visited, the Commander asked why he ran when he was assigned to bed rest. O'Cahir replied, "I wanted to see if I could finish." Years later O'Cahir confided to the Commander that he was not sure if he was supposed to run or not, and, being new, did not want to ask. Six months in the Marines and Patrick O'Cahir had been meritoriously promoted twice. Before being honorably discharged in 1982, Sergeant O'Cahir also received two Letters of Commendation, 10 Awards of Outstanding Physical Fitness, a Top Secret Government Clearance, Honorable Discharge (Rank of Sergeant), and a recipient of the Good Conduct Medal. It was during his years of military service that Patrick first became aware (not concerned, aware) with the differences between male and female behavior. His first article on equality of the sexes was published in the Stars and Stripes military newspaper in 1979. It described the unequal treatment between men and women of the Armed Forces. It was here that the seed for the book, The Thinking Man’s Guide to Women, was planted. O'Cahir received his first lesson in speaking his mind on paper.

The first amendment does not apply to social relationships.

His military service over, Patrick enrolled at the University of Rhode Island and earned a Bachelor of Science degree, achieving Dean’s List distinction for three semesters. Patrick headed south upon graduation and spent twelve years as a teacher, and eight years as a school administrator in Florida; carefully studying the state’s educational system for his next novel The Leader of the Lost People. (released in December 2010). During this time O'Cahir also earned a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership (1996) from Nova Southeastern University and published a seventy-eight page Master’s thesis on Communication between Parents and Teachers as a step to Academic Success. While working in education, Patrick refined his writing skills and wrote freelance for a local parenting magazine in Ocala, Florida. A brief foray into politics ended when Patrick lost to the school board incumbent by less than one percent of the vote. In love with writing, and enamored by public speaking, Patrick began writing the novel, The Leader of the Lost People, while working as a school administrator. After eight years as an administrator, the author returned to the classroom to research his novel from a teacher’s point of view. Among numerous writing awards, Patrick O'Cahir has also been featured (under a pen name)in The Author's Gift, a compilation of stories by North Carolina authors.

The novel, The Last Racists in America, is scheduled for release in August 2012. This edgy and suspenseful novel questions who the real racists in America are, be careful you may not like what you see.