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Derek O'Brien survived a brutal childhood to be put in Mount Cashel Orphanage at 14, where life was even worse.
Derek O'Brien survived a brutal childhood to be put in Mount Cashel Orphanage at 14, where life was even worse.

Derek O'Brien survived a brutal childhood to be put in Mount Cashel Orphanage at 14, where life was even worse.

Date3/21/1991
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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