George O'Neill, the co-owner of O’Neill’s Cafe in Cairo and the former O’Neill’s Tavern in East Durham, died in January, the Keith Gurland Sextet will perform at a tribute concert for O'Neill Fri., April 27 at Gallagher's in Cairo. Last August, O'Neill phoned in to "The Irish Show" with Tony Fallon, and Fallon introduces this audio recording of George O'Neill on WGXC. PLAY CLIP 8:53



From The Daily Mail obituary:

George B. O’Neill, 67, of Livingstonville, passed away on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 at Albany Memorial Hospital. George was born in Catskill on Sept. 2, 1944, son of the late George C. and Mary Rose Bryan O’Neill. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968, and was honorably discharged from the Army Reserve in 1972. He was employed as a substance abuse counselor at Hudson Correctional Facility for several years, then for over 20 years at Summit Correctional Facility, retiring Dec. 30, 2010. George was a co-owner of O’Neill’s Cafe in Cairo and the former O’Neill’s Tavern in East Durham. He enjoyed all types of music, especially jazz.