Kevin O'Hara, a retired R.N. following a 30-year career at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA, is also the proud recipient of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Award. In addition, Kevin is a longtime contributing columnist for The Berkshire Eagle, and was Writer-in-Residence at Herman Melville's farmhouse, Arrowhead, in 2020. Kevin and his wife, Belita, live in Pittsfield, MA., where his parents first put down roots in 1953, after emigrating from England by way of Ireland. They have two grown sons, Eamonn and Brendan.