His mother, Marilyn O'Connor (née Loucks), came from nearby Waterloo and worked as an elementary school teacher before becoming a lawyer and eventually a family court judge.
Njegova majka Marilyn O'Connor (rođena Loucks) dolazi iz obližnjeg sela Waterloo, a radila je kao profesorica u osnovnoj školi prije nego je postala odvjetnica i u konačnica sutkinja obiteljskog suda.