("Redd up" is a Pittsburgh English term which means "to clean up" or "straighten up".), and strongly emphasized the positives of the city. Each month, from November 2006 to November 2007, local volunteer organization hosted a "Redd Up Pittsburgh" day in a different neighborhood to honor him. On November 17, 2006, the O'Connor family was presented with the Hall of Fame Shining Lights Award for the former mayor's "Redd Up Pittsburgh" initiative. He was the first to receive this award. Illness and death O'Connor had been in office just six months when, in early July 2006, he complained of chronic fatigue and underwent multiple tests. On July 10, 2006, O'Connor was diagnosed with primary central nervous system lymphoma, a rare brain cancer. He began intense treatment, including chemotherapy, immediately. Though the prognosis was initially good, he experienced many complications including seizures and infections. In August, his condition deteriorated. Yarone Zober, who had been recently appointed deputy mayor, served as acting mayor in his absence. During his illness, thousands of black and gold rubber bracelets, inscribed with the words "Bob O'Connor...Everybody's Mayor" and "The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society" were sold. The proceeds were earmarked to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. On September 1, 2006, at 8:55 pm EDT, O'Connor died at UPMC Shadyside Hospital, 24 hours after being removed from life support. He was 61 years old. City Council President Luke Ravenstahl became mayor in the wake of O'Connor's death. He was sworn in at 10:36 pm EDT at the City County Building in downtown Pittsburgh. O'Connor's funeral and burial followed on September 7, 2006, at the Cathedral of Saint Paul and Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The grave is located in the south-west area of the cemetery in the Gethsemane section, lot 6, grave 5. The GPS coordinates are N 40° 24.770 W 079° 55.838. His son Terrence, a Roman Catholic priest, delivered the homily at the funeral Mass. Electoral history 2001 Race for Pittsburgh Mayor (Democratic Primary) Tom Murphy (D), 48% Bob O'Connor (D), 47% Leroy Hodge (D), 3% 2005 Race for Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor (D), 67% Joseph Weinroth (R), 27% References External links City of Pittsburgh Official remembrance of Mayor O'Connor O'Connor Elected as Mayor Timeline of the Life and Career of Mayor Bob O'Connor Bracelet information Bob O'Connor has a good word for everyone, but does he have what it takes to be mayor of Pittsburgh?