COUNCIL #12537 - SACRED HEART REMEMBERS
PHILIP JAMES REILLY

Phil Reilly was born February 10, 1935 in Newark, NJ, son of the late Philip Joseph Reilly and Claire Conway Reilly. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served in Korea. Phil loved golf and was a former member of The Spring Lake Golf Club in NJ and The Club's at St. James. He loved his family and his religion. Phil was always a gentleman and had a great Irish sense of humor.

Survivors include his wife Patricia MacDonald Reilly; five children, Edward Reilly and wife Wendy, Anne Reilly, Bis Reilly Jackson and husband JJ, Jamie Reilly and wife Ashley, and Christopher Reilly and fiancee Ashley Headley; nine grandchildren, Jake, Zack, Rebecca, Cooper, Reilly, Owen, Brennan, Finn, and Analee; a brother, Peter Reilly and wife Maggie; numerous nieces and nephews; and the entire MacDonald Clan. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jeanne Reilly.