Dorothy S. Reidy, 85, of Westerleigh, a lifelong Staten Islander, retired teacher and the first woman in Richmond County to be nominated for elective office by the Democratic Party, died Sunday at Carmel Richmond Nursing Home in Dongan Hills, where she had been residing for the past eighteen months.
Born Dorothy Smith in West Brighton, she was brought to New Dorp as a child. She also lived in Silver Lake and New Brighton before settling in Westerleigh in 1986.
Mrs. Reidy attended PS 18, West Brighton, and graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1932. She then attended New York University before earning her bachelor of arts degree in English from the former Notre Dame College, Grymes Hill, in 1936. She was a member of the Notre Dame College Alumnae Association.
From 1936 to 1938, Mrs. Reidy worked as a secretary in Manhattan. It was during this time that she met her husband, former Assemblyman William N. Reidy, at a Young Democrats party in St. George. The couple married in 1939.
In 1952, Mrs. Reidy became the first woman in Richmond County to be nominated for elective office by the Democratic Party. She was nominated for the First Assembly District to replace Mr. Reidy, who died in office during his second term, on May 30, 1952. Mrs. Reidy eventually lost the election to Edward J. Amann Jr. She remained a member of the Women's Division of the Democratic Party for many years.
Mrs. Reidy also was employed as a teacher for the city Board of Education from 1952 until her retirement in 1972. Mrs. Reidy taught for three years at PS 8, Great Kills, then at PS 48, Concord. She was a longtime member of the Staten Island Teachers' Association.
Mrs. Reidy was also a volunteer for Carmel Richmond Nursing Home for eighteen years during the 1970s and 1980s.
She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart R.C. Church, West Brighton.
In her leisure time, she enjoyed crocheting, needlepoint, ceramics, oil painting, and baby-sitting for her grandchildren.
Surviving are her son, William N.; her daughters, Dorothy Conti, Elizabeth Helm, and Joanne DeMarco; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held on Thursday from the Harmon Home for Funerals, West Brighton, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Brighton.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on February 13, 2001.
Born Dorothy Smith in West Brighton, she was brought to New Dorp as a child. She also lived in Silver Lake and New Brighton before settling in Westerleigh in 1986.
Mrs. Reidy attended PS 18, West Brighton, and graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1932. She then attended New York University before earning her bachelor of arts degree in English from the former Notre Dame College, Grymes Hill, in 1936. She was a member of the Notre Dame College Alumnae Association.
From 1936 to 1938, Mrs. Reidy worked as a secretary in Manhattan. It was during this time that she met her husband, former Assemblyman William N. Reidy, at a Young Democrats party in St. George. The couple married in 1939.
In 1952, Mrs. Reidy became the first woman in Richmond County to be nominated for elective office by the Democratic Party. She was nominated for the First Assembly District to replace Mr. Reidy, who died in office during his second term, on May 30, 1952. Mrs. Reidy eventually lost the election to Edward J. Amann Jr. She remained a member of the Women's Division of the Democratic Party for many years.
Mrs. Reidy also was employed as a teacher for the city Board of Education from 1952 until her retirement in 1972. Mrs. Reidy taught for three years at PS 8, Great Kills, then at PS 48, Concord. She was a longtime member of the Staten Island Teachers' Association.
Mrs. Reidy was also a volunteer for Carmel Richmond Nursing Home for eighteen years during the 1970s and 1980s.
She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart R.C. Church, West Brighton.
In her leisure time, she enjoyed crocheting, needlepoint, ceramics, oil painting, and baby-sitting for her grandchildren.
Surviving are her son, William N.; her daughters, Dorothy Conti, Elizabeth Helm, and Joanne DeMarco; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held on Thursday from the Harmon Home for Funerals, West Brighton, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Brighton.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on February 13, 2001.
Dorothy S. Reidy, 85, of Westerleigh, a lifelong Staten Islander, retired teacher and the first woman in Richmond County to be nominated for elective office by the Democratic Party, died Sunday at Carmel Richmond Nursing Home in Dongan Hills, where she had been residing for the past eighteen months.
Born Dorothy Smith in West Brighton, she was brought to New Dorp as a child. She also lived in Silver Lake and New Brighton before settling in Westerleigh in 1986.
Mrs. Reidy attended PS 18, West Brighton, and graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1932. She then attended New York University before earning her bachelor of arts degree in English from the former Notre Dame College, Grymes Hill, in 1936. She was a member of the Notre Dame College Alumnae Association.
From 1936 to 1938, Mrs. Reidy worked as a secretary in Manhattan. It was during this time that she met her husband, former Assemblyman William N. Reidy, at a Young Democrats party in St. George. The couple married in 1939.
In 1952, Mrs. Reidy became the first woman in Richmond County to be nominated for elective office by the Democratic Party. She was nominated for the First Assembly District to replace Mr. Reidy, who died in office during his second term, on May 30, 1952. Mrs. Reidy eventually lost the election to Edward J. Amann Jr. She remained a member of the Women's Division of the Democratic Party for many years.
Mrs. Reidy also was employed as a teacher for the city Board of Education from 1952 until her retirement in 1972. Mrs. Reidy taught for three years at PS 8, Great Kills, then at PS 48, Concord. She was a longtime member of the Staten Island Teachers' Association.
Mrs. Reidy was also a volunteer for Carmel Richmond Nursing Home for eighteen years during the 1970s and 1980s.
She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart R.C. Church, West Brighton.
In her leisure time, she enjoyed crocheting, needlepoint, ceramics, oil painting, and baby-sitting for her grandchildren.
Surviving are her son, William N.; her daughters, Dorothy Conti, Elizabeth Helm, and Joanne DeMarco; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held on Thursday from the Harmon Home for Funerals, West Brighton, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Brighton.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on February 13, 2001.
Born Dorothy Smith in West Brighton, she was brought to New Dorp as a child. She also lived in Silver Lake and New Brighton before settling in Westerleigh in 1986.
Mrs. Reidy attended PS 18, West Brighton, and graduated from Port Richmond High School in 1932. She then attended New York University before earning her bachelor of arts degree in English from the former Notre Dame College, Grymes Hill, in 1936. She was a member of the Notre Dame College Alumnae Association.
From 1936 to 1938, Mrs. Reidy worked as a secretary in Manhattan. It was during this time that she met her husband, former Assemblyman William N. Reidy, at a Young Democrats party in St. George. The couple married in 1939.
In 1952, Mrs. Reidy became the first woman in Richmond County to be nominated for elective office by the Democratic Party. She was nominated for the First Assembly District to replace Mr. Reidy, who died in office during his second term, on May 30, 1952. Mrs. Reidy eventually lost the election to Edward J. Amann Jr. She remained a member of the Women's Division of the Democratic Party for many years.
Mrs. Reidy also was employed as a teacher for the city Board of Education from 1952 until her retirement in 1972. Mrs. Reidy taught for three years at PS 8, Great Kills, then at PS 48, Concord. She was a longtime member of the Staten Island Teachers' Association.
Mrs. Reidy was also a volunteer for Carmel Richmond Nursing Home for eighteen years during the 1970s and 1980s.
She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart R.C. Church, West Brighton.
In her leisure time, she enjoyed crocheting, needlepoint, ceramics, oil painting, and baby-sitting for her grandchildren.
Surviving are her son, William N.; her daughters, Dorothy Conti, Elizabeth Helm, and Joanne DeMarco; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held on Thursday from the Harmon Home for Funerals, West Brighton, with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Brighton.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on February 13, 2001.
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