Gouverneur Tribune Press - Feb 12, 1964
John E. O'Reilly, Somerville native, dies in Maryland
Funeral services for John E. O'Reilly, 57, Beltsville, MD of Somerville, were held in St. Bartholomew's church, Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Feb 5. Burial was in Arlington National cemetery in Virginia.
Mr. O'Reilly was found dead Jan 31 in Beltsville motel where he made his home. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as bronchial pneumonia complicated by diabetes.
He was born on a farm near Somerville, the son of James T. and Jennie M. O'Reilly. As a boy he lived with his family on East Main St., in Gouverneur. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. O'Brien, also lived on East Main St. He was a cousin of Miss Elizabeth Garvin, Watertown, who for many years was associated with the former Rodgers department store on East Main St.
Mr. O'Reilly, who was admitted to the bar in this state after graduation from St. John's Law school, Brooklyn, was a private in a tank corps division of General Patton's Third Army during World War II. He was wounded in battle.
He began legal practice in the law office of his uncle, the late W. Smith O'Brien, former city attorney of Geneva, and was associated with the Internal Revenue service in Washington for eight or nine years before the war. At the time of his death he was employed as a security officer for the General Services administration in Washington.
Proficient in sports as a youth, Mr. O'Reilly was a top-notch basketball player at Aquinas institute in Rochester. His widowed mothermoved with her family to that city in 1918. He qualified for admission to the West Point Military academy and hitchhiked to the academy from ROchester for the swearing in ceremony only to be denied this opportunity because of a mixup over accreditation of Aquinas institute for this purpose.
He was a graduate of the University of Rochester where he was a member of the university basketball and baseball teams. Mr. O'Reilly was married but had been separated from his wife for many years.
John E. O'Reilly, Somerville native, dies in Maryland
Funeral services for John E. O'Reilly, 57, Beltsville, MD of Somerville, were held in St. Bartholomew's church, Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Feb 5. Burial was in Arlington National cemetery in Virginia.
Mr. O'Reilly was found dead Jan 31 in Beltsville motel where he made his home. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as bronchial pneumonia complicated by diabetes.
He was born on a farm near Somerville, the son of James T. and Jennie M. O'Reilly. As a boy he lived with his family on East Main St., in Gouverneur. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. O'Brien, also lived on East Main St. He was a cousin of Miss Elizabeth Garvin, Watertown, who for many years was associated with the former Rodgers department store on East Main St.
Mr. O'Reilly, who was admitted to the bar in this state after graduation from St. John's Law school, Brooklyn, was a private in a tank corps division of General Patton's Third Army during World War II. He was wounded in battle.
He began legal practice in the law office of his uncle, the late W. Smith O'Brien, former city attorney of Geneva, and was associated with the Internal Revenue service in Washington for eight or nine years before the war. At the time of his death he was employed as a security officer for the General Services administration in Washington.
Proficient in sports as a youth, Mr. O'Reilly was a top-notch basketball player at Aquinas institute in Rochester. His widowed mothermoved with her family to that city in 1918. He qualified for admission to the West Point Military academy and hitchhiked to the academy from ROchester for the swearing in ceremony only to be denied this opportunity because of a mixup over accreditation of Aquinas institute for this purpose.
He was a graduate of the University of Rochester where he was a member of the university basketball and baseball teams. Mr. O'Reilly was married but had been separated from his wife for many years.
Gouverneur Tribune Press - Feb 12, 1964
John E. O'Reilly, Somerville native, dies in Maryland
Funeral services for John E. O'Reilly, 57, Beltsville, MD of Somerville, were held in St. Bartholomew's church, Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Feb 5. Burial was in Arlington National cemetery in Virginia.
Mr. O'Reilly was found dead Jan 31 in Beltsville motel where he made his home. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as bronchial pneumonia complicated by diabetes.
He was born on a farm near Somerville, the son of James T. and Jennie M. O'Reilly. As a boy he lived with his family on East Main St., in Gouverneur. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. O'Brien, also lived on East Main St. He was a cousin of Miss Elizabeth Garvin, Watertown, who for many years was associated with the former Rodgers department store on East Main St.
Mr. O'Reilly, who was admitted to the bar in this state after graduation from St. John's Law school, Brooklyn, was a private in a tank corps division of General Patton's Third Army during World War II. He was wounded in battle.
He began legal practice in the law office of his uncle, the late W. Smith O'Brien, former city attorney of Geneva, and was associated with the Internal Revenue service in Washington for eight or nine years before the war. At the time of his death he was employed as a security officer for the General Services administration in Washington.
Proficient in sports as a youth, Mr. O'Reilly was a top-notch basketball player at Aquinas institute in Rochester. His widowed mothermoved with her family to that city in 1918. He qualified for admission to the West Point Military academy and hitchhiked to the academy from ROchester for the swearing in ceremony only to be denied this opportunity because of a mixup over accreditation of Aquinas institute for this purpose.
He was a graduate of the University of Rochester where he was a member of the university basketball and baseball teams. Mr. O'Reilly was married but had been separated from his wife for many years.
John E. O'Reilly, Somerville native, dies in Maryland
Funeral services for John E. O'Reilly, 57, Beltsville, MD of Somerville, were held in St. Bartholomew's church, Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Feb 5. Burial was in Arlington National cemetery in Virginia.
Mr. O'Reilly was found dead Jan 31 in Beltsville motel where he made his home. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as bronchial pneumonia complicated by diabetes.
He was born on a farm near Somerville, the son of James T. and Jennie M. O'Reilly. As a boy he lived with his family on East Main St., in Gouverneur. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. O'Brien, also lived on East Main St. He was a cousin of Miss Elizabeth Garvin, Watertown, who for many years was associated with the former Rodgers department store on East Main St.
Mr. O'Reilly, who was admitted to the bar in this state after graduation from St. John's Law school, Brooklyn, was a private in a tank corps division of General Patton's Third Army during World War II. He was wounded in battle.
He began legal practice in the law office of his uncle, the late W. Smith O'Brien, former city attorney of Geneva, and was associated with the Internal Revenue service in Washington for eight or nine years before the war. At the time of his death he was employed as a security officer for the General Services administration in Washington.
Proficient in sports as a youth, Mr. O'Reilly was a top-notch basketball player at Aquinas institute in Rochester. His widowed mothermoved with her family to that city in 1918. He qualified for admission to the West Point Military academy and hitchhiked to the academy from ROchester for the swearing in ceremony only to be denied this opportunity because of a mixup over accreditation of Aquinas institute for this purpose.
He was a graduate of the University of Rochester where he was a member of the university basketball and baseball teams. Mr. O'Reilly was married but had been separated from his wife for many years.
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