On May 24, 2018, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York paid tribute to my grandfather, Larry Reilly, on the floor of the Senate. Video clip of the comments below:
Obituary
Lawrence John Reilly Sr. – One of the Greatest Men of the Greatest Generation, May He Forever Rest In Peace
On Wednesday, May 23rd, the world lost an amazing man. Just short of his 94th birthday in June, Lawrence John Reilly, Sr. passed away at 3:30 Eastern, due to complications with pneumonia.
Since Wednesday, I’ve been struggling with finding the words to express my deep sorrow and to explain to the world who this man was. Because the world should know. His death should not be noticed by only his family and friends. There was so much honor, goodness, love, and forgiveness in him. How do I describe his boundless life and do it true justice?
I am the second of this five granddaughters, sixth out of the twelve grandchildren. He was the patriarch of a beautiful family, of which he lived to see the latest addition to the next generation born about a week before his death. She is his 21st great-grandchild.
Fortunately, my strong desire that the world knows about his passing from this life has been met. The Associated Press wrote an article that has been picked up by agencies around the world. The U.S. Senate heard a tribute to his passing, in marking the beginning of this Memorial Day Weekend. Friend and author Louise Esola penned one of the loveliest eulogies I could have ever imagined.
My grandfather’s obituary
The tributes to my grandfather following his death:
- Senator Chuck Schumer’s tribute on the floor of the Senate
- Louise Esola’s tribute to “The Chief”
- Syracuse.com Article
- The Associated Press Article (original), which so far has been picked up by:
- Washington Times – Veterans’ group fights Pentagon to get 74 sailors added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- From his fellow shipmates & friends of the USS Frank E Evans:
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R.C. “So sad to hear that Master Chief Lawrence Reilly of USS Frank E Evans has passed away. My deepest condolences go out to all of the Reilly Family. The Chief will be greatly missed. I admired and loved him very much. Rest in Peace Chief.
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J.C. “Today, Master Chief Gunners Mate Lawrence J. Reilly, “Larry” or “The Chief”, passed away. In his 90’s, he proudly served in the Navy, joining on18 June 1942, serving during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He came aboard the USS Frank E Evans DD 754 on 10 March 1967 in order to serve with his son, BT 3 Larry Reilly Jr.The night of 3 June 1969, The Chief survived the collision, but later learned his son, Larry Jr., had not. When on the HMAS Melbourne, one of the Aussies ask him what he had lost when the Evans front half, where The Chef had escaped, went down and he silently said, “My son!”
He loved his family and the Navy more than anything else, and he is loved and will be missed by hundreds whose life benefited by knowing him.
He is now enjoying the reunion with his wife, Marion, and Larry.”
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Fair winds and following seas, Pop. Forever loved and always missed.
Isaiah Golden – Death Index and Obituary
Isaiah Golden died on July 21, 1911 at his home at 79 Somers Street in Brooklyn, at the age of 87. In his obituary, his cause of death was noted as “complication of diseases”. At the time of his death, he was retired, and had been a resident of the Eastern District of Brooklyn for 60 years. His obituary confirmed his birth in West Farms, Westchester County, on March 4, 1824. It details his long-time membership in the Old Bushwick Dutch Reformed Church on Humboldt Street in Brooklyn. At the time of his death, his wife Susanna, three daughters and three sons were still living (Harriet “Hattie” Travis, Emma Alden, Mary Dunn, Eugene, Alfred and Edward). In addition to his wife and children, he was survived by fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.[1]
Transcripts
New York, New York, Death Index
Isaiah Golden
Age: 87
Birth Year: about 1824
Death Date: 21 July 1911
Death Place: Kings, New York
Certificate Number: 14473
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, 24 July 1911, Page 3, “Obituary”
Isaiah Golden
Isaiah Golden, a retired cooper, for many years in business on old Ewen street, and a resident of the Eastern District for sixty years, died on Friday at his residence, 79 Somers street, of a complication of diseases. He was born at West Farms, Westchester County, N.Y., March 4, 1824, and was one of the oldest members of the Old Bushwick Dutch Reformed Church on Humboldt street. He is survived by a widow, Susanna Grow; three daughters, Mrs. George Alden, Mrs. Cornelius Travis, and Mrs. Peter l. Dunn; three sons, Eugene, Alfred and Edward; fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.
[1] “Isaiah Golden,” Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948, New York: New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives, New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 [database online], Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
“Obituary: Isaiah Golden,” The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, Page 3, July 24, 1911, Newspapers.com, 2017.
Isaiah James Golden – Obituary
Transcript from Isaiah James Golden’s Obituary
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, 24 July 1911, Page 3 (Retrieved via Newspapers.com on 3 November 2017)
Isaiah Golden
Isaiah Golden, a retired cooper, for many years in business on old Ewen street, and a resident of the Eastern District for sixty years, died on Friday at his residence, 79 Somers street, of a complication of diseases. He was born at West Farms, Westchester County, N.Y., March 4, 1824, and was one of the oldest members of the Old Bushwick Dutch Reformed Church on Humboldt street. He is survived by a widow, Susanna Grow; three daughters, Mrs. George Alden, Mrs. Cornelius Travis, and Mrs. Peter l. Dunn; three sons, Eugene, Alfred and Edward; fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Aunt Dotsie
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Sister, Aunt, Great-Aunt, Great-great-Aunt, Teacher, Financial Consultant, Social Activist, Mentor, Leader, Friend
At Aunt Dotsie’s funeral services this weekend, it quickly became apparent that she had touched the lives of many, many people, in a variety of different ways. I learned so much more about her from listening to the stories and talking to the people who had been a part of her life. She was brillant and fair, loving and devoted. If you came into her circle, you became one of hers – she adopted a sense of responsibility for you.