ROBERT REILLY Obituary

REILLY, ROBERT McCANNA, 6/9/1916 - 8/21/2011 Robert McCanna Reilly, 95, born Chicago, IL of pioneer Reilly family arriving in 1915 settling in Miami 1919 passed away peacefully in his home on Miami Beach surrounded by family. Graduated St. Patrick Sch. 1934, University of Notre Dame 1939 Chemical Engineering with a minor in Aeronautical Engineering. Member: St Patrick Church, Knights of Columbus, Legion of Mary, MB Rod & Reel Club, founding member of The Bachelors Inc. During WWII worked for ALAAP (Dupont) making smokeless gun powder in Alabama. In 1943, he came back to Miami and worked for Pan American Airlines as a team engineer on proving flights charting new routes to Central & So. America. In 1953 he took over the family business Miami Awning Co started by his grandmother in 1929. He is well known in the U.S. for his innovative and unique designs in the awning industry. His six children survive him Mary Margaret Reilly, Michael Reilly (Marie), Robert Reilly Jr. (Joyce), Philip Reilly, Joan Garvey (Bill), John Reilly. His beloved grandchildren: Robert Reilly III (Ines), Elizabeth Reilly (d'd), Beverly Reilly, Joseph Reilly, Daniel Reilly, Anna Reilly. He will be dearly missed and was dearly loved. Viewing Wed., August 31, 2011 6:30pm-9:30pm Scarano Chapel, 6970 Stirling Road, Hollywood, FL. Mass of the Resurrection, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, St. Patrick Church, MB 11:00 am followed by burial at Flagler Mem. Cemetery. Suggested donations: Diabetes Research Institute U of Miami & Wien Ctr. (Alzheimer's Rsrch) Mt. Sinai Med. Ctr., 4300 Alton Rd., MB. View this Guest Book at www. MiamiHerald.com/obituaries.

Published by the Miami Herald on Aug. 28, 2011.
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It is hard to believe this has been 10 years now since his passing Phil. Still remember the family home, church, service and going to Flagler. Hope you and your family are well. Some of the family photos look like some may have been of you. We wish everyone our best and find memories of our many beloved ones and now friends that keep disappearing daily it seems before our eyes.

Beverly & Kim Newlin

August 22, 2021

Dear Robert, If you are the Robert Michael Reilly that attended Fairfield Universty in the 70s I want to offer my condolences on your loss. Sincerely Cheryl Vitale Pagliarella

May 26, 2012

I would like to share a letter great grandmother, E. A. Reilly La Pointe wrote to me when I was a very little girl, presumably intended for when I would be old enough to read. The letterhead reads: E. A. La Pointe, 218 Jefferson Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida.

My dear Mary Margrett
Cooperation

It ain't the guns nor armerents
Nor the sums the people pay
But close cooperation that makes them win the day
It ain't the individual
Nor the Armey as a whole
But the everlasting teamwork-
Of every blooming soul
x G.G.

I cherished this advice for a lifetime and choose this opportunity to pass on G.G.'s wisdom to family and friends in hope of a better tomorrow.
Mary Margaret

Mary Margaret Reilly

October 5, 2011

Thoughts to the family in memory of Robert Reilly. Although brief, I remember his keen sense of family wit,Irish ire, and devoted attention to his wife Mary Lou, as being exemplary of his character and faith.

As Mary Lou would question, looking up the stars in Scaly Mt, NC - "What are they doing up there??"

Tony Doyle

September 30, 2011

Dear Reilly Family,
Sorry for the loss of your father. He will be greatly missed. I will miss his songs, stories of Miami Beach, and especially miss his sayings like, "Go to work" and "Do you know what day it is? The day after the day your rent was due!" from a story about his grandmother, GG, who is was renting from, and my all time favorite: "He who buys what is does not need, will someday need what he can not buy."
we look forward to the time when Jesus promise at John 5:28 & 29 will be fulfilled.
Sincerely,
Bridgette and Kameel Saleeby

Bridgette Saleeby

September 29, 2011

It is up to us now.
The children and grandchildren of a small group of extraordinary, exceptional human beings. Bob Reilly carried the banner until the end. It wasn’t he first time he was accused of being a ringleader.
To say that he was the last of a ‘band of brothers’ would be a disservice. That would mean that many people have had the rare opportunity to know what the sons of St Patrick are all about, and we are among the very few who have had that privilege.
Boyhood friends, to be sure. Yet no one ever went their separate way. Kotte, Kelly, Gosselin, Manly. Even Mendelssohn in the Scaly years.
I remember my Dad’s birthday My children and I drove up to Rocky Knob to surprise him on his 68th.(?) Only to be outdone by the Kids -- Riley, Manley and Mendelssohn, Hiding in the bushes waiting to scare him.
No doubt, these people lived hard and played hard.
Who can ever forget the boat trips, the Keys, the first fish caught, the legendary poker games, the football rivalries.
Reilly donning a wet suit in order to take the waters on my 40th, when he was a mere 75.
Yet I suppose many families may have that, if they are lucky.
What sets this whole thing apart for me is the fact that they adored us, their children. However hard it may have been for them at times to express it, especially as those of us who grew up in the sixties may have challenged their resolve, they never wavered.
They valued intelligence, and even tolerated a different point of view as long as it was carefully considered and stood the test of Aristotelian logic. To parent not one, but many a genius is a daunting task.
Our parents had a world view that in everyway included something beyond them, and it was something far beyond their knowlege that sustained them, always.
However scared I was of Bob Reilly when I was a child, his gruffness, his opinions and his often outrageous behavior, I also came to know him when I was an adult, and saw the tender and loving side of him as he cared for Mary Lou. His unending patience revealed a side of him that to this day inspires me.
May you rest in peace Roberto. Your work is done. A life well lived.
And the rare gem we are privileged to have as a result is a treasure.
May Bob's legacy prevail, and may we honor it always.
Christy Kelly

September 2, 2011

Mike, so sorry to hear of your dad's passing. I only had the pleasure of meeting him a few times, but sure enjoyed them. There are so many great stories of his years and contirbutions to our industry. Our prayers are with you.

Bob & Mary Alice Helmsing

September 1, 2011

Glenn and I just heard of your father's death. He was a brilliant and wonderful man who shared his knowledge with his industry. He certainly gave us a lot of advice when we started our company. We have good memories of his and your mother's visits to Savannah. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.

Marlene Wood

August 31, 2011

I am sorry to hear of Roberts passing.
He was truly a gentleman and an enormous asset to the industry.
I always enjoyed his knowledge and keen sense of humor. He will truly be missed.

Bill McDaniel (Shelby NC)

Bill McDaniel

August 31, 2011

The Diabetes Research Institute and Foundation wish to express our most sincere condolences to the family of Robert McCanna Reilly. Please know that the donations made in his memory will help us take one step closer to a cure for diabetes and its devastating complications.

Robert A. Pearlman
President and CEO
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
www.diabetesresearch.org

August 31, 2011

We were so sorry to hear of your loss. Bob was a great man, a great contributor to our industry. He will be missed.

Steve Daegling (Statesville, NC)

August 30, 2011

Phil

Our condolences to you on your dad's passing...sounded like aa wonderful man who led a full life.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you

Love Garr and Carol

Carol and Garr Novick

August 30, 2011

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Mary Margaret

August 30, 2011

My condolences to all the Reilly clan. Bob was quite a character and I always loved being at your house when I was little because of this. He will be missed. Love, Cindy Manley Hubbard

Cindy Hubbard

August 29, 2011

Dear Reilly children, The Life of Bob Reilly was truly exceptional. He loved you all so much and especially his Mary Lou. Their Golden Wedding Celebration was such a happy one. It was delightful when he told the little adages from his grandmother. Bob was one of a kind and will be missed by many. My condolences to you all.

Betty Wersen

August 29, 2011

Mary Margaret

August 29, 2011

A life blessed with love and family! Rejoice in the family left behind celebrate a life well lived.

Bob and Eileen

August 28, 2011

Phil - so sorry to hear of your dad's passing. Sounds like he lived a very full and interesting life. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Joneen

August 28, 2011

Where to begin? I've known all of you Reillys my whole life and Bob was the HEAD OF THE HOUSE! I'm glad Jim got to know and meet most of you also! I have many great memories of our families being together that will never fade.
Love, "Suzy" Manley McCourt

August 28, 2011

To my old friend Phil and his family, our deepest condolences to you'll and will miss your father.

Beverly & Kim Newlin

August 28, 2011

Dad...you will be in all our hearts forever! I will remember our love for Mary Lou and all the "together" family times: Notre Dame picnics, Scaly Mtn. NC, adventures at Stitt's ranch in Clewiston, Everglades treks visiting miccosokee friends, surfing on South Beach, night blooming cereus. Our shared passions: Catholic Faith, working for Pan American, world travel and love of music, Fine Art and Architecture. You and mom are my heros!

Mary Margaret Reilly

August 28, 2011

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