Alvin G. Reilley Jr.

Reilley Jr., Alvin G.

Alvin G. Reilley Jr., born in Yonkers, NY, on July 22, 1936, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011. Al was a graduate of Gorton High School where he excelled in basketball and football. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, in 1958 with a Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering. He earned two Masters Degrees, one in Electrical Engineering, and one in Civil Engineering from New York University. He also taught Electrical Engineering at Manhattan College.

Al worked for the Rockland County Health Department from 1966 to 1972, during which time he organized and directed the county's first Air Pollution Control Program. He also worked for the New York State Department of Health between 1972 and 1989 as the Regional Director of the Environmental Health, overseeing seven counties in his jurisdiction. From 1989 until his retirement in 1999, he served as the Regional Manager of the Traffic Control Center for the New York State Department of Transportation.

He possessed a strong faith and was known for his generosity, sense of humor, and love of animals. He enjoyed all kinds of music and was an avid sports fan. Being an exceptional husband, father, uncle, and friend, he especially enjoyed spending quality time with his family.

Al is survived by his wife, Anne of Stony Point, to whom he was married for 37 years; and son, Steve (Cara) of Nanuet. Also surviving him are his nieces, Sena, Lorie (Doug), Julia (Stefano), Colleen (Ariel), Christina; and his nephew, Francis, all of whom he loved as his own children. Al is also survived by his brother, John (Virginia); nephew, John (Laura); and niece, Cathy (Kirk).

Friends and family may call at the Edward C. Finn Funeral Home in Stony Point on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, from 7-9pm, and on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10am at Immaculate Conception Church, Stony Point.