Jane Tector Reilly

Jane Tector Reilly
Clinton
Jane Tector Reilly, 80, of Clinton, died in her husband's arms, Friday night, August 17th, 2012, at the family summer home in Inlet, NY. Jane was born in Utica, NY, on May 21, 1932, the daughter of Alfred J. and Marie (Ogden) Tector. She attended Blessed Sacrament grade school and graduated from New Hartford High School (1949), where she was a stand-out member of the women's swim team. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in nursing from The University of Rochester (1953). After graduation, she started her career as a nurse at St. Luke's Hospital in Utica, NY, and later worked at Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton, NY. She also taught nursing at Mohawk Valley Community College. After moving to Inlet, NY, in 1988, she concluded her career as the Director of HASCA in Old Forge, NY. Her personal interests included spending time in the Adirondack Mountains and winter months in the Isle of Palms, SC. She enjoyed collecting antiques, bird watching, gardening, knitting, weaving, caring for her cats, reading and playing cards. She was a devoted Catholic and most recently a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Clinton, NY. Her memory will be cherished by her beloved husband and life-long partner of 64 years, Dr. George Reilly, Clinton. Her love of family will live on in her children: Marijane Reilly (Joe Barry) of Marietta, NY; George Reilly (Nancy) of Marcellus, NY; James P. Reilly of Elmira, NY; and Katie Reilly (Anthony Angotti) of Marcellus, NY; her grandchildren, Caragh Barry, Patrick Barry, Meaghan Gaffney (Steve), Joseph Reilly (Christine), Matthew Reilly, Emily Reilly, Corey Peters, Hannah Reilly, Emma Reilly, Andrew Angotti, Zhao Angotti and Xian Angotti; her great-grandchildren, John Gaffney, Mya Gaffney, Grace Gaffney and Jacob Gaffney; her sister, Nancy Emmerich of Coopertino, CA; her brothers, Alfred (Cy) Tector (Joy) of River Hill, WI, and John Tector (Patricia) of Fuquay Varina, NC; and her brother and sister-in-law, David and Deborah Reilly of North Stratford, NH. She was predeceased by her parents, Alfred and Maria Tector. Mrs. Reilly's Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Clinton, where her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Interment will take place privately in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Waterville. Relatives and friends may call at Heintz Funeral Home, 10 East Park Row, Clinton, on Wednesday evening from 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution to the American Heart Association in her memory. Online memorial and guestbook available at: www.heintzfuneralservice.net
Jane Tector Reilly