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James "Vince" O'Reilly

Anchorage, Alaska

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Longtime Alaskan and former mayor of Kenai James "Vince" O'Reilly, 81, died peacefully May 18, 2008, in the company of his children at Heritage Place in Soldotna.Visitation will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church on Spruce Street in Kenai. A Mass of Christian Burial...

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I had the good fortune to meet Vince on a train trip from Chicago to Seattle. We struck up a friendship that involved 3 more train rides, and road tour. I met and made many friends through him.Thank you Vince for some great memories.
Our condolences Deirdre and Ron.
and to all the families.
Victoria and Royston Heath. Minehead. U.K.

i was a friend of vince oriley and marge who i believed could have been governor of this state.but he dedicated his time helping other people and i will always remember him as a life long friend.the only time i saw him get mad is when i jokling put on a vote for ross peroe bumper sticker and it was on the bumper for 2 weeks.but he realy laughed about it later and i remained loyal to the clintons.john cook and family

O'Reilly Family,
The Taormina Family offers our sincere condolences to your family. If we can do anything to help in your time of need please do not hesitate to contact us. I only met Mr. O'Reilly once several years ago while visiting his son Vince in Alaska after our college year in Europe. I still remember it to this day. Mr. O'Reilly treated me just like one of the family, giving me advice and poking fun at both his son and I on an equal basis ! God Bless you All.

Dear Tom, Margaret and all the O'Reilly family, We are so sorry for the loss of your Dad. Knowing Tom and Margaret I know that the loss of any O'Reilly is a loss of good laughs and humor for the world. I know your Dad will be missed. We'll be thinking of you. Kerry, Bill Celina and Ellie

My condolences to the family of Vince O'Reilly - I had the brief pleasure of working with Vince in NYC at LF Rothschild for a short time way back when - and later ran across him at the Anchorage airport as he was transitioning to his new-found home in Kenai. He certainly lived his dream in Alaska, and surely he will be missed for a very long time.

We send our condolences to the family and this time of passing.

I have met Vince a few times when he came to visit his son Tom in Minnesota. He was a great guy and will be missed by many. Jim, Mary and Katie Cashman will keep all the O'Reilly clan in their thoughts and prayers.

As a client and friend of J. Vincent O'Reilly III, we offer the entire family our sympathy and condolences regarding the death of your father.

Vince and Tom,
My heartfelt sympathy to both of you and your entire family during this time of loss. How I so enjoyed chatting with "dad" on the phone regularly when he called to talk with Vince. He got a kick out of the fact that I always called him dad. I so wanted to meet him but someday will when I leave this life.