Rev. John E. Reilly S.J.

We have lost a great educator,priest and
example for young people with the passing of John Reilly S.J.
It was my privilege to have known him !
Chris Cosgrove
SICP '68

I first knew Fr. Reilly from my days at St. Ignatius when he was the Disciplinarian and I was a jugee. I like to think I improved my deportment under his tutelage. Many years later when my daughter Claire played basketball for Loyola, Fr. Reilly appeared in Alumni Gym for a game, and he remembered me. He then came to many games and sat with my family and regaled me with stories of his days as AD at Loyola as well as views and comments on life in general. I feel lucky to have known this...

Dear Reilly Family, Father Reilly was a wonderful person. I worked with Father many years while he was at Loyola University Chicago Lewis Towers and shared his company at many Loyola basketball games. May he rest in piece.

John will be missed! Dennis and Mary Ann McDermott had the pleasure of accompanying John on his first trip to Rome in 1980 with an LU Alum group headed by Bob Monks and his wife…what fun we had with lots of stories to repeat over the years…also more recently comparing stories about knee surgery…and a bit of Irish ancestry.

Dear Riley Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. May he rest in peace.
Arlene Gongaware

The Paul Family

Fr. Reilly was a kind, funny, street smart man. He touched many people and the world is a little worse off now that he is gone. RIP.