John Patrick Reilly

Pat Reilly was a self-confident hard-working family man. He took life´s challenges head on and mastered them. If he became interested in a pursuit, he became expert at it. His successes in science, music and as author of many published works attest to his value as a productive and influential citizen. Pat´s legacy lives on in his family and society.

I shall treasure every memory of my friend and colleague. I remember him not only with a sense of a great loss at his passing, but also with gratitude for how he invariably brought deep study, curiosity, and enthusiasm to his many pursuits. Although some of Pat´s achievements have been duly noted -- the D´Arsinoval Award among them, his chief goal was never to earn honors, but rather to solve interesting problems, and to satisfy his own boundless curiosity, especially in areas where biology...