William P. Riley

RILEY William P, 81, husband of Shirley N. Riley died Tue, Nov 3, 2009. He was born in Phoenix, AZ but spent his childhood in St. Louis and Kansas City, MO. He served in the Marine Corp during WWII and was a Naval officer during the Korean conflict. Bill was a graduate of the University of Missouri, a lifetime member of the alumni association, a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, and a proud Tiger fan. Bill served in many divisions over his 30 year career with IBM including, Office Products, Data Processing, Sales Training, Information Products, Product Development, and the World Trade Corporation. After retirement Bill conducted classes at Lexington Community College and Link Belt as a business liaison. He served on the boards of the Living Arts and Science Center and The International Book Project. Bill was a member of the Lexington County Club and Walnut Hill Church. He was an avid runner, tennis player, and golfer. He was preceded in death by his daughter Kathleen. Survivors include Shirley, his wife of 58 years; daughters Donna (David) Gess, Diane (Ron) Milburn, and Molly (Dave) Buquo; grandchildren, Kelly and Tyler Gess, Casey (Chris) Wright, Jonathon and Holly Milburn, Marielle and Annie Buquo; great grandchildren Emilie Milburn and Kennedy Wright. Visitation will be Thu, Nov 5th at Kerr Brothers Harrodsburg Road from 5-8pm. Memorial service will be held at Walnut Hill Church Sat, Nov 7 at 11am. Memorials may be made to Walnut Hill Church, 575 Walnut Hill Road, Lexington, KY 40515 or The Salvation Army, 736 W. Main St., Lexington, KY 40508.