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William Lloyd Riley, Jr.; 95 years old; Died Saturday October 5th, 2013 at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland. Bill was born on December 24th, 1917 in San Diego to William & Ruth Riley. He was raised in Seattle and graduated from West Seattle High School. He married Eleanor "Susie" Schade on January 23, 1943 who died on their 60th wedding anniversary. Bill designed & built his own home in Wedgwood, enjoyed summers with his family at Paradise Cove on Vashon Island, retired from Boeing as an award winning supervisory engineer after 30 years, attended Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church for 70 years. Beloved husband of Susie Riley(deceased), cherished father of Marita Wilder, Pat (Adrienne) Riley & Colleen Riley. Grandfather of Kathleen (Rodd) Walker, Katharine (Adam) Harris, Kerry(Michael) Lynd, Patrick Riley & 4 great grandchildren. Predeceased by sister Rebecca Moog.
Bill will never be forgotten by his family & friends, associates & acquaintances. He is irreplaceable. If you had the pleasure to meet Bill Riley, you unknowingly met Superman. He was one of a kind & was unstoppable. The beauty of Bill, though, was his warmth, friendliness, loyalty, character, humor and love that he lavished on friends & family. His self-sacrifice to help others, and especially his infirm wife, is one for the record books. Bill left the world much better than he found it.
Funeral Saturday Oct 26, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 8900 35th Ave. NE, Seattle, Wa. 98115.
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