John R. Reilly

REILLY JOHN R. REILLY 1928-2008 The attorney and political veteran, beloved husband of Margaret Garrard Warner of Washington, DC, died Sunday, October 12, 2008, of cancer in The Community Hospice at The Washington Home. Born in Dubuque, IA in 1928, he came to Washington in 1960 as chief of the Office of US Attorneys in Robert F. Kennedy's Justice Department. He sat on the Federal Trade Commission from 1964 to 1967. For the next 40 years, he practiced antitrust and trade law, and advised a number of prominent Democratic figures, including former Vice President Walter Mondale. Survivors also include six children: John R. Reilly and Paul A. Reilly of Washington; Thomas M. Reilly of Broken Arrow, OK.; Patrick M. Reilly of Alexandria, VA; Marie Reilly Kerins of Columbia, MD.; and Susan Kathleen Reilly of Baltimore, MD. He is survived as well by four grandchildren: Michael R. Kerins, Kaitlin Marie Kerins, and Brendan Patrick Kerins, all of Columbia, MD.; and William Forest Reilly of Alexandria, VA. Friends are welcome to visit at the family home on Friday, October 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass will be celebrated at 11 o‘clock Saturday morning, October 18, at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown, on 36th Street between N and O Streets, NW. A private burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family is encouraging gifts in memory of John Reilly to The Community Hospice at The Washington Home, 3720 Upton Street NW, Washington, DC, 20016.