Month: January 2020

Born on this date – Jan 24th

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Margaret Cecelia McSally Riley was born on this date in 1900 in the city of Warwick, Rhode Island to the late Margaret A. Corbishley (1877-1940) and the late James A. McSally (1875-1928).

In 1925 Margaret married Patrick J Riley (1900-1985) in Pawtucket at St.Mary’s Church. Margaret and Patrick lived most of their married life in the Darlington section of Pawtucket and had four children – Barbara Hope Riley Fleury (1927-2915), Joan Louise Riley Daley (1929-2019) and twin boys William Frances Riley (1931-1966) and James Augustus Riley (1938-2010).

Unfortunately Margaret Cecelia died when she was only 38 years old on June 14, 1938.

Wedding picture of Margaret Cecelia McSally and Patrick J. Riley
Best Man – Frederick (Freddy) Leddy; Maid of Honor – Miss Mae McSally (sister of bride)
Sitting: Patrick J. Riley and Margaret Cecelia McSally

Born on this date – Jan 17th

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Elizabeth Daley Mahony was born on this date in Providence to the late Joan Louise (Riley) Daley (1929-2019) and the late Frederick A. Daley (1927-1991).

Beth, as she is known, is the youngest of the six Daley children – Fred, Tammie, Maryanne, John and Lynne. She is also the last of the Daleys to have “retired” from the newspaper industry. Beth and her family brought the news, sports and coupons to hundreds of households in the Darlington area of Pawtucket by delivering the Sunday “papers”.

A graduate of Saint Raphael Academy and the University of Rhode Island, Beth married Tom Mahony back in July, 1981 in her parish church, Saint Teresa’s on Newport Avenue in Pawtucket. Beth and Tom have been blessed with three children – Liam, Maeve and Luke and they live in Sacramento, CA.

A teacher, runner and traveler we hope Beth is having a wonderful Birthday.

The photo is a bit dated, but they are all good lookers, so it doesn’t matter.

Born on this date – Jan 14th

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Paula Mulligan Kostycz was born on this date in the City of Pawtucket to the late Margaret Ernestine Riley (1910-1989) and the late Walter Francis Xavier Mulligan (1906-1957).

Paula grew up in and went to elementary school in Pawtucket, and later graduated from St. Mary’s Academy – Bay View in Riverside, East Providence, RI.

Here’s a couple of pics of Paula from the Bay View Yearbook

Paula is the youngest of the three Mulligan girls. His sisters are Judy (1938-1962), and Martha. She has one brother, Kevin. Their father Walter died at the age of 51 and their mother Margaret passed back in 1989.

The story I have been told is that while working for the “telephone company” and on a vacation in Florida, Paula “met somebody”. That somebody was a teacher from Chicago, John Kostycz. A couple of years later, on June 20, 1970, Paula and John were married in St. Joseph’s Church on Walcott Street in Pawtucket.

After moving to Chicago, Paula worked with that new telephone company, A T & T, from which she eventually retired. Paula and John have been living in Florida for quite some time, enjoying the sunshine and the OJ.

Here’s to a Happy Birthday and Florida sunshine.

Born on this date – Jan 14th

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Marjorie Cecelia Mulligan was born on this date in Foxborough, Massachusetts to her late parents Kathleen Agnes Riley (1989-1988) and William Francis Mulligan (1886-1970).

Growing up in Foxboro, Marjorie attended the local schools and graduated from Foxborough High, after having a very successful academic career. Here is her graduation picture:

Marjorie Cecelia Mulligan

Marjorie has two sisters, Connie Welch and Janet Cushing, and a brother, the late William Russell Mulligan.

In July of 1948, Marjorie married Alfred J. Pacelli (1925-2017) at St. Mary’s Church in Foxboro, MA. They had four children: David, Richard, Christopher and Jennifer. Al passed away on Jan. 25, 2017 on the Cape where Marjorie still lives.

Happy Birthday to Marjorie.