Patrick Joseph (PJ) Riley (1900-1985) *

Patsy, as his sisters called him, would have been 120 today. A second generation American, PJ witnessed many changes. As a young man he experienced the common sight of horse and buggy’s on the streets of Pawtucket and later saw man walk on the moon. He survived his own attack of the Spanish Flu and lived through the Great Depression, WWI, and WWII. He had five children and lost two wives. Patrick Joseph was blessed with a personality that allowed all he met to feel important and relaxed. He had a mountain of patience, he had to, he was my dad.

 

*See entry May 19, 2019