Month: January 2021

A Birthday Remembrance Jan 24th

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Margaret Cecelia (McSally) Riley was born in Warwick, RI on this day back in 1900. On August 23, 1925, she and Patrick Joseph Riley (1900-1985) were married in St. Mary’s Church at the corner of Pine and Brown Streets in Pawtucket, RI.

Margaret Cecelia and Patrick Joseph had four children, two daughters and two sons. Their first born was Barbara (1927-2015), who later married Dick Fleury (1928-1992); Joan (1929-2019), was second and married Nick Daley (1927-1991). The boys were twins: William (1931-1966) and James (1931-2010), who both remained single.

Here is an 83 year old snapshot that may have been taken at Oakland Beach in Warwick, RI. The date of the photo is August, 1937. Margaret Cecelia passed away on June 14, 1938.

Patrick J. Riley, Margaret C (McSally) Riley, Gertrude Riley, Marguetta “Grandma” Riley and Marion Riley
front: Barbara and Joan

A Birthday Shout-out Jan 17th*

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Elizabeth Daley Mahony born in Providence on this date to the late Joan Louise (Riley) Daley (1929-2019) and the late Frederick A. Daley (1927-1991). Beth’s maternal late grandparents were Patrick Joseph Riley (1900-1985), Margaret Cecelia McSally(1900-1938) and Margaret Frances Bartley (1911-1878), while her late paternal grandparents were John Thomas Daley (1892- ?) and Delia Calahan (1893- ?). Delia (Bridget) was born in Ireland.

Beth as a youngster in Pawtucket

After attending schools in the city – St Teresa’s and Saint Raphael Academy – Beth was off to URI, where she not only got herself a degree, but charmed a guy named Tom Mahony. A year or two after URI, the couple married and settled in California, building a new life and family.

Taken in September, 2020

Beth and Tom have been blessed with three children – Maeve, Luke and Liam.

And a recent addition…

Flint
Happy Birthday, Beth!

*see blog post January 17, 2019

A Birthday Shout-out Jan 14th

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

Marjorie grew up in Foxborough, attending local schools, and graduating from Foxborough High, after having had a very successful academic career. She was the étoile of the French Club, and was a member of the Yearbook Club all through school. Here is her graduation picture:

Marjorie Cecelia Mulligan – high school picture
Top row: Kathleen Riley Mulligan, Margaret Riley Mulligan, Gertrude Riley, Marguetta Greenhalgh Riley; Center: Marion Riley; Bottom row: Marjorie C. Mulligan, Rita Coleman Riley, Constance M. Mulligan

Marjorie has two sisters, the late Connie Welch (1924-2020) and Janet Cushing, and a brother, the late William Russell Mulligan (1921-2005). 

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.

A Birthday-shoutout Jan 14th*

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Paula Mulligan Kostycz celebrates her birthday today down in southwest Florida, where the temperature will be about 72 degrees and the skies partly sunny. That is quite a contrast from the day Paula was born in the Pawtucket. According to the Pawtucket Evening Times, Paula arrived on a day with the temperatures ranging from 16 to 22 degrees and the skies were mostly cloudy. Although it was in the middle of winter, I bet that little girl’s late parents, Margaret Ernestine Riley (1910-1989) and Walter Francis Xavier Mulligan (1906-1957), were all a-glow with warm and sunny thoughts for the years ahead for their little Paula.

Paula is the third born of the four Mulligan siblings. Her sisters are Judy (1938-1962), and Martha, and she has one brother, Kevin. Then there is the man from Chicago, John Kostycz. Here is a very nice photo of the couple, who have been married for over 50 years.

Happy Birthday, Paula, and may your Florida OJ always be freshly squeezed.

*see blog post of Jan 14, 2020

Congratulations to Tim Fleury!

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Timothy Patrick Fleury, son of Barbara Riley Fleury (1927-2015) and Richard B. Fleury, Sr. (1928-1992), retired from his work career on Monday, January 4, 2021. Tim’s lovely wife Karen now must cope with this new situation. We wish her well.

Tim, an engineer, with a couple of college degrees, worked long, hard and smart in something called “heat transfer engineering.” I don’t know either, you’ll just have to ask him.

Hopefully, there will be much more of this. (Karen and Tim in Rome)

And more time devoted to his five month old grandson Oliver and his special Harley.

Happy retirement, Tim, you earned it, now enjoy it!