Timothy Patrick Fleury was born on this day a number of years ago. We won’t be divulging Tim’s number other than to reference that he is enjoying his retirement.
Here is a nice family portrait of Tim’s family:
Mollie (Knake) and Sean, “Man of the Day” Tim and Karen (Matteson), Mike and Erin (Fleury) Garceau
How is Brian doing? Well, besides having a birthday back on the 23rd of July, the oldest son of Patricia Riley Brown is still out in Arizona enjoying the weather and his Native American culture.
Speaking of the weather, the forecast for the Phoenix area indicates a bit of a cool down with daytime temperatures in the low 90’s to mid 80’s this week. Don’t know how Brian handles those 110 degree summer days. You are a better man than me, cousin.
Here is a photo of Brian and his princess, Lanova, at Chase Field when the Red Sox were in Phoenix to play the Diamondbacks back in 2019. There seems to be a bit of a divide between the couple when it comes to team loyalties. It appears Lanova is die-hard Diamondbacks fan.
Brian, hope you had a good birthday back in July and my apologies for being late on its posting.
Luke Mahony’s 13th birthday is today and what a great photo to capture his special day. According to his mom and dad, Elizabeth Daley Mahony and Thomas Mahony, fishing is how Luke would prefer to spend every day. If you revisit last year’s October 6th posting, you will see Luke engaged in his favorite activity.
Luke, along with his proud parents and siblings, Liam and Maeve, live out in North-Central California where the weather encourages outdoor activities…especially fishing.
Just as a reminder, Luke’s maternal grandmother was the late Joan (Riley) Daley (1919-2019) and his great grandfather was the late Patrick J. Riley (1900-1985).
Happy Birthday, Luke and as this Birthday Boy always says: “Every day is for fishing”.
Emerson is a pretty sharp lookin’ little guy, especially in his “Dropkick Murphys” tee shirt.
This young Dropkick Murphys fan’s Mom and Dad are Karen Serpa Fleury and Timothy Fleury. On Emerson’s paternal side, his grandparents are Richard “Rick” and Darleen Fleury; great-grandparents were the late Richard B. Fleury (1928-1992) and Barbara (Riley) Fleury (1927-2015), and his great great-grandfather was Patrick J. Riley (1900-1985).
This past July 17th, Emerson celebrated his 4th birthday. Although today is a couple of months later, a 4th birthday is a very important event in one’s life and it should be recognized. So today we belatedly acknowledge Emerson’s birthday.
Emerson, we all hope you had a great birthday party and wish you the best 4th year ever!
Jordan, great grandson of Margaret Riley Mulligan (1910-1989) and grandson of Judy Mulligan Moore (1938-1962) had a birthday this week on Wednesday the 22nd.
Here is a video of Jordan Boogie-woogie’n at Providence College in his freshman year. Jordan is now in his junior year.
Jordan’s parents, Kathy and Bob McBride, are rightly proud of their accounting major, music minor Friar.
John Kostycz, beloved husband of Paula Mulligan, passed away at home in Porta Gorda, Florida on July 27, 2021. Born in Chicago back in 1945 to John Stephen Kostycz, Sr.(1908-1976) and Florence Kazmlerski (1917-2001), John was a high school teacher in the Chicago Public School System. After his retirement, John and Paula headed for Florida settling in Fort Myers. Frequent travelers, they really covered the world in their adventures. One of their best trips was a 40 plus day cruise circumventing Australia.
Paula and John a few years ago.John enjoying Dunedin Botanical Garden, New Zealand in 2015
John’s funeral service is scheduled for September 11, 2021 at the former St. Joseph’s Church, now called Holy Family Parish, 195 Walcott Street in Pawtucket – the church where they were married 51 years ago. I will post further information as soon as I receive it.
It is Caroline Ricci’s birthday today. Daughter to Maryanne (Daley) Ricci and Robert Ricci, Caroline was born in La Jolla, CA. That’s a long way from Caroline’s maternal grandparents, the late Joan (Riley) Daley (1929-2019) and the late Frederick (Nick) Daley (1927-1991).
As we wrote in last year’s post,* “Although growing up a Southern California girl, CC, as she is known, has plenty of Pawtucket and Little Rhody running through her veins. Aunts, uncles, and cousins galore are scattered throughout her East Coast family tree. Her dad is a Pawtucket guy and her paternal grandfather, Robert L. Ricci holds a commanding position with the Rhode Island State Senate.”
After graduating from Marist College, Caroline began work in San Francisco. After a while though, it was Colorado that appealed to her, and off she went and that’s where she roams today. Presently, CC has a quite an online business called OldNewZz. She resells vintage and thrifted clothing on Instagram. Caroline started this business when she was in college. She contemplated that if she was able to do something she loved, while educating people about more sustainable ways to shop, then it would be a win win. When Caroline was at Marist, she would do pop up shops on campus. Now she just sells directly on Instagram!
Jacob Richard Ferreira is celebrating his birthday today. Jacob is the son of Staci Fleury and Michael Ferreira. Jacob’s grandparents (on the Riley side) are Darleen and Richard (Rick) Fleury. Sure is nice to have a birthday in June – sunny skies and the end of school just around the corner.
Jacob’s mom tells me that he is really into karate and has recently earned his yellow belt. Congratulations, Jacob!
Looking good, Jacob
When I asked Jacob’s Mom for a couple of pictures of him, she told me that almost all from the past year showed Jacob in his face mask. I imagine that’s the case for most parents – just another legacy from 2020. Here though is one of Jacob and his brother Zachary that shows the boys mask-less.
Jacob on the right and Zachary on the left. Looks like brothers can be good buddies
Happy Birthday, Jacob! Keep on working toward that orange belt.
It is with tongue in cheek that we recognize Sean Fleury‘s* birthday today. The son of Karen Ann Matteson and Timothy Patrick Fleury, and the grandson the late Richard B. Fleury (1928-1992) and the late Barbara Hope Riley (1927-2015), he has had to overcome a lot, and finally he’s making some progress.
It’s been a tough-row-to-hoe since his glory days in high school. Sean had to overcome the stigma of being accepted into one of the best engineering schools, and then finding himself thriving in that rarified academic atmosphere. What a burden! Then there was the added “inconvenience” of being a BMOC and playing NCAA Division I soccer during his four years in college. To live those campus days must have called upon all of Sean’s internal strength!
Sean’s post collegiate career has been filled with one hurdle after another. Imagine having to work along side some of the most accomplished engineers and scientists at a world class company like Boston Scientific. The poor kid just couldn’t get a break. Before he knew it, he was off to Minneapolis finding himself in the center of “Midwestern Nice.” How dare this company transfer Sean to a land of smiles, courtesy and good beer. How would he survive this constant flow of adversity? As Ms Gaynor sang: “Only the strong survive,” and Sean certainly did, he kept pushing through the limits of his trials and tribulations.
But the pressures of the world kept closing in upon him. Out of the blue, Sean found himself faced with something few men can handle – a wonderful woman who more than met his match. She was Intelligent, personable, and athletic – Mollie Knake.
He never had a chance.
Sean didn’t have a chance, but his luck sure changed.
Just when All American Minneapolis was about to come unglued, the newly married couple were transferred to Costa Rica, where the winter doesn’t exist and the sun shines continuously. What a way to “quarantine” yourself.
This is not Sean’s normal Costa Rican attire
Sean’s normal attire
We wish the birthday boy welI, and may he continue to thank Mollie for his new found blessings.
Theodore Francis Murzycki, oldest son of Elizabeth Mulligan and Nicholas Murzycki was born on this day in Worcester, MA. His maternal grandparents are Gail (Benoit) Mulligan and Kevin Francis Xavier Mulligan. Teddy shares the same birthday as his cousin Susan Moore (see today’s earlier post), and both are blessed with those great Mulligan genes inherited from the late Margaret Ernestine Riley (1910-1989) and the late Walter Frances Xavier Mulligan (1906-1957).
Teddy had quite a week leading up to today’s birthday. The word is out that Teddy has himself a brand new big-boy bed courtesy of Mom and Dad and Grandma Gail and Grandpa Kevin. At the end of the week, Teddy and brother Ben, spent a great day at the Mystic Aquarium getting to know all the inhabitants. I heard the beluga whales were especially happy to see Teddy and his brother.
Happy Birthday, Teddy! I’m sure you are going to sleep well tonight in your new bed.
Susan Marie Moore ,daughter of the late Judith A. Mulligan (1938-1962) and David Moore, has a birthday today. Susan’s grandmother was the late Margaret Ernestine Riley (1910-1989) and her grandfather was the late Walter Frances Xavier Mulligan (1906-1957).
After a career as a special education teacher and administrator, Susan is now a real estate agent in South County, Rhode Island with Coldwell Banker Coastal Homes.
With a personal mantra of always being engaged in her surroundings and community, Susan is involved with and has volunteered her time with the Rhode Island Special Olympics, dog adoption programs and pet assisted therapy programs. Susan even has one of the cutest dogs around…aptly named, “Riley.”
Happy Birthday, Susan, Hope you find time in this crazy real estate surge to enjoy South County!
As Nancy enjoys today’s beautiful birthday weather, it is almost an exact replica of the day she was born. Back then, in a year not to be mentioned, the high temperature was 64 and the skies were sunny and cloudless. Probably songs by Connie Francis and The Everly Brothers were playing on the car radio when her dad, Richard “Dick” Fleury (1928-1992) was rushing to the hospital. Now, at the same time, Nancy’s mom, Barbara Riley Fleury (1927-2015), couldn’t have cared less about who was singing or what they were singing about – Barbara had other things on her mind. Back home in Pawtucket, the newborn Nancy had three siblings, Cindy, Rick and Tim, who were most likely plotting to keep their perceived “most important status” preeminent in the family hierarchy. Wonder how that worked out for them?
Happy Birthday, Nance! There’s no drive to Boston today, so enjoy the day and time with Tony, son Nick and daughter Catherine.
Maryanne (Daley) Ricci, was born on this day in Providence to the late Joan L. (Riley) Daley (1929-2019) and the late Frederick A. Daley (1927-1991). Granddaughter of Patrick J. Riley (1900-1985) and Margaret Cecelia McSally (1900-1938), Maryanne grew up in the St.Teresa’s neighborhood, went to the parish school and graduated from Tolman High School.
Of course, being a Daley kid, young Maryanne helped with the family’s newspaper distribution monopoly. Early in her adolescent years, Maryanne began to develop her creative spirit excelling in drawing, design and fashion.
Maryanne married the love of her life, another Pawtucketite, Bob Ricci (see blog post entry May 4th) and they soon found themselves out on the West Coast. Maryanne and Bob have two outstanding kids, Robert Andrew and Caroline.
Do you think that is lemonade?
Maryanne and Bob
Happy Birthday, Maryanne! I know the Beach Boys were always singing about you.
Zachary Ferreira, was born on this day in Providence to Staci Fleury and Michael Ferreira. Zachary’s grandparents (on the Riley side) are Darleen and Richard (Rick) Fleury. His late great grandparents, Barbara (Riley) Fleury and Richard “Dick” Fleury would have been very proud of Zachary, who received his First Communion back in September.
Here is a photo from that day:
Just look at this young dude. Is he sharp or what? In this pic Zachary may have just received his First Communion, but he sure looks like he just closed his first real estate deal.
Here is his most recent photo:
Zachary’s interests are track, tennis and from what I’ve heard, the young man never misses an opportunity to demonstrate his love and caring for animals.
As I posted in his brother Jacob’s birthday post last June: It’s a great time for the Ferreiras and the Fleurys to celebrate, to look forward to what is to come and to review what has been. Also, this gives 19pondstreet the opportunity to introduce a new generation, a 6th generation of Americans. Zachary, his brother Jacob, and their cousins can trace themselves back to May 28, 1862, when Pat Reilly and Rosa Kearnan walked down The Neptune’s gangplank and stepped out into New York City.
Here is the generational line:
Patrick Riley & Rosa Kiernan born in Ireland in the 1840’s and left for US in early spring 1862
1st gen – Patrick Leo Riley (1875-1955) – arrived in US 1862
2nd gen – Patrick Joseph Riley (1900-1985) – born in Pawtucket
3rd gen – Barbara Hope Riley Fleury (1927-2015) – b. Pawtucket
4th gen – Richard B. Fleury, Jr – b. Providence; brought up in Pawtucket
5th gen – Staci Fleury Ferreira – b. Providence; grew up in Bristol
6th gen – Jacob Richard Ferreira – b. Providence; growing up in North Kingstown
Bet Patrick and Rosa would probably say those fourteen days spent in Neptune’s steerage was well with it.
Happy Birthday, Zachary! Keep on sprinting through the finish line.
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