Thomas A. Reilly Jr

Thomas A. Reilly, Jr., 62, of Lyndhurst, NJ on Friday, August 10, 2012. Beloved son of the late Thomas Sr. & Ann Reilly. Loving brother of Karen Floriani & her husband Raymond, Patricia Purcell & her late husband Patrick, Yvonne Reilly & her husband John Albanese, and Cheryl Reilly & her husband John L. Buckheit. Dear nephew of Robert "Cookie" Reilly & his wife Jane, and Joseph "Baby Hughie" Reilly. Cherished uncle of Tricia, Lowell, Melissa, Michael, Patrick, Diana, Nina & Ray. Adored grand-uncle of Michael & Melanie. Also survived by many other cousins, relatives & friends. Mr. Reilly worked for many years as an iron worker in Local 45. He worked on the Alaskan pipe line and was a member of AOPA, EAA, Fort Lee Gun Club and the Mid-Atlantic Parachute Club. He was also a private commercial pilot who owned his own private plane, an avid outdoorsman, a skydiver and a motorcycle enthusiast. Funeral Monday at 9 AM from the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, 425 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst. Funeral Mass 10 AM St. Michael's R.C. Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends will be received Sunday 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105.