William "Skip" J. Reilly, III - Obituary

illiam J. “Skip” Reilly, III, 82, a resident of Dunkirk, MD and previously of Pawley’s Island, SC, died of natural causes on Tuesday, December 2 in Gambrills, MD. Born on July 21, 1943 in Washington, DC to the late Mary Bellina Reilly and William J. Reilly, Jr., Skip was a graduate of Bladensburg High School. He worked at the Washington Star and Washington Post newspapers in various capacities for many years. Skip was a parishioner at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church and was an avid Washington Redskins fan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Shirley Ann Redd Reilly. Skip is survived by his daughters, Gina M. (Lee) Ritter of Sunderland, MD and Angela M. (Kevin) Mattero of Deale, MD; his grandchildren, Dominic J. Mattero of Deale, MD, Brittany (Manny) Stoltzfus of Chesapeake Beach, MD, Amanda (Chris) Thompson of St. Leonard, MD and Alyssa (Tyler) Welch of West River, MD and his great-grandchildren, Arya, Adelynn, Payton, Chase and Otto. Friends are invited to celebrate Skip’s life at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD on Monday, December 8 from 3 to 6 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 1601 W. Mount Harmony Rd., Owings, MD on Tuesday, December 9 at 11 am. Interment Lakemont Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Davidsonville, MD.