REILLY, BARTHOLOMEW JR

A funeral mass was offered March 2 at St. Ann’s R.C. Church, Hoboken, for Bartholomew (Bart) Reilly, Jr., 84. He passed away Feb. 25 at his home due to a long-term illness. Bart was a lifelong Hoboken resident. Born in 1925, he grew up on 6th Street and Park Avenue. Bart’s father was the “committee man” for Hoboken’s “Irish” Willow Terrace. Bart’s mother passed away in 1935 when he was only nine years old. Bart had one brother Ed and two sisters, Nancy and Florence. Since Bart and Ed were a little older they were allowed to stay with their father but the girls were very young and were sent to the home at Our Lady of Grace to be raised by the nuns. Bart and Ed had a challenging childhood; after losing their mother they managed due to their father’s dedication and the help of the Roman Catholic Church. Bart remained religious his entire life and he contributes his faith to surviving childhood during the Depression without a mother as well as surviving battle in World War II. Bart was drafted in 1943 and served in Patton’s Army during such campaigns as “the Battle of the Bulge”. Two years ago, Bart was named Hoboken’s “Veteran of the Year”. After the war Bart began work on Hoboken’s Pier A and joined the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA). In the 1950s, Bart met the love of his life, Julia Quagliano, also a lifelong Hoboken resident. Bart and Julie got married in 1956 and remained inseparable until the day he died. Many people who knew them would smile when they would see the couple still holding hands after 50 years

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