Stephen William Reilly

August 18, 1956 - December 14, 2018

Stephen's life began 62 years ago in Kew Gardens, N.Y.. He was one of eight children born to Marie and Joe Reilly. Stephen attended Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal School in Ridgewood, N.Y.,where he also served as an altar boy at the church. He went on to attend Grover Cleveland High School where he was on the Swim Team as well as the Drug and Bugle Corps. Stephen delivered newspapers and worked as a busboy at the Spartan Restaurant. He pursued his education at Suffolk County Community College where he earned his AA Degree. Stephen worked at Heidelberg Eastern, Vertical Blinds, Stony Brook Hospital, and RXinnovate. He enjoyed working and keeping busy. He met so many wonderful friends at each position he held. We met in Pennsylvania when he was 12 and I was 11. His high school graduation present was for his Mom to drive him to Long Island to visit me. Stephen took me to my Senior Prom and the rest is history. We married on June 10th, 1979, and lived in Hauppauge for five years before buying our first house in December, 1984. In 1988 we were blessed with our daughter Jennifer (our best Christmas Present ever) and 2 years later our son Stephen was born (our best Thanksgiving gift). Stephen adored his children and was an amazing and devoted father. He spent countless hours on the soccer and track field supporting Stephen and sat through and took pride in Jennifer's yearly dance recitals. He loved his children with all his heart and was so proud of them and all their accomplishments. He was a cherished brother to Danny, Susan, Maureen, John, Larry, Judy, and Joey. He traveled to Pennsylvania a few times a year to visit his family. He loved playing cards, watching football games, participating in the Football Fantasy Draft, spending time with all his nieces and nephews, and of course being there for the Annual Super Bowl Party Weekend. He was a beloved brother-in-law to Michael, Lisa, Lorrie, John, Suzanne and Ed. He looked forward to spending time and vesting with his nieces and nephews. Stephen enjoyed so many things. He loved going to Atlantic City, playing cards, watching Judge Judy, swimming, going to the beach and his new favorite hobby -READING!! (Maybe I can take some credit for that)! He was a diehard Green Bay Packers Fan!! He had the opportunity to make the trip to Lambeau Field and watch the Green Bay Packers play with his Buddy-Roo and visit Ireland with Stephen, his brother John, and nephew Philip. Stephen was loved by all for his laughter, sense of humor, and giving nature. He was always the life of the party and was truly blessed to have such amazing friends and family who truly loved and cared for him. We will all miss him and will hold onto all our special memories. You have touched our lives and will always hold a special place in all our hearts. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Stephen's memory to: Children's IBD Center at Mt. Sinai 17 East 102nd Street 5th Floor, New York, NY 10029 https://www.mountsinai.org/care/pediatrics/services/gastroenterology/conditions-treatments American Heart Association PO Box 417005 Boston, MA 02241-7005 https://www.heart.org/