William Reilly

Bill Reilly returned home on July 6, 2007 after a rich, rewarding life. Bill is survived by his wife of 51 years, Margaret "Peggy" (nee O'Neill) Reilly whom he married August 20, 1955, and their children: Tom (Mary) Reilly, Kevin Reilly, Shawn Reilly, The Honorable Paul (Kristin) Reilly, Kate (Bruce) Dawson, Dan (Renee) Reilly, Rosemary Reilly, Molly Reilly, Patrick O'Neill Reilly, Dr. Rudye King and family, Ingrid Daley and family, and Alberto Van Gurp and family. He is further survived by his brothers: Tim Reilly, Mike (Barb) Reilly, Pat (Jeanette) Reilly; and his sister, Rosemary Rutte. Grandchildren: John, Maggie, Colin, Pierce, Ashley, Gena , Brynne, Isabelle, Cailyn, Morgan, Hannah, Robbie, Iseabal, Siusie, Liam, Gwen, Olivia, Sean, and Charlotte. Bill was born February 1, 1932 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, graduated with a degree in business in 1953 from UW-Madison and from Marquette University Law School in 1955. Bill was proud of his Irish heritage and was a dual citizen with the Republic of Ireland and a member of the Emerald Society and numerous other service organizations. Bill practiced law for over 50 years. Bill's greatest gift to the profession was his call for collegiality among the bar. Bill found no greater satisfaction than engaging in zealous and professional representation in the courtroom followed by a beer and a laugh with his opponent. Bill and Dick Hippenmeyer founded the Hippenmeyer & Reilly Law firm in the early 1960's. Their mentoring of young lawyers has resulted in the creation of numerous prominent law firms in Waukesha County. Bill was a member of the American College of Trial Attorneys, a Fellow of the Wisconsin Bar Foundation, past president of the Waukesha County Bar Association and past member of the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Wisconsin. Bill was recently honored by the Waukesha County Bar Association as its Distinguished Member. Bill's most enjoyable and rewarding association was being a member of the Four Nations for the past forty years. He will miss his friends at Merrill Hills, even the ppp gin players. Bill will forever be proud of the lessons he taught at Merrill Hills. Bill lived his personal, professional and family life with the maxim that happiness in life is defined by the friends one keeps. He treated his friends as family and his family as friends. Fr. Paul and Ody met Bill on the tee with a new set of clubs. A visitation for Bill will be held on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Randle-Dable Funeral Home, 1110 S. Grand Ave., Waukesha. A Funeral Mass will be on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 225 S. Hartwell Ave, Waukesha. Private interment will take place at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. For further information, please call Randle-Dable Funeral, Cremation and Preplanning Services at (262) 547-4035, or visit www.waukeshafunerals.com for directions or to leave an online tribute.