A Memorial Mass for Jules W. Riley, Jr., 66, will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Devine Street. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2016, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel; and immediately following the Tuesday Memorial Mass at the home of Jean and Wayne Ducote, 5027 Citadel Ave. Mr. Riley was born May 12, 1950, the son of the late Jules W. Riley, Sr. and Jean Harvey Riley of Columbia. He passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2016 surrounded by his family following an illness. Mr. Riley was a graduate of The Citadel, Class of 72. His professional career included national work to prevent child abuse and neglect for the American Humane Association, Denver; and serving as executive director of SC Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, the development director of Easter seals of SC, and numerous state and local boards and committees. In recognition of these efforts, he was inducted into the Arland D. Williams Society for Outstanding Community Service, an honorary society of The Citadel, which recognizes exemplary professional and volunteer services by alumni. For The Citadel, Mr. Riley chaired efforts to raise funds with his classmates for an ongoing annual scholarship for a Citadel cadet, and in 2012 for a homecoming campaign which raised substantial funds for the university. Mr. Riley, an outdoorsman, was also a published poet and songwriter, having received several awards for his work. In recent years he was an avid participant of the Wilacres Writer’s Workshop held at Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, NC. He was active in the NC Writer’s Network and NC Poetry Society. As a performing musician and songwriter, Mr. Riley had dozens of songs to his credit. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife of 31 years, Kathleen Mary Hayes; sister, Jean Riley Ducote (Wayne) of Columbia; niece, Kristi Ducote Whiteaker (Tyger) of Rock Hill; and several cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Citadel Foundation, 171 Moultrie St., Charleston, SC 29409; or The Wildacres Foundation, PO Box 280, Little Switzerland, NC 28749. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com. – See more at:
Posted in: The State
Posted on: 2016-08-11
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