John Edmond Riley

Dad was born in Wilmington, Delaware to George and Bertha Riley. He had two sisters, Betty and Alice (deceased). Married Margaret Ann Byram; she preceded in him in death. They had twin sons, John David (deceased) and Robert Douglas and a daughter, Barbara Jean. He attended Friends School in Wilmington and MIT on scholarship in Chemical Engineering. He went to work for Hercules Powder Company in Kenvil, NJ where they made all explosives used by allied forces in WWII. He then transferred to Hercules California where they specialized in nitroglycerin and to Salt Lake City Bacchus plant to black powder, dynamite and solid fuel rocket propellent. That's right, a rocket scientist! Dad was active with Wasatch Mountain Club hiking and ski touring and climbed Mt. Fuji, Mt. Kilamanjaro, Ayres Rock and Kings Peak. We will miss him mightily. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 31, 2015, 10:30 a.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1710 South Foothill Dr. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to All Saints Church. Arrangements under the direction of McDougal Funeral Home.