Obituary of Henry T. O'Reilly II

Retired NYPD Detective Sergeant Henry T. "Harry" O'Reilly passed away suddenly in his home in Monroe, NY on June 16, 2019. He was born on June 3, 1936 and was the son of Agnes Kubat and U.S. Navy Commander Henry T. O'Reilly. He was husband of Diana Russ O'Reilly, former husband of Veronica Moloney, and father of Veronica O'Reilly, Bernadette O'Reilly, Laura O'Reilly-Stanzilis, Henry T. O'Reilly III, Michael O'Reilly and James O'Reilly. He was the fun-loving and beloved Grandpa of Laura O'Reilly, Alessandra DeBenedetti, Kelsey Clayton, Michael O'Reilly Jr., Sean O'Reilly, Christopher O'Reilly, Jillian O'Reilly, Matteo DeBenedetti, Briana O'Reilly, Henry O'Reilly IV, Emily O'Reilly and Michael Stanzilis Jr.. He was brother of Patricia Maiorino, Ret. NYPD Det. Sgt. John O'Reilly, Bernadette McNally, Kathleen Mandia and MaryAnn O'Reilly. He was the devoted uncle to dozens of nieces and nephews.

He retired from the NYPD in 1978 as the Det. Sgt. Supervisor in charge of the acclaimed Special Victims Unit. During his distinguished twenty-year career, he was one of the founding members of the Citywide Anticrime Unit and the Robbery Alert Team. He also supervised the Burglary and Homicide Squads in Manhattan South. Harry was formerly Director of the Institute for Studies of Investigative Services at the Criminal Justice Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He was an adjunct professor at John Jay and is an internationally known lecturer who has taught in the United States and Abroad. Harry O'Reilly is the recipient of 26 Department citations for bravery and outstanding police work. He has received numerous awards for various Law Enforcement journals and magazines and is the author of "Practical Burglary Investigation" published by University of Illinois Press. He holds a B.A. degree in Journalism from Brooklyn College of the City of New York and attended the Graduate School of Education, obtaining a N.Y.C. Board of Education Teacher license. He also graduated the United States Navy's Instructor Training School in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. O'Reilly was a founder of the Theodore Roosevelt Foundation, a support group for police officers, a founder of and player on the New York's Finest Football Club, and the several times National Semi Professional Brooklyn Mariners football team. He is a member of NYPD's elite Honor Legion, The Sergeants Benevolent Association, Retired Sergeants Association, Detectives Endowment Association and The NY Finest Alumni Association.

Reposing Wednesday, June 19 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM and Thursday, June 20 from 2-5 and 7-9 PM at Marine Park Funeral Home, Inc., 3024 Quentin Road, Brooklyn.

Mass of Christian burial will be held 10:30 AM on Friday, June 21 at Resurrection R.C. Church, 2331 Gerritsen Avenue, Brooklyn.

Committal service to follow at Green-Wood Crematory Chapel inside Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn. 

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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