“Birthday Wishes for Aunt Irene Brady Riley”

Jul 14th “Birthday Wishes for Aunt Irene Brady Riley”

“Aunt Irene Riley…PHOTOS FOUND”

Thanks to Jill… for reminding me the other day… that there was an old PHOTO of “AUNT IRENE” in the house on “Fenway Drive” and she was sure that is where she had heard of our Aunt Irene… having never met her… but remembers hearing and wondering about this Aunt Irene … that we all talk about… just as if she were still here with us.

With all of the tlak… and not ever seeing the person being talked about in our conversations … I do believe that I have finally been taught an important lesson in LIFE… just be sure that all those that are within hearing… have been informed that this person is no longer with us… but since she was older than any of us and did live a good and long life… that the “hearers” will join in on the conversation as Jill was able to do… after so much of our talking about the late and great AUNT IRENE BRADY RILEY… and Jill was wanting to know if the PHOTO… that she remembered seeing was still available?

The above PHOTO was inside the frame and under the PHOTO… that you will see below… and I am showing it first… because… that is the face, that I most remember as being her best.

This is also a very good PHOTO of AUNT IRENE and it is with several other framed PHOTOS … which were of her husband William and her son, Barnard, and when the photo above was taken… these were both deceased.

Many years later when I was living in Fenton, these photos were in my living room near the fireplace…. for all to see … but after twenty five years… I moved again and these photos were packed for moving so many years ago.

So now…after another move…well how does someone look for “stuff ” to hang on the walls… when the walls just are not suitable for hanging… “your prize winning ART pieces of OLD!”

These “PHOTOS” were taken… and this is my information… that the chair that “Aunt Irene” is sitting in… is a “FAMILY HEIRLOOM”… there is a MR. and MRS. chair and “IRENE” is sitting in the “MR.” chair and this is the old tapestry material … some time later Irene had the chairs recovered as these chairs were “WEDDING GIFTS” to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. BRADY … Father and Mother of Irene Cecelia Brady… I do not have the WEDDING date available… but the year 1875 – – would be a good guess… when you take time to figure that there were “thirteen” children born to the Brady Family and the last child was born in the year 1900!

The “PHOTOS” on the table next to where Aunt Irene is sitting is her husband, Wm. B. Riley and their one and only son, Bernard Riley. I believe that they also celebrated at least “50 years” marriage as did Mr. and Mrs. Thomas BRADY.

Aunt Irene has a Birthday coming up on the “17” of July… so we all are wishing you a very HAPPY Birthday… we will celebrate here for you!