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Subject: [CASonoma] Walter Denman RILEY (1915-2003) (obit.)
Date: 16 Dec 2003 10:07:45 -0700

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Walter D. Riley

Walter Denman Riley, a longtime UC Davis entomologist, died Dec. 6, 2003, in Santa Rosa. He was 88.

Born June 20, 1915, in Turlock to William Wendell Riley and Bertha Bell Meredith, he grew up in Turlock and Bakersfield. He attended Bakersfield High School, where he was on the track team. He earned a degree in entomology from UC Berkeley.

During World War II, he was stationed on the island of Okinawa, where he was a technical sergeant with the 219th Malaria Survey Detachment.

He worked with his wife, Martha, at the family five-and-dime store in Davis before becoming being hired at UCD. He and his wife were married for 62 years, before her death in June 2002.

In his free time he was an avid golfer, and once shot a hole-in-one.

He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Robert, Virgil, Wilbur and Gerald.

He is survived by his sister-in-law and brother-in-law Helen Ann and Loring Derusha of Santa Cruz, as well as many nieces and nephews.

In accordance with his wishes, no service will be held.

(Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Friday, December 12, 2003, (Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>;. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)

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