[Nfbwv-talk] More on John Riley

[Sheri Koch]

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> On Jan 27, 2014, at 2:37 PM, "Smyth, Charlene R" <Charlene.R.Smyth at wv.gov> wrote:
> 
> John G. Riley, 82, of Clarksburg, WV, formerly of Augusta, WV passed
> away on Saturday January 25, 2014.
> 
> He was born on October 5, 1931, in Augusta, WV to the late Harry G. &
> Kathryn (Beery) Riley.
> 
> He is survived by two brothers, Harry G. Riley (Mary) of Crestview,
> Florida, Sammy Riley (Barbara) of Augusta, WV and one sister, Linda
> Riley Wilson (Steve) of Winchester, VA and several nieces and nephews.
> 
> He was preceded in death by two brothers, William (Bill) Riley and
> Robert B. Riley.
> John attended Central Christian Church (Disciples) in Clarksburg, WV for
> 55 years, and he was a member of the Augusta Church of Christ.
> (Disciples)
> 
> John was the valedictorian of his class at the WV School for the Deaf
> and Blind. He graduated cum laude from West Virginia University with a
> BS in Business Administration. He also earned two Master's Degrees in
> History and English and Rehabilitation Counseling. He had Advanced
> Academic Training in Rehabilitation Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth
> University and the West Virginia Rehabilitation Counseling Department.
> 
> John was a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor by the National
> Rehabilitation Counseling Association and certified as a Licensed West
> Virginia Professional Counselor. He was a former President of the WV
> Chapter of National Rehabilitation Association and of the Regional
> Rehabilitation Counseling Association. He was a Career Rehabilitation
> Counselor in West Virginia for 45 years until his retirement in 2001.
> John was recognized as a leading counselor for the blind in the United
> States. He established the first ocular prosthetic clinic for the blind
> in Clarksburg and Morgantown, West Virginia. During this time, he
> established performance records in the number of blind rehabilitation
> clients in the state of West Virginia and the nation.
> John initiated the concept "Career Rehab Counselor" that was adapted by
> the West Virginia Rehabilitation Agency. He was responsible for
> establishing and maintaining leadership and records in the Harley B.
> Reiger Foundation that provides external services to blind individuals,
> as well as other disability groups in all of the West Virginia colleges,
> WVU, and the services for the blind at this Rehab Center and also at the
> Pittsburg Guild for the Blind. John provided rehabilitation services for
> the blind in the 30 northern counties of West Virginia.
> 
> John was musically talented in playing the piano, guitar, banjo,
> mandolin and ukulele. As an alumnus of West Virginia University, he was
> an avid Mountaineer fan. He also enjoyed the financial challenges of
> keeping up to date with the stock market activities. John's life was
> spent being a servant to others.
> 
> Funeral services will be held on Friday January 31, 2014 at 11:00 A.M.
> at McKee Funeral Home Chapel, Augusta, WV with Rev. Del Parris and
> Pastor Leonard Ludwick officiating. Interment will follow in Augusta
> Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening 6:00-9:00
> P.M. at the funeral home. A memorial service will be held at the Central
> Christian Church (Disciples) in Clarksburg at a later date.
> 
> Memorials may be made to Central Christian Church (Disciples), 114 S.
> Chestnut Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301; or Augusta Church of Christ
> (Disciples , ATTN: Janet Shingleton, P.O. Box 132, Augusta, WV, 26704 or
> People's Hospice United Hospital Center, 327 Medical Park Drive,
> Bridgeport, WV, 26330.
> 
> All arrangements are being handled by McKee Funeral Home, Augusta, WV.
> 
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