John Charles Riley
May 20, 1960 - January 26, 2019
Obituary For John Charles Riley
John Charles Riley, 58, of Raleigh NC died suddenly on January 26,2019. He was the son (of the late) Paul Abbott Riley (father) and Lemyra Roberts Riley (mother).
John was born on May 20, 1960 in Washington DC. He attended the public schools of Newport News Virginia and graduated from Warwick High School. He attended college at Radford University with a concentration on Sociology. John was proud to serve his country, as a United States Marine as an Avionics ECM/DECM System Technician. John received recognition as the platoon honor man upon graduating from basic training. He worked 20+ years in implementation and support operations for seat management contracts with concentration in the energy, state and local sector, public sector, and financial services. He embraced his work, his clients, and lead his teams with the principles of servant leadership.
John married Sherry Pearson on April 17, 1981, they would have celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary this year. They enjoyed traveling, church fellowship, and spending precious time with family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Sherry and two sons, Charles Allan (Elizabeth Coggin) Riley of Cary NC; Nathan Edward (Ashley Dodd) Riley of Raleigh NC; grandchildren, Charlotte Grace of Cary NC and Nathan Edward of Raleigh NC. He is also survived by two siblings, Steve Riley and Janice Addison(Bobbie) Jones. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, February 1, 2019 with visitation with the family at 12:00 pm, prior to the service, at Renaissance Funeral Home, 7615 Six Forks Road, Raleigh NC 27615.
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