At the age of 7, the family moved to South Florida, where she eventually attended FAU, met, and married Frank Richmond Reilly Jr, her husband in 1976.
She miraculously survived a near fatal auto accident in 1982 due to the prayers of their longstanding friends and Church, First Baptist Church of Deerfield Beach. Despite many setbacks, she was miraculously able to conceive and give birth to one daughter, Jennifer, in 1986.
At the age of 59, she went back to school and completed a Medical Billing and Coding certificate at Everest University. Her most esteemed hobbies were studying gardening and composing children’s music—eventually finishing her life’s work, Nehemiah, a Judeo-Christian children’s play.
She unexpectedly passed away peacefully at home in her sleep at the age of 64, right behind her husband in age. She is survived by her dear brother, Todd Lippe and family, along with her only daughter, Jennifer and husband Edward Bluma.
She will remain the starry sky in our lives forever.