Obit: Rahilly, Dr. G. Thomas (? - 1982)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Rahilly, Taylor

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 8/12/1982

Rahilly, Dr. G. Thomas (? - ? July 1982)

Word has been received of the death of Dr. G. Thomas Rahilly, 35, formerly of Greenwood, who was killed in a New York traffic accident. Memorial services were held on July 27 at the University of Rochester’s interfaith Chapel.

Riding his Moped on the way to work, Dr. Rahilly collided head-on with a car driven by an 84-year old woman who told officers she had been blinded by the un. She was charge with failure to yield the right-of-way.

From 1976 to 1978, Dr. Rahilly was associated with the Greenwood Clinic. Since going to New York, he had been with Strong Memorial Hospital where he had developed the electrophysiology unit within the cardiology unit. It is one of the few existing in the nation.

A native of Franklin, Kentucky, Dr. Rahilly is the son of Dr. T. George Rahilly, now of Fr. Lauderdale, Florida, and mrs. Dick Taylor, now of Jackson, Mississippi. They survive him. Other survivors include his wife, Ann, and three daughters, Katy,7, Louisa, 5, and Elizabeth, 9 months.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Cardiology Research Fund, Box 679, Strong Memorial Hospital, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 14642.