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Yahoo
10-03-2025
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Officer, Felicia, Mom: St. Paul Officer Reilly, severely injured in prior assault, remembered at funeral
Show Caption1 of 6 Theresa Paulson, daughter of St. Paul police officer Felicia Reilly, places her hand over her heart as a U. S. flag is lowered from the firetruck ladders during funeral services for her mother at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in St. Paul on Monday, March 10, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) Expand A large American flag hung from two St. Paul Fire Department ladder trucks outside a church as officers filed inside for the funeral of St. Paul Officer Felicia Reilly. Reilly died March 1, nearly 15 years after she responded to a 911 call and a man assaulted her. She sustained a brain injury that worsened as the years went on, and wasn't able to return to work. She was 67. Her last wish was for a line-of-duty funeral, which was was underway Monday. A contingent of women St. Paul officers carried Reilly's casket to the front of Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in St. Paul. Reilly was a mother of five and her oldest son, Matthew Reilly II, gave a eulogy. Speaking to the hundreds of people seated in the church, he said many there could tell stories about Officer Reilly and others could tell stories about Felicia, but he was going to tell them about 'Mom.' She taught her children a sense of wonder; she was compassionate, true to herself and never made a promise, no matter how small, that she didn't keep, her son said. The funeral service started at 11 a.m. and is now over, with a procession heading to Roselawn Cemetery. The St. Paul Police Department encouraged the community to line the procession route from Reilly's funeral to the cemetery. People with American flags were outside the cemetery before the processoin arrived. The procession left the church, which is at Arcade Street and Larpenetur Avenue. It is going west on Larpenteur Avenue from the church to Roselawn Cemetery, 803 W. Larpenteur Ave. in Roseville, for interment. Streets around the church are closed.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
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Community invited to line procession route from St. Paul Officer Reilly's funeral to cemetery
The St. Paul Police Department is encouraging the community to line the procession route from Officer Felicia Reilly's funeral to the cemetery Monday. Reilly, 67, had to retire after she was assaulted on duty 15 years ago. She sustained a brain injury and her condition deteriorated over the years. Her last wish was for a line-of-duty funeral, her family said in a letter to Police Chief Axel Henry. Reilly died Sunday and Henry wrote to police department employees on Tuesday that she will receive 'the full honors she deserves.' Visitation will begin 9 a.m. Monday at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church, 1669 Arcade St. in St. Paul, with the funeral service at 11 a.m., which Reilly's family says the public is invited to attend. The church will be livestreaming the service at Streets around the church will be closed. The procession is expected to leave the church, which is at Arcade Street and Larpenetur Avenue, at noon or shortly after. It will go west on Larpenteur Avenue from the church to Roselawn Cemetery, 803 W. Larpenteur Ave. in Roseville, for interment. Crime & Public Safety | Ex-Olympian, accused in drug ring tied to Southern California, added to FBI's 10 Most Wanted list Crime & Public Safety | MSP Sun Country Airlines flight diverted, no threat found Crime & Public Safety | Final wish of St. Paul officer brutally assaulted on job 15 years ago was full police funeral, which she'll get Crime & Public Safety | St. Paul: Pedestrian fatally struck by Green Line train Crime & Public Safety | Two-alarm blaze consumes St. Paul flooring business Sunday afternoon
