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Reilly died at the age of eighty-four at his Baton Rouge home from a long-term affliction with [[Parkinson's disease]]. In addition to his wife and children, he was survived by a sister, Elizabeth R. Moynihan of [[Princeton]], [[New Jersey]], and a brother, Gene Reilly, of West Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was predeceased by his second brother, Brendan Reilly. His memorial service was held on November 8, 2012 at the City Club of Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit/>
Reilly died at the age of eighty-four at his Baton Rouge home from a long-term affliction with [[Parkinson's disease]]. In addition to his wife and children, he was survived by a sister, Elizabeth R. Moynihan of [[Princeton]], [[New Jersey]], and a brother, Gene Reilly, of West Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was predeceased by his second brother, Brendan Reilly. His memorial service was held on November 8, 2012 at the City Club of Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit/>
In 2002, Reilly and his wife received honorary doctorates from LSU his adopted alma mater. In 2006, his children established the '''Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. Chair in Political Communication''' at LSU's School of Mass Communication. The couple endowed the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs, the only such institute in the United States to focus primarily upon the study of media and public affairs.<ref name=obit/>
In 2002, Reilly and his wife received honorary doctorates from LSU his adopted alma mater. In 2006, his children established the '''Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. Chair in Political Communication''' at LSU's School of Mass Communication. The couple endowed the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs, the only such institute in the United States to focus primarily upon the study of media and public affairs.<ref name=obit/>
On Reilly's death, Dudley W. Coates, a former officer of Howard Weil Labouisse Friedrichs, Inc., an energy investment firm domilciled in Baton Rouge, and a former Lamar Advertising board member, called his friend, "Mr. Baton Rouge," explaining: "I don't know of a person or a family that’s poured more into Baton Rouge than the Reillys. He was an outstanding business leader. He was an outstanding legislator."<ref name=brma>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/4269318-125/reilly-longtime-legislator-dies-at|title=Reilly, longtime legislator, dies at 84|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=October 29, 2012}}</ref>
On Reilly's death, Dudley W. Coates, a former officer of Howard Weil Labouisse Friedrichs, Inc., an energy investment firm domilciled in Baton Rouge, and a former Lamar Advertising board member, called his friend, "Mr. Baton Rouge," explaining: "I don't know of a person or a family that’s poured more into Baton Rouge than the Reillys. He was an outstanding business leader. He was an outstanding legislator."<ref name=brma>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/4269318-125/reilly-longtime-legislator-dies-at|title=Reilly, longtime legislator, dies at 84|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=October 29, 2012}}</ref>
The Reverend Raymond A. Jetson, and [[African-American]] minister and a former state legislator, said that Reilly had "the most generous spirit of anyone that I’ve known. He used the resources that he had to make a difference in the lives of people."<ref name=brma/> In 2007, Reilly was honored as a "Living Legend" by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.<ref name=brma/>
The Reverend Raymond A. Jetson, and [[African-American]] minister and a former state legislator, said that Reilly had "the most generous spirit of anyone that I’ve known. He used the resources that he had to make a difference in the lives of people."<ref name=brma/> In 2007, Reilly was honored as a "Living Legend" by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.<ref name=brma/>