Finley Jr.

Riley, Finley Jr. 83, of Tampa passed away Oct. 26, 2013 at Kindred Hospital on S.Manhattan Ave. The Riley family had to let go of our precious mentally challenged angel Finley Riley Jr For 83 years, he had brought great joy & laughter to our family. He was a very special person with special needs. He died of congestive heart failure, brought on by Diabetes. He battled for 11 months & had an incomparable will to live. He truly understood the value & sanctity of life. He groomed race horses. Horses took to him & obeyed him. He also worked for his father Finley Sr. & brother Bill in plastering & stone masonary in Cincinnati. His father died in 1975. His mother, Pearl Riley cared for him for 67 years before passing in 2001 at the age of 97. In 1996, he moved to Florida to live with his brother Ed Riley for 17 years in Tampa, Florida. He loved cowboy movies, Pepsi-cola, fishing & sleeping. Finley is now reunited with his parents, family & friends. Finleyis also preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Riley of Cincinnati, Ray Riley of Austin, MN. sister Joyce Bono of Clearwater, FL., niece, Melanie & two nephess, Jimmy & David. Finley is survived by brothers, Ed & Bill Riley of Tampa, sisters Peggy Riley of Clearwater, FL., Patricia Cann of Hamilton, OH. & Doloris Mossor of Bethel, OH. Many nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, great-great nieces, & great-great nephews, The Riley family says \"Thanks Finley Jr. being You\". We will greatly miss our big hearted, kind, gentle, loving humorous Finley Jr., he was God's angel to us. At the end, Finley kept asking his brother Ed, \"are we going home now?\" God answered yes & took his angel home. The Riley family would like to extend their gratitude & appreciation to all who cared for him. Services at T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home, 2050 Beechmont Ave. Mt. Washington on Friday Nov. 1 at 1 P.M Friends may visit on Friday 12:30 P.M. to 1 P.M.