Riley, Kent J of Lexington, after a lengthy illness on June 30, 2014. Husband of Heather A. Multhaupt-Riley, son of Patricia (Smith) Riley of Lansing, MI and the late Jack Riley. Stepson of Cathy Riley. Son-in-law of Michael and Diana Multhaupt of Paw Paw, MI. Father of Galen M. Riley and Erica S. Riley of Lexington. Brother of Karon Siano of Bath, MI and K. Jack Riley of Pittsburg, PA.
Kent graduated from the University of Michigan, where he and his wife, Heather met, then they moved east to pursue his Masters and PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT. He worked for many years as a Nuclear Engineer at MIT and upon receiving his diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma, transferred his energies to the medical field, becoming a Medical Physicist in the Radiation Oncology Department of Mass General Hospital.
An avid supporter of Big Blue, Kent was also a passionate hockey supporter. For many years, he served on the board of directors and as a coach in the Lexington/Bedford Youth Hockey program, coaching both his son and daughter and many of their friends. Kent was a cheerful, loving, and dedicated father who beamed with pride while watching his children Galen and Erica whiz around the rink.
Although Kent achieved tremendous academic and professional success, he has been described as a "very intelligent everyman", he could put anyone at ease with his dry sense of humor and quick wit. He enriched the lives of his academic colleagues through his technical and scientific expertise, admirable traits of character and pleasant nature. His large social network had the benefit of a playful, loyal friend, with the ability to explain nuclear energy to those less technical, and he was always happy to share a good beer.
In addition, Kent leaves extended loving family, sister and brother-in-law Trisha and Ryan Buell of Lexington, MA, Lisa and David Wilson of Rome, GA, nieces Olivia, Sophia, Kathryn, Darcy and nephew Lucas son of Karon and John Siano.
Friends are invited to share stories or simply pay their respects to his family at a remembrance to be held on Monday evening, July 7th at 7:00 pm at Waxy O'Connors, Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
MGH Multiple Myeloma Research Fund
c/o Development Office
165 Cambridge Street, Suite 600
Boston, MA 02114