Irene D. Riley passed away on October 26, 2021, at the age of 92. She was born on August 4, 1929, in Chapel Hill, Texas to Pete and Evan (Kaminski) Kenjura.
Irene and Robert Riley were married for 72 years. They spent most of their early married life in Premont, Texas where all the boys attended school. She was seamstress who created many cheerleader and twirler uniforms and ball gowns for the high school students. She even sewed most of her sons’ shirts and all her own dresses.
After her sons left home for college, work and/or military duty, Irene began working for the school district in the cafeteria. She worked her way up and became the food service director.
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