Background
O'Reilly, Mary Irby was born on March 28, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Thomas Rochelle and Ruth Geneva (Davis) Irby.
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O'Reilly, Mary Irby was born on March 28, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Thomas Rochelle and Ruth Geneva (Davis) Irby.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1959; Master of Arts, California State University, San Jose, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1972.
Instructor English and foreign languages Princeton University, 1968-1972. From assistant professor to professor English Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 1972—2001, professor emeritus, since 2001. Consultant, Albany, New York, since 1995.
Adjunct professor English Colorado Mountain College, Buena Vista. Online tutor graduate students Excelsior College, Albany, New York.
Trustee Waldorf School of Princeton, New Jersey, 1992-1994. Founding member twin parishes program: raising funds for inner city schools St. James Catholic Church, Pennington, New Jersey, since 1995.
Married Wallace Eugene Oates, September 6, 1958 (divorced June 1976). Children: Catherine, Christopher, Mary Nora. Married Willem Thomas O'Reilly, February 10, 1984.
Children: May, Reynor, Dan John.
