John Raymond Riley Jr, 92, Former Boston Herald-Record American City Editor John R. Riley Jr. of Lady Lake Florida, formerly of Woburn, an Army WWII veteran and retired City Editor for the Boston Herald-Record American, died Saturday in Lady Lake after a short illness. He was 92. Born in Charlestown at his maternal grandmother's house, the family moved to Medford in 1921 where he graduated in the class of 1936. He was the 3rd generation to work for the Boston Daily Record (and several name changes afterward) starting as a copy boy in 1936. Mr. Riley became a full reporter in 1939 before entering the Army in March 1942. He married the late Patricia Marie Morris in May 1943. After training at Fort Devens and Camp Picket in VA, Mr. Riley was assigned to the India-Burma Theater and served as a Sergeant Major, senior non-commissioned officer (NCO). He served one year each in Calcutta, Karachi, and New Delhi before returning stateside in October 1945. He returned to The Boston Daily Record in 1945 and in 1954 became a rewrite man publishing two papers each day, a morning and evening edition. In 1962 he became the assistant City Editor for the Record American and City Editor in 1964. He remained City Editor until his retirement in 1980. Mr. Riley's remarked that his two most memorable interviews were with Boston Cardinal Richard Cushing and with Boston Red Sox star left fielder Ted Williams, early in his accomplished career with the Red Sox. Mr. Riley's writing under pressure of a deadline was recognized and rewarded. On April 13, 1961 he was presented the Amasa Howe Award at the 11th Annual Boston Press Club Dinner for his contribution in producing the Best News Story appearing in a Boston Newspaper during 1960 for his coverage of the Eastern Airlines Flight 375 plane crash on October 4, 1960 in which 62 of 72 people were killed. This award was established "to encourage high standards of journalism" and was judged on good writing and on the basis of public interest. Mr. Riley was married to Patricia for 45 years before her death in 1988 and lived on Woburn Parkway where they raised their five children, Patricia, Joan, Janice, John and Deborah. In his retirement years he took up golfing and shot a hole-in-one at Pine Meadows Country Club, Lexington in 1987. In 1988 he relocated to Florida and married Lillian Maxine St. John on December 31, 1991 and moved to Harbor Hills in Lady Lake, Florida in 1998. He enjoyed golf, good friends and the affection and superb cooking of his devoted wife Lillian. A recent highlight for Mr. Riley was to be able to visit the WWII memorial in Washington, DC in May 2010 with the Honor Flight program. In addition to his wife he is survived by his five children Patricia Hayes and her husband Robert of Westport, Joan Greenwich and her husband Edward of Boxford, Janice Harradon and her husband Michael of Chelmsford, Deborah Duggan and her husband William of Concord and John Riley of Worcester. He is also survived by ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials: If desired, donations may be made to Treat The Troops www.TreatTheTroops.org