By Tiffany (Eaton) van der Merwe and Gustin Eaton, great grandchildren
The video clips below were created from an interview of Justice “Jud” O’Reilly. The interview was conducted in May 1996. Jud was a neighbor to the Lehrs during many of their years at Skelly Camp. He initially worked at Skelly from 1935 to 1941. When he returned to Skelly in 1946, he moved into Skelly 1 and lived there until 1962.
More information about Justice O’Reilly can be found at the link below.
In this video clip, Jud shares a 1946 memoryIn this video clip, Jud explains the house arrangement of Skelly CampIn this video clip, Jud talks about his first day in Skelly 1In this video clip Jud shares his memories of the neighborhood childrenFront L-r Jim Eaton, Jr, Larry O’Reilly, Back L-R Jerry Purcell, Cathy Eaton, Karen Purcell. This was likely taken at the Purcell’s house.In this video clip, Jud shares a couple memories. One about Judy (Lehr) Badwey and the other about Bill LehrIn this video clip, Jud shares a couple memories. One about Jim Lehr and the other about Jim Eaton, Jr.In this video clip Jud shares a story about Judy (Lehr) Badwey’s experience as a beauty contest participantIn this video clip, Jud recalls a memorable interaction between Judy (Lehr) Badwey, Ruth (Lehr) Smith and Joan (Lehr) LewisIn this video clip, Jud shares a memory of a refinery fire
