Reilley Bounds

Airman First Class Reil-

ley Scott Bounds was

born to Michelle Bounds

on September 7, 1996 in

Orange, California. He

was a beloved son, grand-

son, brother, nephew,

cousin, friend and Wing-

man.

Reilley was always in-

terested in serving and

helping others even at a

young age. At age 13, Reil-

ley was interested in

maybe becoming a Fire-

fighter, so he joined the

Fire explorer program,

and was very involved for

5 ¢ years until he aged

out at age 21. Most people

don’t know that Reilley

was a certified and

licensed EMT even before

he graduated high school.

Shortly after his EMT cer-

tification, he realized he

didn’t want to do that for

his career. Next came the

Air Force.

Reilley enlisted in the

Air Force branch of ser-

vice in June 2019, and en-

tered his basic training in

San Antonio, Texas. Reil-

ley was such an outgoing

guy. He was always get-

ting in trouble in BMT

(Basic Military Training)

for talking, laughing and

smiling. He said it was so

hard for him not to smile.

That was ReilleyÃ-so fun,

optimistic and full of life.

He loved hard and cher-

ished the many friend-

ships he had made along

his journey to becoming

an Airman.

Fun fact: Reilley’s nick-

name was “plant daddy’.

He loved taking care of

his plants and had a green

thumb that most of us

would envy. He also loved

cooking and could make a

mean Potato Leek soup.

He was very domestic and

loved that he was a home-

body. His favorite time is

when he was playing

video games with his

cousin Mason, brother

Rex and fellow Airmen.

Our wonderful Reilley

passed away On Monday

October 18th, 2021 in

Minot, North Dakota. An

incredible soul who is

gone too soon.

He leaves behind to

cherish his memories and

celebrate his life by those

who loved him so very

much: Mother Michelle

Bounds, Stepfather Woo-

drow Matthews, Brother

Rexton Bounds, Cousin

Mason Rutkowski,

Grandparents Ronald and

Maxine Rutkowski, Uncle

Tracy Rutkowski, Uncle

Bo Ron, Aunt Desiree

Capaci, Godmother

Suzanne Vanclef and a

host of amazing men and

women who are here to-

day that he was so proud

to call his friends.

Funeral Service: Thurs-

day, October 28, 2021 at

11:00 AM at Northern

Plains Chapel, 290 Peace-

keeper Pl. at the Minot Air

Force Base.

Those wishing to sign

an online guest register

are asked to go to

www.thompson

larson.com and share

memories.

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot, ND.