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Robert A. Kelly KELLY Robert A. Kelly Electrical engineer, active in community, 81 Robert A. Kelly, 81, passed away at home on Feb. 8, 2008, after a short illness. Visitation is at the Madison Memorial Home, 159 Main St., Madison, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be offered at Holy Family Church, Lloyd Avenue, Florham Park, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 10 a.m., with interment in Holy Rood Cemetery, Morristown. Born in New York, Mr. Kelly was an alumnus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and Seton Hall University Law School. He served in the United States Navy Reserve. He was an electrical engineer who received a U.S. patent as a professional engineer. He retired from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1984, and thereafter ran several businesses until his retirement in 2006. Active in community service throughout his life, Mr. Kelly was involved with the Boy Scouts, and had been an Eagle Scout and served as a scoutmaster. He was a fourth degree Knight of Columbus and a charter member of Knights of Columbus Council 5103. In association with the Borough of Florham Park, he served as a representative to the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee, the Passaic River Coalition, and was active with the Office of Emergency Management. He worked on numerous projects with Habitat for Humanity for over 10 years and was one of the Friday Faithfuls. Mr. Kelly is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth; sons, Robert, Gregory and Brian, and daughters, Elizabeth Figueroa and Claudia; daughters-in-laws, Louise and Theresa; son in-law, Francisco Figueroa; eight grandchildren; his sisters, Marilyn Burden and Elaine Schueler, brotherin-law, Charles Schueler, and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to Habitat for Humanity, 102 Iron Mountain Drive,
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