JACK KELLY

To Mrs. Kelly and to the entire family of Mr. Kelly, my thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. I was in chorus in the 7th grade when I first sang a solo for Mr. Kelly. I was trying out for a part in the operetta that year. He gave me so much encouragement about my talent for singing that I went on to sing at many events in my high school and adult life. He said when I first sang for him that "the three little hairs on top of his head stood straight up!" He never knew that I had...

Dorothy, Kieran, Kathleen & Mary Lynn, So happy that Jack & all of you were part of our lives. Thanks for the great years we spent working together and growing up together with you. Jack was one of the greatest musicians ever! Mary Helen "Velasco" and Edward Dollente

May he rest in peace. He gave so much of himself,now its his turn to recieve. god bless your family.

DOROTHY AND FAMILY,
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. I HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF YOU AND JACK AND YOUR CHILDREN, HAVING LIVED NEXT DOOR & ACROSS STREET FROM YOU, AND NOW DOWN THE STREET ON THE CORNER. SOME OF OUR CHILDREN LITERALLY GREW UP TOGETHER. MY GRANDMOTHER AND AUNT PAULINE ALSO SHARED IN THESE MEMORIES HAVING LIVED BY YOU FOR MANY YEARS. IN FACT MY WHOLE FAMIY WAS INVOLVED IN YOUR LIVES. WHAT GREAT YEARS THEY WERE. AN NOW IN OUR DECEMBER YEARS WE CAN CHERISH ALL WE...

mr kelly was a hero to so many. i never has him for a class but i heard he was a very good and hard teacher. I there was nothing like Mr Kelly. memories and stories are what i got left of Mr. Kelly. Mr. Kelly created a legacy for Holtville Middle School band Department. I hope Mr.Kelly they name the band Deparment at the Junior High after you. God has you in heaven and the music department in heaven is bigger know then ever. Mr. Kelly came from some Humble Starts to end as a band Teacher. I...

I was a band student (flute) of Mr. Kelly's in the early 1980s at Holtville Junior High. What a wonderful, patient teacher he was! I have fond memories of all the parades and events we participated in. My sympathy to his entire family. Rest in peace Mr. Kelly.

Jack Kelly, a wonderful guy, full of love, full of joy. Ed and Paula Marquez