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MICHAEL A. KELLY M.D.
Michael A. Kelly, MD, age 70 of Franklin Lakes, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022. Born in Washington D.C. to Jacques Michael and Ann Muse Gillespie Kelly. He was raised in Plainfield, NJ before moving back to Washington D.C. He attended Gonzaga College High School, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Georgetown University Medical School. He did his surgical internship and residency at St. Vincent's Hospital, his orthopaedic surgery training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and a fellowship in knee surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC under Dr. John Insall. Michael married Sarah (Brand) in 1987. They moved to Franklin Lakes in 1988 where they raised their two beautiful children, Michael Aloysius Kelly, Jr., and Alexa Nash Kelly. Michael was the chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center. Michael was a parishioner of Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church in Franklin Lakes.
Michael is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Sarah Brand Kelly, his son Michael Aloysius Kelly Jr., and his daughter Alexa Nash Kelly, his sisters, Adrianne Posey Kelly and Jacqueline Kelly Collamore (Thomas), and his brother Sean Christopher Kelly (Catherine). Michael's greatest passion was for his family. He was an amazing friend and mentor and will be missed greatly by all who knew him.
Family and friends may visit the Kelly family on Sunday, October 16, 2022, from 3-7 PM at the Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home, 530 High Mountain Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ. Funeral Mass to be held on Monday, October 17, 2022, at 10 AM at St. Elizabeth's RC Church, 700 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Interment to follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ. There will also be a Memorial Mass on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at 10 AM at The Church of the Little Flower, 5607 Massachusetts Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Michael's memory to the MBS Restoration Fund, 787 Franklin Lake Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417, or to Gonzaga College High School, 19 Eye Street, NW, Washington DC, 20001
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Patty
April 7, 2023
My heart was saddened for you and your family when I read about Mike´s passing in the Gonzaga news email. I was a pediatric nurse working at CPMC in New York when Mike was a resident. He was always caring, interested in his patients and showed empathy. I since moved to the DC area and raised 2 boys, both Gonzaga graduates, 2015,2019. I had no idea that Mike also went to Gonzaga but it makes perfect sense since he lived his life with a sense of purpose and a Man for Others. As a Gonzaga mom I appreciate your families contributions to help keep the school and its mission alive. My oldest is currently in medical school at Georgetown and he is interested in orthopedic surgery. My hope is that he keeps the Jesuit mantra AMDG throughout his career just like Mike was able to do. God bless you and your family and have a peaceful Easter. Patty Jaicks
James McCarthy
October 13, 2022
Mike was a Great friend and talented physician who shared his knowledge freely. My deepest sympathies and prayers to his wife, Sarah, and their two children.
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