LeRoy E. Kelley, Jr.
Mar 28th, 2018
LeRoy E. Kelley, Jr. 89 of North Eastham, where he lived for over 60 years, died Wednesday March 28, 2018.
Born in Brockton, Mr. Kelley was the son of the late LeRoy E. and Esther (Peterson) Kelley. He was a 1947 graduate of Brockton High School where he was on the track and cross country teams. He attended Franklin Tech and Wentworth Institute of Technology. He also served in the Massachusetts National Guard from 1948 to 1955 and was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Mr. Kelley was employed as a senior structural designer by Stone and Webster Engineering for 40 years. He retired in 1991.
A member of the Rod and Gun Clubs in East Bridgewater, Pembroke and Eastham, he shot competitively on the pistol teams for 15 years. He was an avid sportsman and outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting in Maine for over 50 years, and in Wyoming, New Foundland, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He also traveled extensively though out the United States, including driving the Alaska Highway, and visiting Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Mr. Kelley is survived by a sister, Elaine Parks of Halifax; his nieces, Carol Player of Tyngsboro and Cathy Gale of New Hampshire; and several nephews; grand nephews; grand niece; and his partner of many years, June Saline of West Harwich.
A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday April 14 in the Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave., South Yarmouth.
Interment will follow in Kelley Cemetery, Harwich.
Visitation will precede the service beginning at 11 a.m.
“Memories like dreams last forever, and love knows neither, distance or time. When waves are tumbling on a well remembered Cape Cod Shore. When the morning sun smiles across the land, when the wind whispers to the pine trees, when the sea gulls tear the sky with their crying, when stars find their place in the sky, I’ll be there, when loving friends think of me, or if they should miss me, at that moment, I will be there… So why should I ever say goodbye…”