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Name |
Kelly, Bernard Vincent |
Othernames |
Bernie |
Genealogy ID |
83662 |
Born |
CA 1918 |
Birthplace |
Elmira, Chemung NY |
Deceased |
11 OCT 2007 |
Deceased where |
Huntsville, AL |
Cemetery |
Huntsville Memorial Gardens |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1937 Mansfield State Teachers College Sanford University Spartan Aeronautics Institute |
Occupation |
Engineer (Apollo Program) Pilot Flight Instructor |
Titles & honors |
U.S. Air Force, pilot Alabama State Veterans Trapp Shooting Champion in 1986 Little League coach Tioga County Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 |
Military |
U.S. Air Force |
Father |
Hugh C. Kelly |
Mother |
Triba Vincent |
Spouse |
Doris Baxter, Carol (1953) |
Children |
Michael Kelly |
Notes |
Letter to Class of 1937 in 1987: BERNARD KELLY 11209 Mountaincrest Dr. Huntsville, Ala. 35803 Phone: 205-882-2598 Wife's name is Carol; Has 1 son and 3 grandchildren; After graduating Mansfield High School, Bernie spent 15 years in commercial aviation as a tech rep, pilot and flight instructor for the Army Air Corps., Wright Aeronautics, Yingling Air Service and as a commissioned office in the USAF, flying B25's. On completion of his studies at California Institute of Technology, he joined North American Aviation, working for 7 years in Japan, Okinawa, Formosa and USA as a tech rep on the F86 series of fighter airplanes. He then joined Chrysler Corp. missile division, spending four years in Italy as a senior field engineer responsible for the installation of the Jupiter missile system and 10 years in Louisiana and Florida as a systems analyst and quality engineer on the Apollo program. With the moon landings completed Bernie began working on the Trident program at locations in Florida, Ohio and Seattle, Washington. From 1977 until 1981 he accepted his present position on the space shuttle team for United Technologies. Bernie and Carol, who have been married for 34 years, now call Huntsville, Alabama, home. They have one son, Mike, serving in the USAF and three small grandchildren. Kellys hobbies are trap and skeet shooting, photography and golf. Carol is the Executive Director of a large Girl Scout Council, and Bernie is a Girl Scout volunteer too! KELLY - Bernard V. Kelly, 89, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. Born in Elmira, NY, Bernie was raised by his grandparents at the family home in Mansfield. He attended Mansfield University before joining the United States Air Force where he was commissioned as a B25 pilot and flight instructor. Following military service he obtained a degree in aeronautical engineering from Spartan Aeronautics Institute and a bachelor of arts degree in business from Sanford. During his career in aeronautics and missiles he and his family lived in Okinawa, Italy, Louisiana, Florida, Ohio, Washington State, Colorado and Alabama. Bernie was an avid sportsman. He was inducted in the Tioga County Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 for playing basketball, soccer, and baseball in high school and college; for playing AA pro baseball; and for coaching Little League baseball for many years. He was the Alabama State Veterans Trapp Shooting Champion in 1986 and the Singles Champion D in 1990. He enjoyed boating, woodworking and was a Girl Scout volunteer for many years. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Carol Kelly; son, Michael and wife, Sandra of Melbourne, Fla.; three grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Visitation was from 3 - 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14 at Laughlin Service Funeral Home. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Huntsville Memory Gardens [Alabama]. Paul Van Manen officiated the service. Memorial may be made to the Girl Scouts of North Alabama. - Mansfield Gazette, October 17, 2007 |
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