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William Kelly

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William Hutchins Kelly died at Westchester Medical Center on July 23. He was 80.

Kelly was born Mar. 18, 1940, in Peekskill to William F. and Myrtle Hutchins Kelly and was a lifelong Cortlandt resident. He attended Lakeland schools and graduated from Ossining High School. He was the owner of Sunnyside Antiques Shop in Shrub Oak for 18 years and was a longtime employee of the New York Power Authority.

Kelly was a past member of the Mohegan Fire Department; treasurer and co-founder of the Nuclear Security Officers Benevolent Union; belonged to the Roe Park Skeet & Trap Club; founder of the Putchester Trail Rider Association; and was a member of the Lost Wheel Motorcycle Club, Patriot Guard Riders, Riders Club of America, Old Guard Riders and the Rolling Thunder Riders. He was also a past member of the Hudson Valley Yacht Club, past commodore of the Peekskill Yacht Club and a member of many other yacht clubs on the Hudson River and Long Island Sound.

He leaves behind his wife, Jackie; three sons, William H, Michael T. and Patrick S. (Kristen) Kelly; four cherished grandchildren, William H., Madison, Sierra and Elizabeth; three sisters, Ruth (Albe) Corn, Win (Vince) Rossitto and Gyneth Mascalino; and many nieces and nephews.   

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