Jim Kelly, John J. Kelly Jr.'s son, holding a photograph of his father with New York State Governor Thomas Dewey, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President John Powers and an unidentified woman at a 1954 testimonial dinner in honor of Dewey as the governor was leaving office. John Kelly was the dinner's toastmaster. Kelly was a young well-regarded Albany attorney who served as CSEA counsel during the 1950s. CSEA's J. J. Kelly Memorial Scholarship Fund was created when he died unexpectedly, leaving behind a widow and several young children.
Officers are sworn in for two newly established Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) locals, Town Hall and Supervisory, in the Town of Wallkill. Vice President Maxine Ciarelli, Treasurers Betty Jaroka and Janet Young, CSEA Organizer Art Fleischner, Town Hall Unit President April Shuback, Secretary Ethel Morris, Supervisory Unit President Edward Stennrod, Vice President Phillip Saler, and Orange County Local 836 President Naomi Kaplan, hold up their hand as they are sworn in.
John J. Kelly Jr. with New York State Governor Thomas Dewey, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President John Powers and an unidentified woman at a 1954 testimonial dinner in honor of Dewey as the governor was leaving office. Kelly was the dinners toastmaster. Kelly was a young well-regarded Albany attorney who served as CSEA counsel during the 1950s. CSEAs J. J. Kelly Memorial Scholarship Fund was created when he died unexpectedly, leaving behind a widow and several young children.