Four of the five children of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s late John J. Kelly standing in front of a painting of their father following a Veterans Day ceremony honoring him at the Joseph E. Zaloga American Legion Post in Albany, New York. From left: Paul Kelly, James Kelly, Maureen Kelly-Mayo and John J. Kelly Jr. Their brother Michael Kelly was unable to attend. John J. Kelly Sr., an Albany native, was a decorated World War II veteran who saw action in North Africa, Sicily and in the invasion of Normandy, where he suffered serious injury. It was during his recovery that he met and married his wife Vicki, who served in the British WAF. Following the war John J. Kelly served for a dozen years as lead counsel for CSEA from the law firm of DeGraff, Foy & Holt-Harris, until his untimely death in 1960 due to complications from his war injuries. His wife passed away a short time later. The CSEA established a scholarship fund in his memory at the time of Mr. Kelly's death to provide college tuition help for the five children. The John J. Kelly Scholarship Fund continues to provide assistance to the children of CSEA members who have lost a parent.

Date created

• 2006 November

Type

• Image

Creator

• Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)

Identifier

• nam_apap_015_pm_026202

Subject

• Kelly, Paul
• Labor union members
• Kelly, John J. Jr.
• Joseph E. Zaloga American Legion Post (N.Y.)
• Labor unions
• Kelly, James
• Kelly-Mayo, Maureen
• Kelly, Michael
• Veteran's Day
• Kelly, Vicki
• Civil Service Employees Association (N.Y.)
• John J. Kelly Scholarship Fund

License

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ITEM CONTEXT

Collection

Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1000 Records

Scope and Contents

Collecting area

• This collection is part of the New York State Modern Political Archive