A Celebration of Mike Kelly's Life
The messages at Mike's Celebration of Life last Saturday were clear and unanimous: Mike was a mover and shaker; he made things happen, and if you were lucky, he took you with him!
Whether a colleague in his Real Estate profession, fellow Rotarian, friend , a bee, or fisherman friend, Mike loved to coach, teach, play and deal.
Mike's life played out in bases-loaded innings. He was an avid Giants fan, and a special recognition game is planned for a Giants v Dodgers game later this season. The North Bay Realtors have initiated The Mike Kelly Inspiration Award.
Lou Ann, Mike's wife and friend since El Molino High School days, gave further depth to Mike's character and avocations.
Mceed by Keith Woods, and featuring Mike's many close associates, including Harry Coffey who delivered a tribute to Mike's Rotary legacy, the Celebration included "Take me out to the Ball Game" ~ the Giants of course, bagpipe odes, and the Irish Blessing by the Guerilla Capalla Quartet.
Everyone joined in a hands~held round of "In My Life"
KSRO Co-Host Cathy Slack closed with a moving solo of Amazing Grace, and a brief encore of "Proud Mary", rolling the crowd into a fine buffet to continue reminiscing and savoring Mike's touch in their life.
The cover of Mike's program described him as "One of Sonoma County's Natural Resources": An apt image of his enduring passion for progress and pulling those alongside him up to new heights. Even his trout catches were glad to see him ~ he released them to meet again when the time was right and they were bigger.
