Robert Charles Kelly ’52

Robert Charles Kelly ’52 of Concord, New Hampshire, passed away on September 4, 2020. Bob was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, on October 9, 1929. He is predeceased by his wife, Ann. Bob came to Dartmouth from Kimball Union Academy. His major was geography and he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. In 1956 he was commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier Boxer and was stationed in San Diego. There he met a schoolteacher named Ann Feeney. They were married in New Jersey and settled in Park Ridge, Illinois. Bob initially worked for Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City, but he loved the outdoors and soon moved his young family to Hanover and began working for the Dartmouth National Bank. Bob immediately introduced his family to skiing, hiking, and watching Dartmouth play football. He had been a member of the Dartmouth football team, so rooting for the Big Green was special. Bob ended his career working for the Small Business Administration in Concord, New Hampshire. Bob and Ann had four children. He was predeceased by his daughter Eileen Teresa Kelly and son Shaun Patrick Kelly. He leaves behind son Brian and his wife, Margaret; daughter Maureen Ann; and grandchildren Lathrop, Rachael, Stephen, Andrew, Addison, and Quinton.