We regret to pass on to you that Union County (NJ) Fire Coordinator Louis Kelly-who was also the retired Chief of the Elizabeth FD, NJ, has died in the Line of Duty. Chief Kelly, 70. was operating in his capacity as a Union County Mutual Aid Coordinator at a working fire in Clark, New Jersey. He collapsed last Thursday at that scene and was in the coronary care unit at Rahway Hospital when he sadly passed at approximately 0055 hours this morning.
Chief Kelly served the city of Elizabeth for 34 years and was well recognized as a leader in fire service throughout Union County and the state of New Jersey. Kelly served as chief in Elizabeth from 1990-2003 and also served as a deputy mutual aid fire coordinator for the county.
VIEWING
Higgins & Bonner
Springfield Avenue
Westfield NJ
Monday, December 21, 2016
1600-2100 hours
Higgins & Bonner
Springfield Avenue
Westfield NJ
Monday, December 21, 2016
1600-2100 hours
FUNERAL MASS
Saint Genevieve’s Church
200 Monmouth Road
Elizabeth, NJ
Tuesday, December 22, 2016
1000 hours
There will be no internment service. The convocation hall is tentatively schedule at the Kenilworth Fire Department located at 491 Washington Avenue Kenilworth, NJ 07033 following the funeral Mass. Our condolences to all those affected. RIP.
