Robert Dean Kelly

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Robert “Bob” Kelly, age 60, of Henrietta, N.Y., passed away peacefully at home following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was preceded in death by his mother, LaDonna [McNeff] Kelly.

He is survived by his father, Marvin Kelly; his wife of 36 years, Jane (Secours) Kelly; dear children, Patrick (Stacie) Kelly and Meghan (Daniel) Sheehan; cherished grandchildren, Brayden and Everly Kelly and James and Claire Sheehan; siblings Rick (Dena) Kelly, Randy (Sharon) Kelly, Ellen (Scott) Johnson, Jill (Kelly) Lazzell and Maria Kelly; mother-in-law Norma Secours; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, MaryAnn (Mark) Blair, Nancy Secours, Diane Secours, Roger (Ken Houk) Secours and Robert Secours; 15 nieces and nephews and numerous great-nephews and nieces on both sides.

Bob was born in 1959 in Greencastle and graduated from South Putnam High School. He received bachelor’s degrees from DePauw University (1981) in mathematics and Elmira College (1985) in information technology.

At DePauw, he was a three-time Division III All-American in swimming, and at Elmira he used his final year of eligibility on the golf team. Both sports were lifelong passions.

His 34-year career in IT included Bausch & Lomb, Emedco, VWR and Rochester Drug Cooperative, retiring in May 2019.

Friends and family are invited to call between the hours of 4 and 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23 with the funeral service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, all held at Miller Funeral and Cremation Services, 3325 S. Winton Rd., Rochester, N.Y.

Graveside services will follow at Ascension Garden Cemetery.

Donations in Bob’s memory may be made to USA Swimming, Make a Splash (1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909).

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