Senator E. Kevin Kelly View All Years

Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 8/5/1992
Birth Place: Sioux City, Iowa
Birth County: Woodbury
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
Senate: 65 (1973) - 67 (1977)
House: 64 (1971)
Home County: Woodbury
E. Kevin Kelly
Woodbury County

E. KEVIN KELLY

E. Kevin Kelly was born January 22, 1943, at Sioux City, Iowa, and was a lifelong resident of that community. He died August 5, 1992, at the age of 49.

Mr. Kelly attended Sioux City Central High School where he graduated in 1961. He attended Gonzaga University where he received his B.S., and South Dakota University Law School where he received his J.D. in 1968. He is survived by two daughters, Timory Lynn Kelly of Hot Springs, North Carolina, Tracy Ann Kelly of Sioux City; his mother, Dorothy Kelly of Sioux City; four brothers and three sisters.

Mr. Kelly served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1971 to 1972 and in the Iowa Senate from 1973 to 1978, serving in the 64th, 65th, 66th and 67th and 67thX General Assemblies. Recently he was an attorney in private practice and a lobbyist.

Mr. Kelly was a member of the American, Iowa and Woodbury County Bar Associations; was active in Ducks Unlimited, Iowa Chapter of Nature Conservancy, the board of directors of Ballet Des Moines and the Master Swim Program, with which he was a former gold medalist in national and international competitions.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE SEVENTY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA: That in the passing of the honorable E. Kevin Kelly, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and that the Senate, by this resolution, expresses its appreciation of his service to his community, state and nation and tenders its sympathy and kindest regards to members of his family.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the Senate and that the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

AL STURGEON, Chair

BRAD BANKS

WAYNE D. BENNETT

Committee