Robert Patrick Kelly

1934 - 2022

Kelly

Robert Patrick Kelly

Robert P. Kelly passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 25, 2022. Bob was born on October 14, 1934, in Middleboro, MA to John (Jack) and Elizabeth (Gilbride) Kelly both Irish immigrants. Bob was a graduate of Loyola University in Los Angeles, CA. After graduating, Bob began a lifetime career with Price Waterhouse where he became a partner in 1969. He worked in the tax practice of the Los Angeles, Phoenix and Washington, DC offices. Bob remained an active member of Price Waterhouse even in retirement with the creation of a retired partner group which met quarterly for the past 30 years.

Price Waterhouse also brought Bob and his wife of 62 years together. He married Helen Eileen Kelly on October 8, 1960, in Los Angeles, CA. They moved to Phoenix, AZ in 1961 and to McLean, VA in 1973, but Phoenix remained an important community in their lives.

Family was everything to Bob – he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. He loved the outdoors whether walking, golfing, or working in his yard. He was a long-time member of both Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, VA, and Paradise Valley Country Club in Arizona. He was a member of St Luke Catholic parish since 1973 and held leadership roles with Catholic Charities of Arlington Diocese and Marymount University.

Bob is survived by his children Colleen Cibula of Germantown, Maryland; Francine (Peter) Gilbert of Lexington, KY; and Robert P. (Shawn) Kelly, Jr of Alexandria, VA; his grandchildren Lindsey and Jack Cibula; Nicholas and Meredith Gilbert and Katherine (Jack) Shaffer; Charleston, Declan, and Robert P. Kelly, III; and his brothers John Kelly of Northridge, CA and Ray (Cindy) Kelly of Altadena, CA and numerous nieces and nephews. Proceeding him in death are his wife, Eileen Kelly, his parents and his son-in-law David Cibula.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at St. Luke Catholic Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101 at 11 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10:15 a.m. Burial will follow Mass at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, 3411 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington (P.O. Box 1900, Merrifield, VA 22116-1900 or at www.ccda.net).

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