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Kelley, Lizanne M.
, 51, a former longtime resident of Millis, died on Friday, May 8, 2009, surrounded by family and friends at her Medway home.
Born in Boston, she was a daughter of Jeanne Marie (Miller) Kelley of Bay Harbor Islands, FL, and the late Arthur F. Kelley. She was a 1975 graduate of Needham High School and continued her education at Massachusetts Bay Community College.
Liz was employed as the director of marketing for OmniComm Systems of Fort Lauderdale, FL, and had previously held a similar position with Phase Forward of Waltham. She had also worked as head of catering sales for the Inn at Longwood in Boston. She had been an enthusiastic volunteer with Hospitality Homes, helping to find housing for families of hospital patients.
Fond of travel and summering on Cape Cod or in York, Maine, Liz also enjoyed cooking and gardening. She was kind, generous, loved to sing and dance, had a great sense of humor, and relished her role as a mother.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by a daughter, Georgia Marie Kelley of Medway, a sister, Carol A. Pacheco and husband Ronald of Dedham, a brother, Brian A. “Bud” Kelley of Mansfield, and many extended family members and close friends.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 82 Exchange Street, Millis, on Friday, May 15th at 10:00a.m. Burial will be private.
Visiting hours will be held at the Roberts-Mitchell Funeral Home, 90 Curve Street, Millis, Thursday, 7 - 9p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Liz’s memory to the Friends of Liz and Georgia Kelley Fund, Milford Federal Savings and Loan, 246 Main St., Milford, MA 01757.
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| Loring and Michael Edmonds |
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| Georgia, Jeanne and family-- We are so moved by the example of grace and resolve that Liz has shown to us all. We will miss her desperately but always keep her close in our hearts. Impromptu jaunts to Victory Lane will never feel the same. May you feel the caring embrace of so many who loved and admired Liz. Wishing you peace with strength and the comfort of enduring memories. With love, L&M |
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| Lauren Coleman |
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Georgia, I'm so sorry for your loss. Your Mom was one of a kind with a giant heart! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Love,
Lauren |
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| Susan Warjas |
(swarjas@verizon.net): |
Georgia, Jeanne, Carol & Brian,
Words cannot explain how sorry I am. Liz was a wonderful mother, daughter, sister and friend. She will be dearly missed.
Love,
Susan
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| Bob & Ginger McElroy |
(rjm6423@yahoo.com): |
Georgia, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Liz.
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| joan+ken lynch |
(joni.lynch04@gmail.com): |
| So sorry to hear of Liz's passing, she will be greatly missed. Sincerely Joni+ Kenny |
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| Kerry Armstrong |
(karmstrong27@cfl.rr.com): |
We lost the person, but not the relationship. Liz will always be a part of me. I thank God for every moment we shared. I thank Liz for helping me to learn to take life a little less seriously. She loved to laugh and smile. She loved music, Moonstruck, Jimmy Cagney, Motown, the Far Side and Funny Bones. I love my Liz!! To my Aunt Jean, my cousins Carol and Brian and Georgia, stay close and be kind to yourselves. I love you, Kerry.
Regarding the picture: What a knock-out!! |
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| Daniel Messing |
(redsmesing@comcast.net): |
Gone but never forgotten
I.ll miss ya cuz
Love Danny |
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| Pam ,Mike,Kate and Mikey |
(kilmartin1122@verizon.net): |
Georgia,We are so sorry to hear of your mom's passing. She was the sweetest, kindess person, with a great laugh.We're so fortunate to have been a part of both of your lives.
love the Kilmartins |
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| Celia Gentile Egleston |
(cegleston7@gmail.com): |
Georgia, Jeanne, Amy, Kelly, Brian, Mr. and Mrs. Pacheco:
In remembering Liz I think about the car rides with Georgia, Amy, and Kelly and driving back to Millis. Bonnie Raitt on the cassette tape and Liz singing along. She had a spark for life, a love her for daughter, and love for her family, her best friends.
May she always be warm in your hearts and live on through your beautiful smiles. All my love, Celia.
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| Keith and Deb O'Connor |
(yorkdeb@Yahoo.com): |
Liz, my sis-ta as you would say. We will miss
you. We are lucky to have so many wonderful
memories up Maine and down the Cape.The love
and fond memories we will cherish forever
(LIZ YOU WERE MY FRIEND,COUSIN and SISTER)
I WAS SO LUCKY |
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| Steve & Sue (Paine) Sciuto |
(sciuto.s@comcast. net): |
| She may be gone from this earth, but she will never be far from out hearts. |
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| Julia Tanenbaum |
(jtanen@comcast.net): |
| Georgia, you are an amazing young woman. You follow in the footsteps of one wonderful lady, your mom, Liz. She was someone that I could laugh with and cry with, and have a heart to hear with. She shared herself so easily with all of us. We will miss her, and she will always be in our thoughts, and will forever be part of us all. |
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| Alane & Richard Barrett |
(alane_m_barrett@roadrunner.com): |
| Liz will be sadly missed by everyone that knew her. She was the kind of person that if you met her once, you would never forget her. Always smiling and laughing. Had a heart of gold. Wonderful mother, daughter & sister. She will be missed but she won't be forgotten. Great job, Liz. |
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| Melissa Heiligmann |
(melissa.heiligmann@gmail.com): |
Georgia, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother. She was one of the most kind and sincere people that I have ever had the pleasure to spend time with. She will always be in my heart and thoughts.
Much love,
Melis |
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| Stephen Johnson |
(sjohnson@omnicomm.com): |
Liz left an imprint on our company that will never be forgotten. She had an incredible outlook on life regardless of the situation. She's touched the lives of all of us and changed the way we see things. Our wishes are to her family and friends during these rough times.
With love,
Steve Johnson |
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| Erin McDonough |
(erinm03038@yahoo.com): |
I feel so fortunate that my memories of my wonderful cousin Liz are all happy-- of fun, humor and love for family, especially Georgia. To my aunt Jeanne, cousins Carol, Brian and Georgia, you're in my thoughts. Stay close and cherish what a wonderful impact she's made on all of us. Georgia, you were her pride and joy. P.S. I agree with the pix-- KNOCKOUT!
Love, Erin |
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| Jill (McGowan) Oechler |
(oechler@sbcglobal.net): |
| The thought of Liz always brings a big smile to my face. Her smile and laugh are so easy to remember. She'll be missed. I feel so lucky to have known her and to call her family. |
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| Kelly Siegwalt |
(siegwalts@comcast.net): |
| Liz my cousin I will miss you dearly. I will miss your nose scrunching when you smiled, your laugh and your singing "Mac the Knife" like you were up on stage. Georgia, hold tight to all your memories, let them carry you along with the knowledge of how very much she loved you- you both shared such a very visible bond ( my memory takes me to your mother calling you midge. "midge and I are going down to the bay" when you were little down the Cape. Most recently your graduation party , "my girl". She was and is still so filled with pride for you and all you have accomplished. Chin up but remember its ok to lean on those around you. Jeanne, Carol, Bri, Ron and the girls- I am so sorry for your loss of your daughter, sister, aunt. I can't even begin to imagine your sorrow but know that Liz is sitting up in heaven with Arch having a drink figuring out a way to let you know she is ok. We love you all. Kelly |
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| Carol MacDonald |
(maccapecod1@verizon.net): |
Georgia, my heart goes out to you at this sad time. Your mother was a beautiful woman who gave of herself unselfishly. I will keep you both in my thoughts and prayers.
Love, Carol MacDonald, (your third grade teacher) |
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| Tim and Carol Piper |
(ttpiper@verizon.net): |
There are rare moments in life when you realize you have lost something very special and dear to your heart. This is one of them. Liz, we will miss you so much but we will never forget how special your friendship made our lives. Best friends don’t come around very often but when you and Georgia became part of our lives we knew you were the very best friends anyone could ask for. We will cherish the memories of all the fun times we had and look to forward to that day when we can be together again. In the meantime we will continue to cherish your presence in Georgia, Jeanne, Carol, and Brian and never forget all the great times we had together.
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| Linda Pacheco |
(checolin1@verizon.net): |
Georgia I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with Carol, Brian and Jean. Liz you will be dearly missed by me and many others. I miss and will remember all of the great times we had together.
Love Linda |
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| Howard Stevens |
(doubledeuce22@att.net): |
| I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet, work with, and get to know Liz. She was loved and will be missed by many. We didn't get to eat that turkey sandwich at OutPost Farm together, but maybe sometime down the road. God Bless you Liz. I will miss you. |
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| Donna Scopa |
(dmsailor1@verizon.net): |
| I worked with beautiful Liz at the Inn for a short period of time. Georgia, words are futile in sending my condolences over such a great loss. My prayers are with you for your strength during this difficult time. |
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| Kendra and Madge Moran |
(mmoran11@comcast.net): |
| Georgia - I will remember your Mom's laugh forever - she was truly a wonderful person enriching the lives of people she was around - Love The Moran's |
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| Cheryl Duffy |
(cherylduffy151@hotmail.com): |
Although I had known Liz for 20 years, to my sadness it was only in these last 2 months that I got to know her well. She always impressed me as a joyful happy person full of determination and spirit with an undeniable love for her daughter. In these final weeks I realized just how amazingly strong and gifted she was. She had the ability to make everyone around her smile. Not only family and friends but nurses, doctors and technicians. She put aside her pain and suffering to make others feel at ease who were caring for her. The day before she passed she still smiled at an attempt at a lame joke! I will forever keep her in my heart and feel so honored to have been part of her life.
One of my favorite Liz moments is of looking into her beautiful blue eyes, watching her smile while wearing her leopard print slippers and her saying to her nurse, "A girl's gotta look pretty!"
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| kerry armstrong |
(karmstrong27@cfl.rr.com): |
| Good Night Liz, sleep tight.Love you, Ker |
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| the Joyce and Flaherty families |
(sflaherty114@hotmail.com): |
| To Georgia and family, We are all so saddened to hear of your Mom's passing. May you all hold your cherished and precious moments, as well as our thoughts and prayers close to your hearts forever. Love, Sean and Kevin Joyce, and Scott, Siobhan and Cassidy Flaherty |
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| Claudia Russell & Patrick Kelley |
(crussel2@san.rr.com): |
Thank God that Liz is now truly home and free from all suffering. We like the thought of her celebrating with Arch and all that were there waiting for her. For those of us left behind, we pray for peace and acceptance. We are so grateful that we had Liz in our lives. She was full of sunshine and life and enriched ours in so many ways. Scooter will miss his Aunt and buddy. To
Brian, Georgia, Carol, Jean who have known Liz her whole life (or your whole life, Georgia)I wish there was a way to ease the pain of your grief. You are in our prayers every day.
Love,
Claudia & Patrick |
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| Ashley McElroy |
(mcelroy.ashleyb@gmail.com): |
| Georgia-- Liz meant so much to me. Words cannot describe the sadness i feel that i could not be there to pay my last respects to such a wonderful person. I'll always cherish the memories of your mother- from york beach, to the station wagon, to her homemade breakfasts, to that wonderful heartfelt laugh, to the 'man voice' which she loved so much. She was such a brave individual and an inspiration to us all. May her spirit live on forever. She will be missed. Tell nana and Ca I send my condolences. Love, your palo. |
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| Sandy Coghill |
(sandy@funpromostuff.com): |
| Georgia, so sorry for your loss. Your Mother and I met through business here in Florida and I really enjoyed our conversations to the point where I felt we were more friends than client/customer...it has to feel good that so many people loved your Mother! All the best to you Georgia! |
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| Tricia O'Neil |
(oneil416@yahoo.com): |
| Georgia, Ca and family - I was saddened to hear about Liz passing. She was an amazing, free spirit whose memories will live on forever in all of us. My condolences from my family to yours. God bless. |
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| Paul Maderia |
(paul.maderia@oracle.com): |
Georgia, I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your Mom. She really was one of a kind, always so positive and upbeat. she will be missed by all.
God bless you! |
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| Elaine Killeen |
(elainekilleen@yahoo.com): |
Georgia...
Thinking of you and liz and family.
Love, Twiggy |
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