In Memorium

We at Kelly believe that you are only as good as the company you keep. That's why we are proud to say that we have some amazing past employees. Their dedication to JH Kelly and their determination to make this organization a success laid the foundation for our prosperity.

Every year we gather our retirees for an informal dinner. It gives us a chance to catch up with some of our "family members" with whom we’ve lost touch.

And so, if you’ll excuse our selfish behavior for a moment, we wanted to take a little time and say “Thank You” to all of our retirees and past employees. Without your dedication of yesterday, we would not be here today.

Below are few a short bios of some of our retirees:

Ted Coons
Kelly Employee from 1986 – 2006
Ted led our unsung heroes in the maintenance shop for 20 years keeping our trucks and equipment running, job sites supplied and company buildings operating.  We're finally giving Ted time to work on his own projects.

Jim Salmon
Kelly Employee from 1974 – 2005
Jim is the paper mill king having worked at Weyerhaeuser and NORPAC for over 30 years.  Industrial Way just isn't the same since Jim quit driving back and forth in his white Kelly truck.  He's now enjoying the good life in Lake Havasu where the sun always shines.

Dave Foslien
Kelly Employee from 1972 – 2002
Dave joined Kelly right around the time Dan Evans started with the company. Since that time, Dave has become one of our most valuable Superintendents. We’re still trying to talk him into returning to work, but for some reason he’s really enjoying being retired. Go figure.

Larry Peterson
Kelly Employee from 1981 – 2002
Larry was one of the three senior managers that helped shape Kelly into its current form. He’s an expert at estimating, design, and operations management. Since his retirement, Larry has been enjoying traveling with his wife and riding his Harley (and, yes, he has been to Sturgis!).

Joe Reed
Kelly Employee from 1977 – 2001
Joe has proven invaluable to Kelly – even in his retirement. Joe is notorious for being a meticulous, thorough planner and we just can’t let him leave. We are still asking him to come in and help us with Readiness Reviews and job audits. He keeps threatening to REALLY retire one day (but we’re just hoping one day never comes….).