Oops. Didn’t mean for that to go to the list. Sorry
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On Friday, April 2, 2021, 7:23 PM, Kuhnash Jon <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Dave, have you tried contacting his sister Nina?Jon
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On Friday, April 2, 2021, 3:31 PM, David Reid <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I’m not sure of when he died and I don’t at this stage have any more
information regarding Ray’s passing, other than he was in failing health for
many months (if memory serves, I believe he had a foot amputated last year) but
I don’t know any more than that.
I messaged his Facebook page yesterday as Penny had used that to let Tom
Bartoli know of his passing, expressing my condolences and if I hear any more,
I’ll let you all know. I have 7 different email addresses for Ray too, I’m not
sure which of those is active or being monitored.
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On 2 Apr 2021, at 19:30, Streetr <stlrmn1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Wow, just wow. Just now up to posting after seeing Dave's post earlier this
evening (beautifully-written, btw).
That WAS a great night with Dave and Ray, I fondly remember as well. While Ray
and I disagreed on many things, we always seemed to find a way to intelligently
discuss while maintaining respect, something that is in short supply in the
world today.
God bless his wife who's name escapes me at the moment, I found a post on FB
that indicated that Ray may have passed on March 12th.
We will miss you Ray! #HWGSHWG!!!
Streetr
On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 4:58 PM Phil Brooker <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ray was for sure one of the good guys, not afraid to tell you what he
thought. I had many conversations with him on and off list. Wherever he
is, I hope he is able to "live vicariously through the Steelers", as he
was fond of saying.
Phil
On 03/31/2021 10:32 AM, David Reid (Redacted sender davidreidb46 for
DMARC) wrote:
Hello
For those who weren’t already aware, I’ve been informed that a longtime
friend to so many of us, Ray Kelley, has passed away.
Ray was a friend of mine for nearly 25 years - I still recall the first time
we exchanged messages on the old Steeler list was a wink-and-a-nod regarding
how good Corey Dillon was going to be in the pros. Ray was for so many years
my football conscience, mentor and counsel, roles which he expanded into so
many other areas of my life as well, and we fondly remember the night we
spent in 2014, with Streetr and Ray in Oceanside where we finally met and
watch the Steelers draft Ryan Shazier.
If I get more information about funeral arrangements or rememberences, I will
pass it along, for now, we give thanks for a wonderful life so richly lived.
Thanks Ray. See you again one day.