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Obituary of Richard Grant Forsyth Kelly
Kelly, Richard "Rick" Grant Forsyth
Rick passed away at his beloved home at Black Lake on Sunday, December 18th , 2016 at the age of 69 years. Rick was predeceased by his parents Richard "Dick" and Marjorie (Forsyth) Kelly. He was the cherished husband of Nancy (McCord) Kelly and loved father of Kristine (Peter) Serjak and Katherine (Mark) Dickey. Rick was the adored grandfather of Owen, Lucas and Benjamin Serjak and Connor and Thomas Dickey. He will be sadly missed by his sister Nancy (Gordon) Whitney, nephew Nathan, niece Joanna and brothers-in-law Donald (Joan) McCord, David (Pam) McCord all his relatives and friends in Perth, Ottawa and the Black Lake community. Rick retired after more than 30 years as a teacher and principal with the Carleton and Ottawa District School Boards. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel on Thursday at 10:30 A.M. The family wishes to express their thanks to the CCAC Bayshore nurses, in particular Lesli Richmond for their care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Prostate Cancer Society or the Canadian Cancer Research Society would be appreciated.