{"id":310,"date":"2014-08-12T22:20:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T02:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=310"},"modified":"2014-08-12T23:21:23","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T03:21:23","slug":"former-brick-mayor-kelly-dies-remembered-for-years-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2014\/08\/former-brick-mayor-kelly-dies-remembered-for-years-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Brick Mayor Kelly Dies; Remembered for Years of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daniel Kelly, former Brick Township mayor. (Photo Credit: Greater Media\/Brick Township Bulletin)<\/p><\/div>\n

Former Brick Mayor Daniel J. Kelly died Monday night, Brick officials said, prompting many to remember the former township leader as a man with a big heart who helped shape the lives of many young people as a coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cDan Kelly was an all-around great guy, a true Brick guy,\u201d said John Ducey, the current mayor. \u201cHe not only was on the planning board for many years, he was mayor and got to lead our great town, but more importantly he\u2019s known around the community as being very involved with St. Dominic\u2019s and all the sports organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a very kind and caring man, a good man, and he will be missed,\u201d said Councilwoman Andrea Zapcic, tearing up at the township council meeting Tuesday night. Zapcic said she worked under Kelly when he served as mayor and remembers him fondly.<\/p>\n

Kelly, a Democrat, led the township during a tumultuous period, after Joseph C. Scarpelli resigned the mayor\u2019s office amid scandals that would eventually lead to his incarceration on bribery charges. Kelly was appointed to the mayor\u2019s office in Jan. 2007 and ultimately made a run to complete Scarpelli\u2019s term, but lost the election to former mayor Stephen C. Acropolis.<\/p>\n

Kelly told the Brick Bulletin in a 2007 article<\/a> as he was departing the mayor\u2019s office, that he saw his role as mayor as a \u201ccaretaker\u201d of the township, saying he loved his fellow residents but disliked contentious council meetings and battling with township Republicans.<\/p>\n

He leaves behind his wife, Gerri, three sons and several grandchildren, plus countless township residents he coached as youngsters.<\/p>\n

\u201cA number of kids who are now in their 30s and 40s were coached by Dan Kelly, and they\u2019re all sad to see him go,\u201d Ducey said. \u201cHe was a family man, a good husband to his wife and a wonderful father to his children, who all grew up to be wonderful individuals themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brick Shorebeat will announce funeral and memorial arrangements for Kelly when they are released.<\/p>\n

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