Mary "Mae" Hughes Kelly

Mary "Mae" Hughes Kelly Intrepid explorer of life and love. Confident and strong to the very end. Proud, independent thinker before the advent of woman’s liberation. Athletic and competitive. A tom boy in her youth. Wicked left-handed tennis player—beat all the boys in the neighborhood. League golf champion at the age of 85. Innovator, inventor and marketer (“Picture That” frame-hanging system, hairspray goggles, Kay-Mae Products, and Kelly Interiors). Executive secretary for the president of Ethel Oil. Assistant to the Rich East High School Athletic Director. Advocate, friend and confidant to her peers. Loved music, and a great singer! But her most cherished roles, and the ones that brought her the most joy in life, were: Beloved wife of the late Malcolm F. Kelly Inspired, devoted, and spontaneously fun mother of Michael, Malcolm (Boots), Mary Eileen, Johnny and Maureen Mother in-law to Donna, Mary Ann, Terry (deceased) and Stuart Proud grandmother of Sean (Rachel), Brendan (Emilia), Danny, Maureen, Beth, Matthew, Liam and Ellie Great grandmother of Tessa and Julia Dear sister of Eileen Dwyer Otto and the late Nicholas Hughes Fun and entertaining aunt to Jimmy, Nancy, Ginger, Lynn, Billy and Sally She shaped us, enriched us, guided and consoled us. She made us laugh and taught us to live life more richly. Her spirit lives on in us all. Visitation Tuesday, June 16th from 3 until 9 p.m. Chapel prayers Wednesday, June 17th, 9:30 a.m. at the Kerry Funeral Home, 7020 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights proceeding to Saint Alexander Church, Mass 10:00 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Contributions to Saint Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 Saint Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated.