Kelly's Reaches for the Sky
The 1,125-square-foot deck overlooks Pennsylvania Avenue to the east and holds 110 customers, some in the open air, and some under weather-protected seating. It also has multiple flat-screen TVs, ceiling fans and heaters, air-conditioned restrooms and a full-service bar.
Nearly 80 friends, longtime patrons, suppliers and organizations with ties to the Kelly family became step sponsors. Click HERE for a list of names. Thank you again for all the support!
Michael Leahy worked at Kelly's from 1968-1977. He was a dear friend of the Kelly's and also the executive director of Welcome House, a halfway house for recovering alcoholics.
When Leahy passed away in 2002, Welcome House had his golf shoes bronzed as a tribute to Kelly's for their support of the House. When asked later in life what helped him Leahy replied, "First, my friends, especially the Kelly family, were always there for me, believed in me and never gave up on me. Second, I knew that when I died, I wanted others to remember me as a good person- someone who made a difference."
Leahy's legacy lives on in the countless number of people he helped.
