Friday, November 2, 2018
Twenty years ago I was honored to take George Kelly's position at the helm of Dadant's Virginia branch. Devoted to his job, I found it difficult to fill his shoes.
George was an animated character who loved life. An encyclopedia of jokes, he kept everyone laughing. George loved to sing, often breaking into a spot-on imitation of George Jones "He Stopped Loving Her Today".
George's acquired a number of phrases he used to express himself. "Give that man a box of Snickers!" If someone did something to his approval or "head like a bent trash can" when a fact was forgotten or a mistake was made.
George enjoyed people and vise versa. Active in different organizations, he had strong beliefs but never tried to force them on anyone.
A friend to all. His smiling face and gregarious personality will be missed.
The mold was definately broken after George...
