Vincent Hagan Kelly 1939 - 2017

KELLY, HAGAN, LAWLER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/18/2017 at 00:05:29

Sioux City Journal
12 March 2017

SIOUX CITY | V. Hagan Kelly, 77, of Colfax, Calif., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, at a hospital in Alameda, Calif.

Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 17, at St. Dominic's Catholic Church, 58 E. Oak St., in Colfax, CA 95713.

Vincent Hagan Kelly was born on June 1, 1939, in Sioux City, the son of John C. Kelly and Dorothy Francis Mary Agnes (Hagan). He grew up in Sioux City, and graduated from Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in 1957. He attended St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif., graduating in 1962.

Upon graduating from St. Mary's, he was accepted into the Navy Officer Candidate School, U.S. Naval Base Newport in Rhode Island. He was commissioned as an ensign on March 18, 1963. He served aboard the USS Oak Hill (LSD-7) and the USS Zelima (AF-49) in the Vietnam Theatre. Hagan was honorably discharged on May 18, 1966, at the rank of lieutenant.

On Nov. 4, 1967, he married Andrea Lawler of Bayonne, N.J. They lived in the San Francisco Bay Area and raised two sons, Edward Crosby Kelly and Padraic Hagan Kelly. He was a sales professional with Procter & Gamble and Blythe, Eastman, Dillon, later going into business for himself in outdoor advertising. In 1977, Hagan, Andrea and friends, Randy and Monda Wiseman, launched the Badge Man. The business evolved into Recognition Experts, a promotional product company that he would run over the course of the next 40 years.

In early 2000s, he moved to Placer County, living first in Alta then Colfax. He was an active member of St. Dominic's Catholic Church, volunteering for parish events and the Knights of Columbus. In recent years, he enjoyed spending time with his dear friend, Mary Kaye Mintline.

He is survived by his son, Padraic Hagan Kelly, his wife, Laura, and their children, Colin Padraic, Bridget Jane and K. Crosby of Moraga, Calif.; six brothers and sisters, John C. Jr. and his wife, Willie, Molly A. Sokolowski and her husband, Gary, Timothy B., Dorothy M. "Meg" Evans and her husband, Gil, Rory and his wife, Pat, and Katie L. Colling and her husband, Ron.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, E. Kevin; and son, Edward C.

The family wishes to express our gratitude to the staff of Mather VA Hospital, Vitas Hospice, and Mary Kaye Mintline for the care and comfort they extended Hagan in his final days.

Memorials may be directed to St. Dominic's Catholic Church, P.O. Box 752, Colfax, CA 95713.