[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 8, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S9045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING THE LIFE OF E.W. KELLEY

 Mr. BAYH. Mr. President, it is with great sadness that I rise 
today to honor the life of my friend, E.W. Kelley, who passed away on 
July 4, 2003, after a long-fought battle with prostate cancer. Mr. 
Kelley was known around the world for his philanthropy and generosity, 
yet remained a modest man who never sought the fame that came with his 
great gifts.
  Among his many projects, Mr. Kelley helped found the Jerusalem YMCA 
to help foster peaceful coexistence and even friendship among the 
city's residents. He was also a past-president of the Boy Scouts of 
America Council and was involved with the United Way. In 1997, he 
donated more than $23 million to Indiana University's School of 
Business, where he had graduated nearly 60 years before.
  Born in 1917, Estel Wood Kelley grew up near Sharpsville, IN, before 
attending Indiana University's School of Business. Mr. Kelley made a 
name for himself in business marketing, creatively introducing America 
to countless products that have become integral parts of domestic life 
today. In 1961, he became the youngest vice president ever at General 
Foods, and in 1967 was named ``Marketer of the Year'' by Advertising 
Age magazine. However, it is his philanthropic work and the numerous 
lives he touched through it, for which he will be remembered best.
  E.W. Kelley served as a shining example for business executives 
everywhere, humbly giving back to hometown institutions and 
international organizations alike in order to improve the lives of 
those around him and those he would never meet. His legacy of giving 
will continue through his many scholarship awards, including the Kelley 
Scholarship Program at Indiana University, which provides full tuition 
to 15 business undergraduate students each year. Mr. Kelley eschewed 
any special attention connected with his gifts, saying that the reason 
he donated to causes like Indiana University was simply ``to give back 
to society what society helped me get.''
  The sense of loss to all those who knew E.W. Kelley and were affected 
by his generosity in Indiana, the Nation, and throughout the world is 
tremendous. He is survived by his wife, Wilma Lippert Kelley, and their 
children, E.W. Kelley II, Wayne L. Kelley and K. Kelley Germaine.
  It is my sad duty to enter the name of my friend Estel Wood Kelley 
into the Congressional Record.

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