[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E390]
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                   IN REMEMBRANCE OF MR. BILL KELLEY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and remembrance of 
Mr. Bill Kelley, the former director of the Cleveland Aquarium who was 
known for his ingenuity and creativity.
  Bill Kelley was born in 1917 in Elyria, Ohio. From a very early age, 
he had a deep interest in science, and enjoyed building telescopes and 
crystal radios. In 1954, after serving as an interpreter for the Army 
in World War II, he worked to convert a small bathhouse in Gordon Park 
into Cleveland's first aquarium.
  Mr. Kelley was well-known for his innovation. He invented special 
filters and developed an additive that could be added to tap water to 
make it habitable for salt-water fish. He travelled to Chicago and the 
Amazon to secure unique specimens for Cleveland's collection. He went 
on to head aquariums in Niagara Falls and Mystic, Connecticut.
  A true renaissance man, Mr. Kelley's expertise was far from limited 
to sea life. He was also a fellow of Great Britain's Gemological 
Society and was known for developing a method to strengthen fragile 
opals and for founding Opals, Inc. He also served as associate director 
of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please rise with me today in honor and 
remembrance of a passionate and unwavering individual. Mr. Kelley will 
be remembered for his many contributions to the sciences and for his 
hard work and dedication. I extend my sincerest condolences to his 
wife, Lois; his brother, Carl; and his sister, Jean.

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