Lawrence C. Kelly Jr.

1942 in Palacios to the late Lawrence C. and Ella Lee Cosby Kelly, Sr. Lawrence

retired from Alcoa after 34 years of service. He was a Catholic and a member of St.

Patrick’s Catholic Church in Bloomington, TX. Lawrence had been battling Lung Cancer

and Brain Cancer for a little over a year. At the time of diagnosis he was given 3 months

to live. Lawrence put up a good fight to be here as long as he could to enjoy his time

with family and friends. He will be remembered for his Alcoa stories and for his love of

riding his lawnmower and tending to his yard and garden. He loved keeping up with all

the sports on TV and most of all watching his grandchildren grow and going to all their

events.

Survivors include his wife, Pauline Caka Kelly; sister, Betty Burch; stepsons, David

Pohler, Timothy Pohler, Craig Caka and wife Amanda Rubio-Caka; step-grandchildren,

Casey Pohler, Dustin Pohler and wife Brittany, Shelby Pohler, Noah Rodriguez, Troy

Caka, and Sophia Caka; and step-great grandchildren, Sara Miller, Pierson Pohler,

Abigail Pohler, and Tami Gaertner.

Visitation will be from 4 – 5 pm Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Rosewood Chapels, and a

Rosary will be recited at 4:30. Funeral services will be at 10 am Monday, August 27,

2018 at Rosewood Chapels followed by burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery with

Deacon Fred Soto officiating.

Honorary pallbearers will be all his brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and nieces and nephews.

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