IN MEMORIAM
ELIZABETH KELLY 1990-2010
Patchogue native was on the women's swimming & diving team in the fall of 2009
Elizabeth Kelly (Patchogue, N.Y.), a former member of the Stony Brook University women's swimming & diving team, passed away on Dec. 22, 2010 at the age of 19 after a long battle with cancer.
"Elizabeth was a wonderful young woman," said swimming & diving head coach Dave Alexander. "She was so excited to come swim for Stony Brook in front of her family and friends, and we were excited that she came to swim for us. Despite her illness, she never complained, and she never felt sorry for herself. We're going to miss her."
Kelly joined the Stony Brook swimming and diving team in her freshman year in the fall of 2009 after coming out of St. John the Baptist High School, where she competed in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle and 50-yard backstroke.
Kelly is survived by her parents, Thomas and Patricia, and her sister, Catherine. Religious services will be held at Moloney's Lake Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 132 Ronkonkoma Ave., Lake Ronkonkoma. Visiting hours are Sunday and Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Francis DeSales RC Church in Patchogue. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sunrise Fund at the Stony Brook Children Hospital for cancer research.
