Home Breaking News The Wisdom of Dan Kelly’s Dad: ‘I Will Leave You a Good Name’

The Wisdom of Dan Kelly’s Dad: ‘I Will Leave You a Good Name’

0
The Wisdom of Dan Kelly’s Dad: ‘I Will Leave You a Good Name’

Dan Kelly’s dad left the former Supreme Court justice with a piece of profound wisdom.

In a podcast appearance Thursday on “Wisconsin Right Now Uncensored,” Kelly opened up about his father, Ed Kelly, and the lesson his dad taught him that he treasures to this day.

 

“That’s actually one of the reasons I’m so bothered by the lies that Janet’s telling about me,” Kelly said of Janet Protasiewicz, his liberal opponent in the state Supreme Court race.

“When we grew up, we didn’t have a whole heckuva lot in our family. I had three brothers and three sisters, and my mom and dad had to work really hard to make the dollars stretch from one week to the next,” he said.

“When I was a teenager, one day my dad set me down. ‘He said, Now Dan, when I’m done with this life, I’m not going to have a lot to leave you, but I’ll make you this promise: I will leave you a good name.”

“The year after I graduated law school, his comments came to pass. He didn’t have a lot to leave me. A couple cufflinks and a broken pocket watch. But he left me a good name. I’ve treasured that my whole life. It’s been my goal to hand down my good name to my children.”

“I get angry when there’s someone like a Janet Protasiewicz out there lying about me and trying to trash my father’s legacy. That makes me furious. But it’s because my dad taught me the value of character in a person, and he told me that your name is everything. And I believe him. That was a good lesson to leave, and I’ve lived my life according to that lesson ever since.”

Kelly said his dad was born in New Jersey and went on a Navy tour after high school.

But he “always wanted to be a man of the West. He moved to Wyoming and worked as a cowboy… out riding the range and rounding up cattle.”

He was a “cowboy, and he loved that,” working on ranches in Wyoming, Colorado, and California.

“That was his sensibility. It was this straight-forward down-to-earth kind of guy that you just love and respect, and I sure love my dad and respected him an awful lot,” Kelly said.

Previous article Janet Protasiewicz Elderly Abuse & Racial Slur Allegations Round Up
Next article Janet Protasiewicz Touts Endorsement From Radical Anti Incarceration Group
Avatar of jim piwowarczyk
Jim Piwowarczyk is an investigative journalist and co-founder of Wisconsin Right Now. Married with 3 kids, a chocolate lab, and a german shepherd. Jim served as a police officer in Wisconsin for more than 20 years. His career started as a police officer in Milwaukee County in 1994 as a patrol officer, until he was promoted to patrol sergeant in 2003 where he worked until he left in 2009 to pursue business aspirations. Jim Piwowarczyk was a field training officer, evidence technician & hostage negotiator and conducted many drug investigations. Jim continued to work part-time for an area police department. Jim is avid real estate investor, and small business owner & developer. Jim has coached youth football and basketball. Jim is also an avid fisherman and hunter.