Brian Kelley

Brian Turner Kelley, 68, of Woodbridge, Virginia, passed away September 7, 2025. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts to the late Mark and Agnes (Turner) Kelley. He is predeceased by his parents and his two brothers, Mark and Sean Kelley. Brian was a member of the Air Force ROTC program and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. He graduated with his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering in 1979 and was commissioned as an Air Force officer. He moved to Sacramento, California for his first assignment at McClellan Air Force Base. He additionally obtained his Masters in Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska. While serving in the military, he was stationed at Air Force bases in California, Ohio, Nebraska, and Colorado, and at the Pentagon in Northern Virginia. His final assignment with the Air Force was at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Northern Virginia. He retired in 2005 as a Colonel after serving in the Air Force for 26 years. He continued to work at NGA as a civilian for over 20 years before he passed. When he was not serving the public in his career, Brian had a fulfilling personal life. He married his wife Karen in January 1986, and they had three children: Allyson, Angela, and Nicholas. He loved being involved in their lives, from changing diapers, to coaching their sports teams, to planning weddings. They spent many summers at the family’s beach house in Westbrook, Connecticut, where he enjoyed floating around in the Long Island Sound. Brian was a longtime Boston and New England sports fan, which meant the family often spent their Sundays watching the Patriots together. He loved clothes shopping and had exquisite taste in suits, shoes, and watches. It was his yearly ritual to do last minute Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve for everyone. He was a loving husband and father, and he will be missed by all who knew him. Brian is survived by his wife, Karen; his children, Allyson Kelley and wife Kassandra, Angela Marcinkiewicz and husband Michael, and Nicholas Kelley and fiancée Carli; and his sister Mary Burke and husband Richard. A private viewing and service for the family will be held at Miller Funeral Home & Crematory in Woodbridge, Virginia. A burial service at Arlington National Cemetery will be held at a later date with all welcome. Donations in Brian’s memory can be made to the American Cancer Society and the Arthritis Foundation Charity.

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Brian Kelley

September 7, 2025