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Bar News - September 5, 2003 In Memoriam ~ Kelley, Tefft
Robert O. Kelley, 84, of Manchester, a former attorney with the McLane law firm, died July 20, 2003 at his home in Manchester. Kelley was born on Jan. 24, 1919, in Dorchester, Mass., the son of Thomas O. and Marie Bourdon Kelley, and lived most of his life in Manchester. He attended Manchester schools, graduating from Central High School. He then attended St. John’s Preparatory School and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1942. He received his master’s degree from Princeton University and his law degree from Boston College law School in 1961. Kelley was an attorney with the McLane law firm in Manchester before working for the United States government as chair of the Veteran’s Review Board, from which he retired in 1981. He was a class agent for his graduating class at Holy Cross and, at one time, an active member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He was a volunteer for many years through the retired seniors’ group RSVP, as well as a founder of the North Little League’s minor league team. Kelley enjoyed golf and traveling with his wife of 54 years, Katherine "Kay" Kelley, who predeceased him in 2002. Survivors include a son, Robert O. Kelley, Jr. and his wife, Marion, of Lee; a daughter, Mary K. Murphy of Manchester; and six grandchildren. His son Mark A. Kelley predeceased him in 1979.
Attorney Stanton E. Tefft, who once practiced law with former AG Louis Wyman and Judge Arthur Bean, died Aug. 13, 2003, at Concord Hospital. He was 77. Born in Providence, RI, on April 13, 1926, he was the son of Thomas and Lillian (Nelson) Tefft. He resided in Bedford, NH for more than 20 years. He was a 1943 graduate of Concord High School and earned his undergraduate degree from Williams College, graduating after having served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as an aviator based both on land and on aircraft carriers. Tefft earned his LLD from Columbia Law School in 1950 and was admitted to the New York State Bar Association. He practiced with the New York City firm Pennie Edmonds until being called back into the Navy during the Korean War. He flew surveillance over Russian submarines in the Atlantic from 1951 to 1953. While on leave from the Korean War, Tefft returned to NH and passed the bar exam, and was admitted to the NH Bar in 1952. Upon his discharge, he joined the firm of Wyman, Starr & Booth in Manchester. In 1959, Tefft and former AG Louis Wyman and Arthur E. Bean (who went on to become a Superior Court judge) established Wyman, Bean and Tefft. He established his own law office in Manchester in 1974 and later moved the office to Bedford. Tefft was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. District Courts. He briefed and argued approximately 50 cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He also served as a Superior Court master from 1980 to 1985. He was still practicing law at the time of his death and was scheduled to argue a case before the Supreme Court next June. In 2001, he was recognized by the NH Bar Association as an honorary member for having practiced law for 50 years. Tefft served as president of Pierce College for Women in Concord; served as chair of the Worker’s Compensation Appeal Board for State Employees from 1971 to 1980; and was chair of the New Hampshire Tramway Board from 1961 to 1970. He was a founder of Loon Mountain ski area. He was active in Republican politics at the local, state and national level. He served as president of the Goffstown PTA and of the Bedford Board of Selectman, of which he also served as chair from 1985 to 1989. He was a member of the musician’s union and played the drums in a jazz ensemble. He was also proficient on the guitar and piano. He was a longtime member of the Manchester Country Club until he discovered six-wicket croquet and left golf behind. He was a member of the Stark Lane Croquet Association and co-founded the Bedford Croquet Club. He was a member of the New Hampshire Art Association, the New Hampshire Historic Association and the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. He co-founded the Bedford Antiquarian and Literacy Society so that serious collectors and researchers would have the opportunity to meet and share information. He was an accomplished bridge and chess player, having played at the Cavendish Club in New York, and was an omnivorous reader. His interest in digital photography led him to produce, film and direct programs for BCTV. Survivors include his wife of 21 years, M. Elaine Tefft of Bedford; a son, Christian Tefft of Dunbarton; a stepdaughter, Alice O’Kane; and nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorial donations in Tefft’s name may be made to the Animal Rescue League or the SPCA. In memory of our colleagues Robert O. Kelley and Stanton E. Tefft, the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Board of Governors has contributed to the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, 112 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301.
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