Son of George Lydel Kelly (1888-1967)
and Cora Elizabeth Robinson (1890-1967)
Married Beth Goetzman Feb 3 1944
Bob was a senior at Price High School when Pearl Harbor was bombed. After graduation he and some of his friends traveled to Salt Lake City to join the Air Force. Because of poor eyesight he was rejected from the the Air Force, but his friends were not. Later he was drafted in the Army, not wanting to be rejected again when he went for his physical he memorized the eye chart, every line front wards and back wards. He was asked to read the eye chart line 3 backwards without his his glasses. He passed and entered the medics, but that was done away with so he was sent go Germany. He picked up a bazooka for a souvenir but it was booby traped. Part of his hand was blown off. He had a great desire to become a doctor. Having lost his thumb on his left hand he figured his desire to become a doctor was over. A plastic surgeon talked to him. Bob told him how he thought his ambition to become a doctor was over. The doctor showed him his right hand and he was missing his thumb. This encouraged him to persue his dreams.
Although he was wounded in World War II and suffered polio while in medical school he went on to become a physican and practiced medicine at the Tanner Clinic in Layton for 40 years. He delivered over 4000 babies during his career and distinguished himself in many capacities in the health care field on a local, state and national level.
and Cora Elizabeth Robinson (1890-1967)
Married Beth Goetzman Feb 3 1944
Bob was a senior at Price High School when Pearl Harbor was bombed. After graduation he and some of his friends traveled to Salt Lake City to join the Air Force. Because of poor eyesight he was rejected from the the Air Force, but his friends were not. Later he was drafted in the Army, not wanting to be rejected again when he went for his physical he memorized the eye chart, every line front wards and back wards. He was asked to read the eye chart line 3 backwards without his his glasses. He passed and entered the medics, but that was done away with so he was sent go Germany. He picked up a bazooka for a souvenir but it was booby traped. Part of his hand was blown off. He had a great desire to become a doctor. Having lost his thumb on his left hand he figured his desire to become a doctor was over. A plastic surgeon talked to him. Bob told him how he thought his ambition to become a doctor was over. The doctor showed him his right hand and he was missing his thumb. This encouraged him to persue his dreams.
Although he was wounded in World War II and suffered polio while in medical school he went on to become a physican and practiced medicine at the Tanner Clinic in Layton for 40 years. He delivered over 4000 babies during his career and distinguished himself in many capacities in the health care field on a local, state and national level.
Son of George Lydel Kelly (1888-1967)
and Cora Elizabeth Robinson (1890-1967)
Married Beth Goetzman Feb 3 1944
Bob was a senior at Price High School when Pearl Harbor was bombed. After graduation he and some of his friends traveled to Salt Lake City to join the Air Force. Because of poor eyesight he was rejected from the the Air Force, but his friends were not. Later he was drafted in the Army, not wanting to be rejected again when he went for his physical he memorized the eye chart, every line front wards and back wards. He was asked to read the eye chart line 3 backwards without his his glasses. He passed and entered the medics, but that was done away with so he was sent go Germany. He picked up a bazooka for a souvenir but it was booby traped. Part of his hand was blown off. He had a great desire to become a doctor. Having lost his thumb on his left hand he figured his desire to become a doctor was over. A plastic surgeon talked to him. Bob told him how he thought his ambition to become a doctor was over. The doctor showed him his right hand and he was missing his thumb. This encouraged him to persue his dreams.
Although he was wounded in World War II and suffered polio while in medical school he went on to become a physican and practiced medicine at the Tanner Clinic in Layton for 40 years. He delivered over 4000 babies during his career and distinguished himself in many capacities in the health care field on a local, state and national level.
and Cora Elizabeth Robinson (1890-1967)
Married Beth Goetzman Feb 3 1944
Bob was a senior at Price High School when Pearl Harbor was bombed. After graduation he and some of his friends traveled to Salt Lake City to join the Air Force. Because of poor eyesight he was rejected from the the Air Force, but his friends were not. Later he was drafted in the Army, not wanting to be rejected again when he went for his physical he memorized the eye chart, every line front wards and back wards. He was asked to read the eye chart line 3 backwards without his his glasses. He passed and entered the medics, but that was done away with so he was sent go Germany. He picked up a bazooka for a souvenir but it was booby traped. Part of his hand was blown off. He had a great desire to become a doctor. Having lost his thumb on his left hand he figured his desire to become a doctor was over. A plastic surgeon talked to him. Bob told him how he thought his ambition to become a doctor was over. The doctor showed him his right hand and he was missing his thumb. This encouraged him to persue his dreams.
Although he was wounded in World War II and suffered polio while in medical school he went on to become a physican and practiced medicine at the Tanner Clinic in Layton for 40 years. He delivered over 4000 babies during his career and distinguished himself in many capacities in the health care field on a local, state and national level.
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