Cullen Matthew Kelly, intuitive person
Our beautiful son, Cullen Matthew Kelly, 25, passed away suddenly Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.
He was a graduate of Worcester Preparatory School and attended the University of Delaware. Cullen worked for Coastal Tented Events in Millville where he had earned his way up to management with the loving guidance of his mentor, brother, friend and cousin Zach McCarthy.
Cullen was an adventurer and had traveled around the world making countless friends, and using his passion and knowledge of videography and drones to capture all that he was fortunate to see and explore, countries he had only dreamed about. While on sabbatical this summer (COVID-19) Cullen, with the blessings of his family, journeyed out west with a friend to Oregon. He then ventured to Montana and Wyoming and was working (for room and board) for landowners who needed a hand with everything from irrigation, building on federally owned park land, repairing fencing and, oh yes, herding cattle. He fell in love with the West and was heading back to the Preston Ranch in Wyoming to spend the winter. He had become fast friends with the ranch owners, and they were extremely excited that he was coming back to oversee their ranch for the winter. Cullen was both excited and humbled.
We have heard from so many friends and the words we hear over and over are handsome, smart, loyal, funny and an encyclopedia of movie trivia of all genres, tenacious, and oh so generous.
Cullen had enormous respect and love for his Dad and the man he is. They could sit around the dinner table and chat forever - covering a range of topics; we had many fabulous times in our home. He also was so proud to have so many loving aunts and uncles and many, many cousins. He truly loved getting together/gathering with his family, this was extremely important to him and he would want each and everyone of you to know this. Today would have meant everything to him. A cherished friend of Cullen’s sent us a lovely note and captured the essence of him so well: “my friendship with Cullen will live in my heart forever. “He is truly one of the most generous and accepting people I have every had the fortune to meet.” He was an extremely intuitive person - he listened and would read people so well, and would do anything in his power to comfort and help. But, most importantly, the true core of Cullen is a man who fiercely loved his family and friends. The guy who would always have your back.
He accomplished a great deal and touched so many lives in the short time he was with us. He was a spiritual man who believed in God and listened carefully to the words of his Uncle Mike.
One thing that gives Larry and I some peace is the fact that we know for certain - he knew he was deeply loved, no strings attached. Something that we have always said to Cullen and each other, “in case we have not told you lately - we love you. Forever and a day!”
Memorial services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial contributions to Sasha S. Bolte Foundation, PO Box 43799, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
