Dec. 13: In Memoriam

The true value of a life can be almost impossible to quantify. For many, the people they have touched in small and big ways, including their colleagues, friends and family, best marks one's passage through the years.

For others, it is the sum total of their achievements in life: the awards, accolades, the work they have performed out of a desire for riches, fame and, most importantly, a passion to leave the world different than the way one found it.

Arthur Kelley, who died Dec. 6 at age 86, seemed to have both — the love of friends and family, as well as a lasting legacy as founder of a pioneering effort to clean up Little Neck Bay.

So as we give our condolences to the people who knew him best, we honor his memory by moving forward in our own effort to make the world a better place — perhaps somewhat modestly with these events, stories and announcements:

1. In case you missed it: One Little Neck homeowner airs in regards to the future of the former Leviton manufacturing facility.

2. For the budding wordsmiths out there, don't miss this Creative Writing Workshop, beginning at Queens Library at North Hills.

3. Don't miss Douglaston Patch editor Nathan Duke's interview with Strawberry's owner, New York Mets legend Darryl Strawberry.

4. Watch for a story about a national retailer that looks to grow (again) in the borough of Queens.

5. And later this morning, we have your rundown of Little Neck gas prices.