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Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (3rd District) recently introduced a resolution honoring the life and celebrating the legacy of the late Emanuel Kelly, a trailblazing architect, longtime Temple University professor, and champion of affordable housing and equity.
Kelly passed away on January 12 at the age of 80. He spent the last 45 years of his life living in a Queen Anne-style house across from Clark Park, which he refurbished himself.
Gauthier’s resolution, introduced last week at a City Council meeting, celebrates Kelly’s historic career and honors his many contributions to Philadelphia.
“Today, we honor one of Philadelphia’s homegrown heroes, an esteemed member of Philadelphia’s ongoing Black history,” Gauthier said. “Emanuel Kelly may have passed on last month, but his mark on Philadelphia – figuratively and literally – will live on for generations.”
Kelly’s wife, family, friends, colleagues, and admirers testified about Mr. Kelly’s legacy during public comment.
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