Douglas was born February 23, 1920 in Mount Vernon, New York to Mabel Morley and Harold J. Kelsey. He lived most of his life in Connecticut. He was a Locomotive Engineer on the New Haven Railroad for 39 years where he was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Lodge #77of New Haven, CT. Doug was a life member of the Elks Lodge #2153 in Port Charlotte and the Kelsey Kindred and a descendant of Mayflower member, John Alden, Charlemagne and William the Conqueror. Kelsey was a WW II veteran who served proudly for the U.S. Army where he flew a B-25 Bomber. He was a life member of the Delta Eagles, an organization of pilots of graduation class 43-D.
He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Roselyn B. Kelsey; his favorite brother in law, Harry Hoffman of Hamden, CT and several loving nieces and nephews.