John Andrew "Jack" Kelly (November 30, 1943 – June 28, 1978) was an American investigative journalist in Boston, Massachusetts, and he was one of the victims of the Blackfriars Massacre.
Francis Kelly was a salesman for Corn Products, which led the family to move to Manchester, New Hampshire in 1949.
In 1952, the family settled in Brighton, Massachusetts and his father continued to work for Corn Products in South Boston.
After graduating St. Columbkille School, Kelly joined the U.S. Air Force and left for basic training at Lackland AFB, on July 1, 1961, aged 17.
Upon his honorable discharge from the US Air Force, he took a job with Metropolitan Life Insurance and married Michele Larichiuta in 1964.