Eddie Kelliher
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Edward J Kelliher (8 March 1920 - 1 June 2017)[1][2] was a sailor and businessman from Ireland.[3][4] He maintained a membership with the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire for over 62 years, and became the first Olympian to be associated with the club.[5][1] He participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics which took place in Tokyo, Japan, the first time an Olympic tournament took place in Asia.[6][7] Alongside a career in sailing, he also became chairman in the O’Connell street branch of the well-known Irish bookstore, Easons, as well as becoming the president of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce.[8][3] He later died at 98 years of age, with his funeral taking place in Dun Laoghaire, where he spent much of his adult life.[9][1]