He was a founding partner of the law firm Stewart McKelvey which is considered to be the premier law firm in Atlantic Canada with over 200 lawyers.
A public celebration of his life will take place this Friday afternoon at the Imperial Theatre.
He, at one time, chaired the Saint John Port Development Corporation, the Regional Hospital Foundation and was Director of the Saint John Seafarer's Mission.
McKelvey was also a past President of the Saint Patrick's Society of Saint John and served as President of the Canadian Bar Association in 1973 and 74.
