Alyn Kellerman was a true Renaissance man. He subscribed to more than 100 magazines on eclectic subjects and his wife of 13 years, Beth, described him as a walking computer. She said, “Alyn was a brilliant man who just consumed information that he stored away in his brain for later use.”
He grew up in St. Petersburg, Fla., and got his undergraduate degree in psychology from Penn State. Kellerman then moved to Atlanta, where he got an MBA from Emory University in 1987 and opened his own financial consultant business.
Alyn Dwight Kellerman, 51, of Stone Mountain, died at his home Oct. 20 of kidney cancer. A memorial service will be held from 1-3 p.m. today at Smoke Rise Country Club. Bill Head Funeral Home in Lilburn is in charge of arrangements.
His mother introduced Beth and Alyn to each other. Beth was living in Columbus, Ohio, at the time and they had their first several dates on the telephone. After just a few of these long conversations, Beth put in for a transfer to Atlanta so she could get to know him better. After they married, they opened their own insurance agency in Tucker.
When they started their family, Kellerman was nervous about being a father, but he was fully committed. He rearranged his consulting schedule so he could maximize his time with daughter Grace and son Zachary. He also made time to coach their sports teams.
One of Kellerman’s great loves was classic cars. His first car was a GTO and he later owned a Porshe 914, which honed his appetite. High on his bucket list was attending a Barrett-Jackson classic car auction, and in September he fulfilled that dream in Las Vegas. He always wanted to buy a classic car, but his keen financial judgment vetoed that extravagance.
Falcons football was another great love and Kellerman was a season ticket holder for many years. He became good friends with William Andrews of Alpharetta, a former running back for the Falcons, but Kellerman was never able to convince him to go to a game at the Dome. On the Sunday before his death, Andrews and Kellerman watched the Falcons beat the Oakland Raiders on television. Andrews said, “We discussed every play and broke them all down. Alyn just knew how things worked and I was always in awe of him.”
Tracy Anderson of Atlanta was another good friend. He said Kellerman was adept at sifting through company budgets and evaluating exactly how money should be spent. And Anderson said in their 20 years of business dealings, Kellerman was never wrong on any of his predictions or projections. “I consider myself a very good businessman,” said Anderson,” but Alyn was the best valuation guy I’ve ever met.”
In addition to his wife and children, Kellerman is survived by his father, Dick of St. Petersburg, Fla., and brother Scott of New York City.
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