William Aloysius Keleher: A Great Man By: Julia Keleher | Nov 18th 2006 - William Aloysius Keleher was born in 1886 in Lawrence, Kansas. His parents, David Keleher and Mary Ann Keleher moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1889. There, William enrolled at Saint Mary's Parochial School and studied until 1900 when he started working as a messenger for the Western Union Telegraph Company. His initial position was that of a counter clerk. However, he was promoted to the post of telegraph operator within a short time. William tried different alternatives ... Tags:Keleher, William Keleher : Seven Generations in America, Eight Generations in America