A man who has given so much to music and education in the Quad Cities has died. A source close to the family of Ellis Kell confirmed the news of his passing this morning.
Kell, Director of Programming and Community Outreach at the River Music Experience was diagnosed with esophageal cancer on October 18, 2016. According to a Go-Fund-Me page set up by his daughter, it was later discovered that the cancer was stage 4 and had spread to his lungs and liver.