2/24/2021
Chelo’s founder now penniless; daughter fights to keep him at home
Amet Chelo, founder of Chelo’s, pictured here in his Cumberland home, has little or no money left to his name, but his daughter is doing everything she can to keep him in his home.
CUMBERLAND – When Amet Chelo established the Chelo’s Restaurant with his brothers in 1955, he was adamant with his children that they were no better than anyone else and that they should never use their family name to try to move up in life, says his daughter, Kim Whalen.
“He started as a dishwasher and he always told us that everyone puts their pants on in the same way,” she said.