Saturday, June 25, 2022
Jackie, Kay. Kimball. Butch and families,
There are lots of adjectives that describe Melv , to mention a few…..kind, cheerful, loving, happy, funny but most of all giving ! He gave his all to his family , friends , or anyone he met along the way. He gave to a point where you couldn’t leave his house without something.A piece of woodwork, preserves, Jackie’s bread or anything else that popped in his head.Now you must have it whether you needed it or not! “ Take the ketsup “ was a family inside joke about Melv because he actually offered it one day when “ No “ was the answer to everything else.He gave love to us all . He made us feel special and welcomed.But most of all he gave unconditional love to Jackie, Kay, Kimball,Butch, and all of his grandchildren and great grandchildren. I was lucky enough to have a visit with him about three weeks ago and we talked about a lot of topics as Melv was well adversed about community and world affairs, but every few minutes he would wonder back and talk about one of his children and their families and their accomplishments . He loved you all deeply, his eyes would shine even in his darkest moments when he wasn’t feeling well as he talked about every one of you . You have all made him proud. I will always keep my memories of Melv ( and there are many ) close to my heart.
Love to you all, Melv, I’ll see you down the road !
Phyl
P.s. Ben sends along his condolences to you all.