Monday, March 1, 2021
Mel was the first, and only, person we knew when we moved to State College 29 years ago, as Jan had alerted him that my husband was a new hire at PSU coming from far away. He helped us find an apartment, and 6 months later, he called to say we should start looking for a house. He would pick me up with my 3 yr old, so he had car seat and animal crackers. One home, he walked in, and then stopped me at the door. "No," he said "this is not your house, I don't trust the look of it". He looked at 39 houses with us, patiently, and with a keen eye.
When we finally found our perfect house, we couldn't afford to have it cleaned. On closing day, we discovered that Mel had paid to have all the carpets cleaned, for us. He came later when we moved in to make sure everything was fine. He was a lovely man that we remember with such fondness. We are truly sorry to hear of his passing, and please know he will be missed. His memory is a blessing.
