Friday, December 23, 2016
My memories of Mel are some of the best. I worked at Growmark FS in Knowlesville for 15 years, and I got to know Mel as a bright spot in my day when he showed up with my CARQUEST order. Although Mel was older by about 13 years, it was like we were from the same era. I looked forward to our conversations and missed him after I retired, but as luck would have it, I would see him at CARQUEST when I was stopping in for parts for my own vehicles. Mel was like the 'king of one-liners" and it always got us into verbal sparring and I usually wound up losing the match to Mel. But as I think back, the people around us, like the counter guys at CARQUEST or my co-workers at Growmark, would wind up laughing thier butts off at the two elderly friends "jawing" at each other. My sincere sympathy to the family of one of the nicest guys I had ever met in my life....I dearly miss my friend Mel............
