Melvin Drummond
October 18, 1934 - June 05, 2012
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Melvin Drummond
October 18, 1934 - June 05, 2012
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Melvin Drummond
(Mel, Drum, or Dub)
October 18, 1934 June 5, 2012
Melvin was born in Arkansas and graduated from Sparkman High School in 1953. He enlisted in the Army in 1954 and served three years. He attended Henderson College for four years and then moved to California and took flying lessons. Mel loved airplanes and flying.
He worked in management for Thrifty Drug Store and retired after 20 years. He also tried real estate for a while. Mel drove a bus for Laguna Woods senior citizens for 14 years, but cancer made him so weak that he had to quit. He really loved that job and the people he met every day. He loved his neighbors and visiting the local pastry shop each morning for coffee and pastry.
Mel is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Melinda & David Alicea and Elena & Vinnie Bricoccoli; grandchildren, Darrel Matheisen Jr., David Matheisen, Eve Alicea, Chris Alicea, Rachel Alicea, Claudette Bricoccoli and Tristan Bricoccoli; twin sister Geraldine Presley; nieces and nephews, Beverly Jan Lynons, Karen Sue McShane and Terry Melvin Presley.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Foundation For Breast & Prostate Health,
www.fbph.com.
21 responses to Melvin Drummond
Jeannette Tskacs says:
April 15, 2020
It’s been so long since you moved on to Heaven on my dad’s birthday. I hope that meant you’ve met up with him and are making each other and everyone you’ve met laugh. We sure miss you in the the neighborhood and at the Bakery. For a long time Kasey used to stop in front of your house and look at it for the longest time. Then it was a glance as her eyesight got worse. But, still if we say, “Let’s walk as far as Mr Drummond’s house, she walks that far and stares at the door then turns around and we go back home. We all miss you at the Bakery too. Someone always stands looking out at the sky and says “what a beautiful day”! You’ll never be forgotten .