*Deceased.
Mel graduated from Boston English High School in 1952 and starred on its basketball team in that year. Toward the end of a championship game against Sommerville in the Boston Garden he made a series of long set shots to bring the team into serious contention, Boston English eventually lost. Merv remembers staying up late to hear the game and almost sleeping through the College Boards given the next morning at Boston Latin.
His grandfather had established a cooperage (building barrels out of wooden slates and putting metal hoops around them to make them strong and water proof). The family business was so well established it lasted for many years after its competitors had left the business.
Mel was the first of the Stags to be married. He married Cecily Pill. They had three childen Celia, Eric and Peter
Mel's two sisters Selma & Jackie live in Mashpee, Mass . Mark Goldberg sees them on the beach every now & then. In additiom Mel had two brothers Ritchie and Freddie
Richie, Mikey Lieberman & Bobby Wynn have breakfast together on Sunday Mornings
Richie Stern has a Janitorial Supply Business with two of his sons in business with him.
Through the Volunteer Draft Mel went into the 101st Airborne Division and after basic was trained as a medic. He served in Korea (postwar).
Mel passed away in 1968 at the age of 32.
His grandfather had established a cooperage (building barrels out of wooden slates and putting metal hoops around them to make them strong and water proof). The family business was so well established it lasted for many years after its competitors had left the business.
Mel was the first of the Stags to be married. He married Cecily Pill. They had three childen Celia, Eric and Peter
Mel's two sisters Selma & Jackie live in Mashpee, Mass . Mark Goldberg sees them on the beach every now & then. In additiom Mel had two brothers Ritchie and Freddie
Richie, Mikey Lieberman & Bobby Wynn have breakfast together on Sunday Mornings
Richie Stern has a Janitorial Supply Business with two of his sons in business with him.
Through the Volunteer Draft Mel went into the 101st Airborne Division and after basic was trained as a medic. He served in Korea (postwar).
Mel passed away in 1968 at the age of 32.
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