Melvin Stephens' Obituary
Melvin Stephens, known as Mel, passed away at home in Steilacoom, WA on February 29, 2024. Mel’s love lives on with his son Chase, his family, and all the many friends who have been grateful to know him. Many of Mel’s roots are in Chicago but in recent years had fallen in love with the Pacific Northwest and even more in love with his girlfriend Christina Hall whom he shared a home overlooking the Puget Sound with.
Mel was a man of many hobbies and interests, but his favorite was music where he’s most known as MC Fade and DJ Blas. Mel roamed the world on new adventures but looked forward to reconnecting with his Proviso East classmates at the alumni cookout.
To know Mel was to know that being yourself is the most important thing and that when you live your truth, everyone else will love you for it. He was an undeniable force that everyone gravitated towards no matter how long you had known him. His impact on the people he’s met will live on forever as he now gets to be reunited with his mother Rose.
A memorial service for Mel will be held in Chicago at a later date to celebrate the life of a man whose memory will never fade.
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