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  • Breaking Bread(sticks) after Mel's Memorial

    Jan 21, 2020, 5:30 PM US/Eastern

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    Jan 21, 2020, 2:30 PM US/Eastern

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    Jan 11, 2020, 1:00 PM US/Eastern

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Memorial Created By
Bethany DuVall

Melvyn Richard Ware

May 13, 1957 - January 07, 2020

Please join our remembrance by adding your photos and memories of Mel to the Condolences tab. It makes us happy to see other people celebrating who he was. Memorial service will be 1/21/2020. Details are below.

OBITUARY
Mel was a master craftsman and mischief maker, a biker like his mother, Lily, before him. He met the love of his life, Carol (Debbie), when she came to his Fred Villari studio in New Hampshire for karate lessons, and he swept her off her feet onto the back of his motorcycle. Both were a package deal - Mel brought his son Richard Melvyn, and Carol brought her daughter Bethany. Each of them raised each other's children with the same love...  see more
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Posts & Photos

  • Michael Harman
    Mel was a master of wood working, he was also a guy with a "Can Do" Attitude! No matter what you asked him to do he was always helpful to the culinary team, anything we ever needed custom made for our many themed banquets, or culinary...  more
    • Bethany DuVall and Carol Ware reacted on this.
    • Michael Harman
      Bethany DuVall I love this. He told us about cutting boards he made, but I didn't know about some of these other projects. The Fear Factor cake sounds like the kind of challenge he would have loved. I also remember him working on stands for the wedding cake stand for...  more
      • January 19, 2020
    • Michael Harman
      Carol Ware Mike, thank you for these memories. Mel told me about some of the unusual things he made for the chefs but he didn't mention the Fear Factor cake . . . probably because it sounds gruesome. But variety was one of the things he liked about his job at...  more
      • January 20, 2020
  • Robert Levy
    I remember when Mel came to Universal Studios, he started as a casual employee,working with our Maintenance team as a part time employee. After seeing his hard work and talent, management had him come on full time. Mel always had a hardy laugh and a...  more
    • Bethany DuVall and Carol Ware reacted on this.
    • Robert Levy
      Bethany DuVall Thank you for sharing about my Dad, and for all you did with and for him when he was at Universal. He loved his work, and everyone who worked with him.
      • January 15, 2020
    • Robert Levy
      Carol Ware Yours is another name Mel mentioned throughout the years and if I remember correctly, he referred to you as Bob Levy. So thank you, Bob. I'd forgotten that Mel worked part-time at Universal Studios in the beginning and that brought back other memories as well.
      • January 17, 2020
  • John Stout
    I am so sorry for the passing of Mel Ware and I offer my condolences to his wife Carol and their family.
    I had the privilege of working along side Mel as a carpenter technician in some of his earliest days at Universal.
    He was a very a hard worker with...  more
    • Carol Ware and Bethany DuVall reacted on this.
    • John Stout
      Carol Ware John, thank you for your condolences and for sharing those long ago memories of Mel. I remember those midnight shifts, and though we've never met, Mel spoke of you over the years so I recognized your name when I saw your post.
    • John Stout
      Bethany DuVall Thank you so much for sharing memories of Dad.
      • January 14, 2020
  • Carol Ware
    Carol Ware added 7 photo(s) to the memorial Melvyn Richard Ware:
  • Adam Krawchuk
    I first met Mel in the beginning of September of 1997 when I joined the Millshop team at Universal Studios. He had already been working in the shop for a few years when I started. We talked as coworkers do about each others pets, lives, and loved ones....  more
    • Bethany DuVall and Carol Ware reacted on this.
    • Adam Krawchuk
      Bethany DuVall Adam, thank you so much for all these wonderful memories of Dad. Yeah, he did love finagling freebies! He was a master negotiator, and had so much fun with it that whoever gave him the deal was smiling just as big as he was when he walked out with the goods.
    • Adam Krawchuk
      Carol Ware Adam, I have a photo of Mel on the motorcycle he rented the day the three of you rode out to Crystal River. I also located a couple more from Universal Studios and will post them.
    • Adam Krawchuk
      Adam Krawchuk Karen and I have been going through our photos and I can’t seem to find any worth posting. Karen looked at the photos of when we were building the house and there are some of him in the distance, but once again, not worthy to post.
      • January 11, 2020
  • Carol Ware
    Carol Ware added 4 photo(s) to the memorial Melvyn Richard Ware:
    Mel with Nieces Lindsey & Jamie
    In his element
    On a date with Carol
  • Carol Ware
    Carol Ware added 1 photo(s) to the memorial Melvyn Richard Ware:
    Mel Working Wood
  • Carol Ware
    Carol Ware added 5 photo(s) to the memorial Melvyn Richard Ware:
    Carol & Mel - Wedding Reception
    Mel & Son Richard
    Mel at his Fred Villari Studio, NH
    Mel at his Fred Villari Studio, NH
    Mel & Richard, Christmas Morning
  • Carol Ware
    Carol Ware added 4 photo(s) to the memorial Melvyn Richard Ware:
    We Mowed the Lawn Today
    We Washed the Car Today
    I went to work today...
    Carol, Mel, & Max
    • Bethany DuVall reacted on this.
    • Carol Ware
      Bethany DuVall Dad & Max sacked out. I love it.
      • January 9, 2020
    • Carol Ware
      Carol Ware I wanted to name them: We mowed the lawn today. We washed the car today. I went to work today and man, it wore us out! but I couldn't figure out how
  • Bethany DuVall
  • Bethany DuVall
    Bethany DuVall added 16 photo(s) to the memorial Melvyn Richard Ware:
    Kids in the Hall
    Down the Aisle
    Figuring it out
    Still figuring
    In the year 2000
    Mischief Maker
    Head Bath
    More kids in the hall