Christopher V. Mellis

WILLIAMSBURG - Christopher Vincent Gennaro Mellis, 19, died Friday, April 10, 2009.
He is survived by his parents, Donna and Jerry Mellis; sister, Jennifer Mellis;
brothers, Adam and his wife, Heather Mellis, Matthew Mellis, Aaron and his wife, Staci Mellis, and Jonathan Mellis; aunt and uncle, Marie and Roger McIntosh; cousins, Heather McIntosh and Roger McIntosh and his children, Madelynne and Corey McIntosh; nephews, Corbin Coranel, Justice Mellis, Nathan Mellis, Austin Mellis, Trevor Richards; nieces, Izabella and Tia-Lin Otey.
Christopher was born in Monmouth County, N.J., and lived his childhood life in Freehold, N.J. After moving to Virginia, he began school at Rawls Byrd Elementary and subsequently attended Clara Byrd Baker Elementary, Berkeley Middle School, Williamsburg Christian Academy and Jamestown High School.
His sport of choice was soccer and he played on several teams in the James City County Recreation League. Christopher traveled to San Francisco, Calif., and Nyac, N.Y., visiting his traveling parent and enjoying Carmel Beach and the Mars Restaurant in New York City.
While in High School and afterward, he worked at Miyako Japanese Restaurant, Green Leafe CafE, and Paul's Deli Restaurant. He shared an apartment at his parent's home with Daniel Harrel, and had many friends of his age and was well liked by all whom he came in contact with, young and old.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 3785 Strawberry Plains Rd., Williamsburg. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 16, at St. Bede Catholic Church.
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