John W. Melvin

I was a student working for John at the old Highway Safety Research Institute (now UMTRI) in 1972-73. John was not only bright, but he was a very nice person, absolutely great guy to work for. He will be greatly missed.

Doris, We will never forget our time in CART working for John, making Racecars safer. Our thoughts are with you.
Regards, Bil & Jane Bailey

Probably more than anyone else, John gave me an appreciation for the science of measuring and preventing injury. We worked together at GM, tried a case together in Midland, Texas, and enjoyed talking about what was known, knowable, and unknown about biomechanics. John made huge contributions to motor vehicle safety and his work lives on. My sincere condolences to John's family, freinds and the safety community for his passing.

John was a good friend and a highly respected colleague. His support of my work over the past few years will always be remembered. Since I first met him in 1975, I came to know John as one of the giants in our field. He will be greatly missed. My deepest condolences to the Melvin family.

My condolences to the Melvin family. John was instrumental in much of the early research into protecting child passengers in motor vehicles. We at Safe Ride News Publications and others in the child passenger safety field recognize the impact he made. So his work lives on.

John Melvin will be missed by all of his Mentees. I will always remember that he encouraged me to pursue excellence in my biomechanics research despite my physical anthropology student beginnings.

I first meet John in 1975 when he hired me to work at the Highways Safety Research Institute (HSRI) as a biomechanical research engineer. It was clear from the beginning of our association that he had immense capabilities in technical engineering and biomechanics and his inquiries into real world vehicle safety reached, in the service of live inquiry, beyond anything given-to discovery and created real understanding that the whole world could use: He probed into the unknown of vehicle safety...

I'm so sorry to hear of John's passing. He was a special person in many ways with his dedication to safety and his family. My deepest sympathies to John's family at this time of loss and grief. My prayers are with you all. John will be missed but never forgotten. Dave Cole

I worked with Dr. Melvin at Highway Safety Research Center until 1977. He was a very pleasant person and hard working researcher. A great person to work with at the Universitl