Melissa Stafford Mackay

Life goes on, but this planet has been diminished with the loss of this great singer and wonderful person....we miss you Melissa.

Visiting you again today and just swimming in all the 55 years of memories we shared! How you were there for me in both times of joy and sorrow, how you were like one of the family. I´ll never forget the first time I met you, in a rehearsal for the Dean Martin Show on which we worked together for six years. You gave me the warmest lovely-to-meet-you smile that was your trademark. Being a California girl who loved "back East," how I enjoyed hearing your stories of autumn hayrides and mulled wine. I miss you, my dear Theta sister! Sing loud and proud for your fellow angels

Oh my dearest friend and colleague Melissa! The world has lost such a precious soul but Heaven has gained a beautiful angel! I miss you more than I can say. From the very first day I met you on the Dean Martin Show in the early 1960s and for years thereafter, I loved you and those memories sustain me now. What fun we had singing together and being such dear friends! That crazy day when we kept trying to find a place to ski....your beautiful wedding to Dave...your being a bridesmaid in my wedding....on and on. Thank you for all of it and I know you´re part of that heavenly choir now, lending both your beautiful voice and your beautiful soul. I will always love you, my sister in Theta. I extend my deepest condolences to the family.

Melissa always gave me good vibes and smiles when I was visiting the Bacharach Orchestra as a bystander...I always felt she was a a classy lady...and a great singer to boot! Sorry to hear of her passing...

A lady with a beautiful spirit and a sweet voice - Anon

Condolences to the entire family. Melissa was a sweet lady, a top notch musician and a joy to work with and be around. I was privileged to work with her on various sessions, and for 15 years in Inner Voices, an a cappella vocal group.