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LEONARDO MELLA Obituary
Celebration of Life service for Leonardo F. "Lenny" Mella, age 75, of Oak Hill, who died Friday, May 13, 2011 at Bert Fish Medical Center, New Smyrna Beach, will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at Settle-Wilder's New Smyrna Beach chapel, with Chaplain Beverly Richardson, Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, officiating. Born in New York City, New York, Lenny, a municipal dispatcher, came to this area in 2002 from Shoreham, New York. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War, and was a former captain, department treasurer and EMT for the Rocky Point Volunteer Fire Department, Long Island, New York. Lenny enjoyed following the stock market on his computer, the simple pleasures in life, fishing and holding backyard barbecues. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Carol; three children, Leonard, Therese, and Maria; one sister, Mary Jo; two brothers, Carmine and Michael; and three grand- children, Donald, Sean, and Madison. Memorial donations may be made in Lenny's name to the American Cancer Society, 1737 N. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Suite 140, Daytona Beach, FL 32117. Condolences may be made online at www.settlewilderfuneralhome .com.
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Memories and Condolences
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3 Entries
Maria Mella
April 2, 2012
In My Pocket
I have memories in my pocket.
They rattle among the change.
My memories of you are treasures I carry wherever I go.
They are stored in bits and pieces, parts of a beautiful whole
They give me comfort when I think I am alone.
Yes, I have memories in my pocket, like so much other stuff I keep there.
But of all the treasures I have, it's the memories of you that are the most precious.
By Lamaretta Simmons
Wayne Nichols
May 23, 2011
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
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