17 yrs old
Resided with the 200 block of South Oakley Boulevard in Chicago.
Drowned after his paddleboat sank on the Fox River in Algonquin. This was to be the last day of an eight-day leadership retreat at Camp Algonquin.
He attended North Lawndale College Prep a charter high school in Chicago.
Melvin was known as a helpful teen, who acted as babysitter, dance teacher and bike instructor, as well as a basketball and Little League coach. He had also aspired to be a cook, like his father, Melvin Choice, Sr., and made up his own recipes, including one for banana pudding.
The youngest of eight children, he was known to his family as "Lil' Melvin."
The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 2622 W. Jackson Blvd.. Chicago, IL.
Contributor: Jean (48691139)
Resided with the 200 block of South Oakley Boulevard in Chicago.
Drowned after his paddleboat sank on the Fox River in Algonquin. This was to be the last day of an eight-day leadership retreat at Camp Algonquin.
He attended North Lawndale College Prep a charter high school in Chicago.
Melvin was known as a helpful teen, who acted as babysitter, dance teacher and bike instructor, as well as a basketball and Little League coach. He had also aspired to be a cook, like his father, Melvin Choice, Sr., and made up his own recipes, including one for banana pudding.
The youngest of eight children, he was known to his family as "Lil' Melvin."
The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 2622 W. Jackson Blvd.. Chicago, IL.
Contributor: Jean (48691139)
17 yrs old
Resided with the 200 block of South Oakley Boulevard in Chicago.
Drowned after his paddleboat sank on the Fox River in Algonquin. This was to be the last day of an eight-day leadership retreat at Camp Algonquin.
He attended North Lawndale College Prep a charter high school in Chicago.
Melvin was known as a helpful teen, who acted as babysitter, dance teacher and bike instructor, as well as a basketball and Little League coach. He had also aspired to be a cook, like his father, Melvin Choice, Sr., and made up his own recipes, including one for banana pudding.
The youngest of eight children, he was known to his family as "Lil' Melvin."
The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 2622 W. Jackson Blvd.. Chicago, IL.
Contributor: Jean (48691139)
Resided with the 200 block of South Oakley Boulevard in Chicago.
Drowned after his paddleboat sank on the Fox River in Algonquin. This was to be the last day of an eight-day leadership retreat at Camp Algonquin.
He attended North Lawndale College Prep a charter high school in Chicago.
Melvin was known as a helpful teen, who acted as babysitter, dance teacher and bike instructor, as well as a basketball and Little League coach. He had also aspired to be a cook, like his father, Melvin Choice, Sr., and made up his own recipes, including one for banana pudding.
The youngest of eight children, he was known to his family as "Lil' Melvin."
The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 2622 W. Jackson Blvd.. Chicago, IL.
Contributor: Jean (48691139)
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