Friday September 6th 2019
Mel was born and raised in Duquesne, PA. He maintained a lifelong friendship of over 72 years with his childhood best friends who called themselves “The Urchin Gang”. Upon graduation from Duquesne High School, Mel joined the United States Navy because he did not want to follow in his father’s footsteps to work as a butcher, nor did he want to work in the steel mills. Upon honorable discharge from the Navy, Mel had a greater calling in life; he joined the Los Angeles Police Department and committed himself “To Protect and To Serve” the greater Los Angeles area until he retired. After retirement, he continued to work as a private investigator and a personal protection specialist to high-profile corporations and celebrities, maintaining dignity, honor, respect and moral values towards family, friends and all. Mel always said, all the way up to the night before his passing, “The greatest day of my life was August 31, 1969 when I met Leona. It was fate and destiny that brought us together and my life began”. Mel and Leona spent 50 incredible years together in marriage, not only deeply in love with each other, but also sharing that same love with family and friends. One of their favorite sayings to one another is “I love you more than yesterday, but less than tomorrow, and our love will live on.” Mel had such a strong passion for family and life. He truly loved his family and friends and said he will take a piece of everyone’s heart with him until we all meet again. Mel was truly a remarkable man. The night before he passed, with what little strength remained, he left 2 heartfelt recorded messages, one to Leona expressing his eternal love for her and the other to the family indicating how honored he was to be accepted into our family. Read Less To send flowers in memory of Merrill Hilary Klein, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store. Search Obituaries Share Tribute Merrill Hilary Klein Sunday, June 27th, 1937 – Friday, September 6th, 2019 Recommend this to your friends. Funeral Details Memory Wall Photos & Videos Send Flowers Guaranteed hand delivery by a local florist Obituary Print Mel was born and raised in Duquesne, PA. He maintained a lifelong friendship of over 72 years with his childhood best friends who called themselves “The Urchin Gang”. Upon graduation from Duquesne High School, Mel joined the United States Navy because he did not want to follow in his father’s footsteps to work as a butcher, nor did he want to work in the steel mills. Upon honorable discharge from the Navy, Mel had a greater calling in life; he joined the Los Angeles Police Department and committed himself “To Protect and To Serve” the greater Los Angeles area until he retired. After retirement, he continued to work as a private investigator and a personal protection specialist to high-profile corporations and celebrities, maintaining dignity, honor, respect and moral values towards family, friends and all. Mel always said, all the way up to the night before his passing, “The greatest day of my life was August 31, 1969 when I met Leona. It was fate and destiny that brought us together and my life began”. Mel and Leona spent 50 incredible years together in marriage, not only deeply in love with each other, but also sharing that same love with family and friends. One of their favorite sayings to one another is “I love you more than yesterday, but less than tomorrow, and our love will live on.” Mel had such a strong passion for family and life. He truly loved his family and friends and said he will take a piece of everyone’s heart with him until we all meet again. Mel was truly a remarkable man. The night before he passed, with what little strength remained, he left 2 heartfelt recorded messages, one to Leona expressing his eternal love for her and the other to the family indicating how honored he was to be accepted into our family. Read Less To send flowers in memory of Merrill Hilary Klein, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store. Service Details Print Visitation When Monday, September 16th, 2019 10:00am – 11:00am Location PIERCE BROTHERS VALLEY OAKS-GRIFFIN MORTUARY CHAPEL Address 5600 Lindero Canyon Road Westlake Village, California 91362 Get Directions: View Map | Text | Email Send Flowers Service When Monday, September 16th, 2019 11:00am Location Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park Address 5600 Lindero Canyon Road 91362 Westlake Village, California 91362 Get Directions: View Map | Text | Email Send Flowers Interment When Monday, September 16th, 2019 12:00pm Location Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park Address Address Not Available Westlake Village, California 91362 Get Directions: View Map | Text | Email Family Login Subscribe to Updates In the event that there is an error in the information presented, please contact the funeral home by clicking here.
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