Melvin Mathisen ME'53 died on January 1, 2023. He was born on September 10, 1928, in Brooklyn New York. Before his first birthday, he moved to Norway and was raised for the next nine years in the small farming town where his parents both grew up. He returned to Brooklyn where he met his future wife, Eva, on a church bike ride. They wed in 1949 and had three children, Dave, Ken, and Kris. Their nephew, Paul Mulhern, also lived with them for a brief period in the early 1970s.

Mel‘s long career at Exxon took them to live in several different places, including New Jersey, California, Venezuela, England, Holland, and Spain. When he retired, they settled back down in New Jersey, living for many years with Ken, his wife Shelley, and their family. He and Eva were very active in the Montgomery Evangelical Free Church where he served on the board. Traveling continued to be a part of their lives but their biggest joy was spending as much time as possible with their grandchildren, and eventually their great-grandchildren.

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