MELVIN HUGH MONTS
June 28th, 1958 - April 10th, 2020
Welcome to the Melvin Hugh Monts Memorial Website. Here we will have updates on Melvin's public viewing and memorial service (to be held at a later time). Please feel free to share a memory on the Post A Memory page or by clicking the button below. If you'd like to send in a picture to add to the gallery, please click the button below.
ALL ABOUT MELVIN HUGH MONTS
Melvin Monts' Story
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Melvin was the 8th child out of 9 children born to Huetella and Juanita Monts. Known widely as "Turkey" or "Turk" for short, Melvin developed an early love for sports as he played baseball during his youth. Melvin attended Central High School in Little Rock, AR and graduated in the class of 1976. He soon moved to Los Angeles in 1984 and began working at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) shortly afterwards. He stayed at UCLA for over 30 years and retired on his 60th birthday, June 28th, 2018. He was often known as the heart and soul of his department, Office of Instructional Development, now called the Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
Melvin met Joyce Johnson in 1985 and afterwards were married in matrimony. From this union, Ms. Natasha Monts was welcomed in October of 1986. Melvin was a lover of all sports but particularly fancied football and basketball. The Lakers, Raiders, Dodgers, Bruins, Wolverines, and Razorbacks were some of his favorite teams. He loved college sports just as much as professional teams. It could be said that sports were Melvin’s religion.
Melvin enjoyed music of all kinds but his all-time favorite artist was Michael Jackson. He grew up listening to Motown, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Jackson 5 and much more. However, everyone knew that Melvin was Ice Cube’s biggest fan. Melvin enjoyed taking friends and family visiting LA to all the tourist attractions. He was truly a sweet, gentle, loving man who always had a smile on his face and spread positivity wherever he went.
Melvin is survived by his adult daughter, Natasha Monts Mann (Bashan), his three grandchildren, Ava (8), Malik (5), Khalil (3), his siblings Lester (Jeanne), Ernest (Michelle), Herbert (Dora), Jerome (deceased), Kenneth (Jennifer), Carolyn, Maxine, Howard (Angela). He has a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, uncles, aunts, friends, and former co-workers.
ARRANGEMENT INFORMATION
Be sure to check frequently for updates
PUBLIC VIEWING OF MELVIN
Friday, April 24th, 2020
2 - 4pm PST
The viewing will be held at Spalding Mortuary, 3045 South La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016.
The funeral home will allow from up to 20 people in the chapel at a time to adhere to the social distancing measures. Let us know if you have any questions.
***The funeral home suggests everyone wear a mask.***
MEMORIAL/ FUNERAL SERVICES
TBD
Unfortunately due to COVID-19, state orders do not allow for the assembly of 50 or more people. Melvin had a wide range of friends and family, thus to have a proper services and one where all his friends and family can attend, we'd like to put this on hold, until the orders have been lifted.
Check back for updates.
Melvin's Memorial Events
Fri, Apr 24Spalding MortuaryApr 24, 2020, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDTSpalding Mortuary, 3045 South La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016, USA
CONTRIBUTIONS & MONETARY GIFTS
We are accepting donations
If you'd like to make a monetary donation, you can click the donation button at the top right of the page; this goes to Melvin's PayPal account.
Or, you can donate to a charity in Melvin's name. The charity of choice is the Kids in the Game, a charity that helps kids from low-income families register for after-school sports, participate in physical activity at school, and increase opportunities to be active. Click the button below to donate to Kids in the Game.
If making a donation or you have made one previously, please be sure to leave your name, email &/or mailing address in the Post A Memory page, a THANK YOU note will be mailed or emailed to the recipient.