My tribute to Mel is to petition the prime minister to introduce tougher penalties for drivers using mobile phones. for your tribute sign on:-

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/mobilemenaceban

A GOOD FRIEND AND BOSS

TOO YOUNG TOO SOON MATE,QUINNS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.WE ALL MISS YOU AND CAN ONLY LOOK BACK TO THE GOOD TIMES (THERE WAS SO MANY GOOD TIMES),MEL WAS A GREAT MAN FULL OF THOUGHT AND KINDNESS FOR OTHERS.GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.THINKING OF MELS WIFE SUE AND CHILDREN AT THIS VERY SAD TIME-GODBLESS YOU ALL.

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sorry, the relation bit was meant to say husband of lorna, Melvin's niece.

You will always be missed.

I met Melvin, not long after i moved back from Spain about 5 or 6 years ago. My first memory of him was haloween, when there was a knock at Lorna's mum and dad's door, and i answered it, and there was this scary figure standing there with a monster mask on. It was Melvin!
As i knew him, this was Melvin all over, a fun man, without a nasty bone in his body. I will miss him, like everyone else.
Rest in peace Melvin.

miss you dad

Well where do i start... he was my Dad and loseing him has left a huge void in my life, i only had 15 cherished years with my dad and i wish i had more as there are so many times i foresee in my future that will not be the same with out him there. He was taken far to soon. My life is far quieter with out him here and certainly does not contain as many smiles.
I will Love you forever and always
I will always be your little girl.
Miss you so much
Hannah xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxR.I.P Daddy

Fellow cyclist

I didn't know Mel and I know family and friends have sent condolences, but I just wanted to send my thoughts to his family as a fellow cyclist. We are the minority on the roads and it's always so tragic to the cycling world to hear of such horrific accidents.

WEEKEND AWAY

TOO MELVIN, WE MET AT THE COPPLEHOUSE PUB IN LIVERPOOL,ABOUT 1971,YOUNG LAD,S ON A TRIP.MELVIN VASEY,PHILL DOYLE,JOHN WILLIAMSON,SAM HAMPSON.MIKE WILSON,AND MYSELF(PETERTYAS) WE REMEMBER YOUR DAY,S AS A D.J.
YOUR SINGING ECT.
CHEER,S MEL FOR THE LAUGH,S.

SUCH A TRADGIC LOSS,MY HEART FELT SYMPATHY TOO ALL THE FAMILY.WHEN I BOUGHT A BIKE FROM QUINN,S YOU CAME TOO MEET ME,I WAS 12 YEAR,S OLD.I AM 50 NEXT WEEK.YOU INTRODUCED ME TOO CYCLING THE I.O.M THE YORK RALLY ECT.WE HAD MANY A LAUGH.YOU ALWAY,S HAD TIME FOR US ALL IN THE PHOENIX C.C.GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS YOU MELVIN.

"what time is this? If i can get her from the wirral on time you should have no problem". these were usually the words that greated me every morning. I dearly miss that little rant and every other thing that drove me crazy, you singing at the top of your voice, leaving dirty spoons andrubbish from dinner on my work bench and then nag me to tidy up
Thank you Mel for all the good times we all shared at Quinns, memories that i will have forever .

Ride in peace mate, Dave

uncle mel was a man who didn't have a bad word to say about anyone and no one had a bad word to say about him. mel was taken far to soon from us and i miss him but hopefully he will be with my nan and colin now. love you mel now and always BJ.