Richard Wayne "Chief" Melvin Obituary

Richard Wayne "Chief" Melvin attended Belaire High School in Baton Rouge, LA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Richard Wayne "chief" Melvin.

Graduation Year	Class of 1977
Date of Passing	Jul 23, 2007
About	Richard Melvin, a native of Sydney, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Baton Rouge, died Monday, July 23, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet after a short illness. Born Jan. 20, 1929, he was 78. He was a retired music educator, band director and substitute teacher in the East Baton Rouge Parish school system. "Chief" served as band director at Istrouma and Belaire high schools and also as an elementary school music teacher. After retiring from the school system he worked as a substitute teacher, especially at Baton Rouge Magnet High School, where he was also a devoted volunteer worker with the soccer teams and the speech and debate program. He came to Baton Rouge after completing a master of arts degree at Indiana University and serving on the music faculty at Troy (Alabama) State University.