Lasting Memories

Melvin Kelm
1931-March 12, 2010
Palo Alto, California

Melvin C. Kelm, 79, a resident of Palo Alto, died March 12.

He grew up in Washington, graduated from the University of Washington (where he met his future wife, Miriam) and then worked for Boeing Corp. He moved to the Bay Area in 1957, where he worked for Ampex Corp. before joining Hewlett-Packard in 1965, where he worked for 30 years.

He was an active member of his church, All Saints Episcopal in Palo Alto, where he served on the vestry, was a lay minister and was a founding member of the Healing Prayer ministry.

Other interests included genealogy, photography, poetry and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife, Miriam (Zoe) of Palo Alto, sons Mark Kelm of Sunnyvale and David Kelm of San Jose; and many friends and other relatives.