Melvin List

Mel List, age 87, passed on July 14th, 2024.  Mel was the youngest of Morris and Anna List’s four children. He grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from New York University.  He had ambitions to be an English teacher but spent most of his professional career as a Technical Draftsman where he manually drew building plans.  He spent time in the Army reserves as a cook and credited his time there with his ability to cook for his family. 

He was dedicated to his family and took great pride in being a husband and father.  He married the love of his life, Carol, in 1966.  His wife and his two children, Marah and Darren, were the most important things in his life.  He also adored his daughter-in-law, Maggie and his step grandchildren, Alec and Zhana. He was a New York Jets fan for many decades and liked to brag about how he won money betting on the Jets in the 1969 Superbowl.  Mel was fortunate enough to have dementia when Aaron Rodgers became quarterback of the Jets so he didn’t have to suffer through his Achilles injury 30 seconds into his Jet career. A long time supporter of the City Opera, Mel was a lifelong fan of classical music, a photographer and art lover.  Mel will be dearly missed by his family and friends. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to https://colelchabad.org/ would be greatly appreciated.