Mr. Edward William Melendez

Dear Eddie, You will be in my heart til eternity. You've been the love of my life for as long as I can remember from te first time I set eyes on you. You are my best friend and I thank you for that. And no one could ever replace you. This world is different without you in it. But I know that some day we will be in the same world once again. I miss you so much and

Dear Eddie, You will be in my heart til eternity. You've been the love of my life for as long as I can remember from te first time I set eyes on you. You are my best friend and I thank you for that. And no one could ever replace you. This world is different without you in it. But I know that some day we will be in the same world once again. I miss you so much and I think about you every day and I could feel your presence around us all the time. I know you're watching and that you know what all your loved ones are doing at all times. Please tell your mom and dad hi for me and that I love and miss them both very much.

love, nan

Hi Mauri and family:
Our deepest sympathy for your loss. I know how close you are with your daddy and that will never go away. He will stay by your side always and when you think of him, he is with you. Always. We love you and if you ever need us, you know we are here for you. We love you. Anna, Rob, Jess, Brandon, Rocky and Ruben

Eddie,
Rest in peace my dear friend.
Your laughter and smile will always remain with me and light my spirit as I reflect upon you and our times together.

Honorable character, pride, intergrity, determination and loyalty are but a few of the qualities that you consistently shared with us over your lifetime.

I will always cherish the fact that regardless of how much time had passed between our physical interactions or long distance conversations over the past decades, our bond was instantaneously true

Eddie,
Rest in peace my dear friend.
Your laughter and smile will always remain with me and light my spirit as I reflect upon you and our times together.

Honorable character, pride, intergrity, determination and loyalty are but a few of the qualities that you consistently shared with us over your lifetime.

I will always cherish the fact that regardless of how much time had passed between our physical interactions or long distance conversations over the past decades, our bond was instantaneously true and pure as if we were back on the Gardena Elementary playground dominating the sports scene

You are one of a kind and will be missed but never forgotten.

Your Friend-Doug

Rest in Pease Eddie. We shared many good times from Jr High to High school and beyond. Was blessed to have Mari and my Sheri go to school together and play softball together. You will be missed deeply.

Dear Eddie,
I know your with your Mother & Father, Nana & Tata, Uncle Frank, Cousin Frank and Loli now. Your at peace in the loving arms of God.
I will always have the most loving thoughts of you...
Aunt Monie,

Dear Eddie,

so hard to believe you are not with us any longer, you will be missed so much and by so many... It seems like I've known you my whole life, I can't remember when we met, but I do remember when your mom was having Stevie, so I guess it's been a long time... I am so proud to have known you, you became a wonderful man and a great father..I will always love you my friend...

Eddie Boy,You once said to me you admired me because I do what I say I’m going to do. The same goes for you Bro. As far back as September 1965 when we met while walking from 157th & Figueroa to Peary Jr. High who would have known our friendship would span 47 years. A long time Bro. And you never wavered, judged or, held anything against me. That, I’m grateful for. We disagreed on some stuff but, I think

Eddie Boy,You once said to me you admired me because I do what I say I’m going to do. The same goes for you Bro. As far back as September 1965 when we met while walking from 157th & Figueroa to Peary Jr. High who would have known our friendship would span 47 years. A long time Bro. And you never wavered, judged or, held anything against me. That, I’m grateful for. We disagreed on some stuff but, I think the respect we had for one another never interfered in our friendship. You are a Mans Man. Too bad there are not enough of us who can say what we want, do what we do, and still carry our heads high. People call it Machismo, I call it “nosotros tenemos huevos”! It’s one of the qualities I saw in you when we were just little runts walking to school. You never backed down.
I love you Ed. You’re a great man in my book. We are the last of our breed in my opinion
Not all of us have the benefit of having parents who stay together while young, but, because of our friendship I can say part of me in who I am is because of you.Eddie and I’m so proud and happy to say you have been the very best friend I’ve had. Ahy Te Watcho, Homie.

Ed you will be missed by so many of yours family and friends. I have so many good memories of you with all our Gardena friends enjoying life. You'll always be in our hearts. I know you’re up in heaven with a nice healthy body and have no more pain and getting a big hug from your Mom and Dad.

Al and Corrina Camou-Zuniga

To the Melendez family,
You are in our thoughts... I know my father, Larry, spoke with admiration and love for your whole family - Carmen and Eddie, in particular. Please know you are in our thoughts. In deepest sympathy for the loss of such a terrific man. Sincerely yours,
Tori Rhoades and Alvaro Carraro
and family