Melvin L. Pullie, Jr. wasa born January 19th, 1969 to Melvin and Theresa Pullie. He graduated from Wellsville High school in 1987 and earned a degree in business administration, minoring in computer science, at Kent State University. He was employed at the McGraw Hill Publishing Company.
Mel died March 20th, 2005, after a long struggle with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). He was survived by his son Marquis and daughter Monique, and by his parents, sister Janell and brother Todd.