NELSON, MELVIN LOUIS, SR.1930 2005. Passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 21, 2005. Mel joined Asbestos Workers Local No. 28 in September, 1953 and retired in October, 1986 due to health ...

The season 5 finale revealed that Mel's biological father is a new character introduced, Everett Reid, who is played by John Allen Nelson. More on Mel's father in Virgin River in our story.