Mel Dopps Obituary (1939

Mel Dopps, 77, of Yakima, died Saturday, November 26, 2016 in Seattle. After a valiant effort by many highly trained, compassionate and loving doctors and nurses at Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill in Seattle, whom I'll never be able to thank enough, it is with a heavy heart that I tell my friends and family that my Dad, Mel Dopps, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 from heart and kidney failure at the age of 77. He was born November 21, 1939 in Yakima, WA to Lloyd and Elsie (Luckenbach) Dopps. The pain and loss my family and I feel right now is beyond belief. Although my Dad suffered a heart attack at 42 with open heart surgery in 1982 and then another surgery in 1997, we feel blessed that he was given another 35 years of a wonderful life. Thank you to his cardiologist, Bush Preacher! Dad was able to see myself - Mark (and Kristl) as well as my brother Mike (and Maria) get married. He was by my side to see his 2 grandchildren born in 2002 (Logan) and 2005 (Mahlia), and able to take many family vacations with them to Disneyland, Legoland and Hawaii. All while being married to his high school sweetheart, Marilyn for 56 years.While we are heartbroken to not have him in our lives, it is now time for him to be with his twin brother Marvin, his older brother Larry, his mom Elsie and father Lloyd. Someday we will join them, hopefully over grandma's famous pot roast dinner. In addition to his family, he has a surviving brother, Orville (Kathy) Dopps of Nipomo, CA and a sister, Sharon Cantu of Yakima. My Dad is with the angels now, and I'm sure the view is spectacular. Viewing will be Monday, December 5, noon until 5:00 p.m. at Brookside Funeral Home & Crematory, 500 W. Prospect, Moxee. Mass of Christian Burial is Tuesday, December 6, 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Church (5315 Tieton Drive, Yakima). Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. The luncheon to follow in the Gathering Hall.Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, c/o Brookside Funeral Home, PO Box 1267, Moxee, WA 98936. SERVICES Funeral service Tuesday, December 06, 2016 10:30 AM Holy Family Church 5315 Tieton Dr Yakima,