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Dr. Melvin (Mel) D. Coleman, age 72 was born in Cleveland Ohio, and made his home in Minneapolis, MN. He was self-employed as a licensed psychologist and served the Minneapolis community. He attended and obtained his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout). He was inducted into the UW-Stout Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Hall of Fame in 2018 as a 1,000 point player …

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Mel was my friend. We worked together since we got out of Grad School. I owned a house across the alley from Mel. He ac…
Mel was my friend. We worked together since we got out of Grad School. I owned a house across the a…
Mel was my friend. We worked together since we got out of Grad S…
Mel's grandfather connected us in Cleveland in the 60's when Mel was playing basketball at Wisconsin (Stout) State and …
Mel's grandfather connected us in Cleveland in the 60's when Mel was playing basketball at Wisconsi…
Mel's grandfather connected us in Cleveland in the 60's when Mel…

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Born

October 9th, 1948
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Passed away

March 12th, 2021
Minneapolis, MN, USA

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Dr. Melvin "Mel" Coleman