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Mellisa Gillis

      Mellisa  Gillis,  27, a  instructor for  Genetics Institute in Andover, died suddenly Sunday, September 9, 2001  in Melrose, MA.  Mellisa was born and raised in Melrose.  She graduated from Melrose High School with the class of 1992.  She continued her education at Harvard University, where she completed her degree in Chemistry.  She worked at MIT for a couple of years until taking a position at  Newton North High School teaching chemistry.  Mellisa taught there for 2 years and  recently she took on a position training biochemists at Genetics Institute in Andover. 

     Mellisa was a member of the Harvard Alumnus Assoc., was an avid reader, and enjoyed Mountain Biking. 

     Ms. Gillis lived in Malden, Massachusetts for 6 Months and had previously lived in Somerville and Melrose.

     She is survived by her Parents, Barbara A. (Pizzano)  &  Richard  E. Gillis, her brother Gabe J. Gillis of Florida, her grandmother  Angelina Welsh of Malden and her very dear friend, Lawrence Andreason,  of Malden

      She was preceded in death by her grandfather William Welsh, her grandfather John Gillis, and her grandmother Mildred Gillis.

      She was born April 2, 1974 in Malden, Massachusetts the daughter of Richard  E. and Barbara A. (Pizzano) Gillis.     

     Visitation will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home on Thursday, September 13th, from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM

     In lieu of Flowers, donations in Mellisa's memory may be made to the Literacy Program for Children at: 

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).  

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     Funeral services will be held Friday, September 14, 2001 at 10:00 A.M. at The Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 1155 Main Street, Wakefield.. Father William D. Coughlin will be officiating.  Cremation will follow in the Woodlawn Crematory in Everett.