- Date Of Birth: August 22, 1922
- Date Of Death: December 12, 2017
- State: Colorado
Mel P. Kallas of Littleton passed away peacefully on December 12th at age 95. Mel is survived by his wife of 68 years, Ann; daughter Maria; son Lewis; and grandchildren Nicholas L. Smiley-Kallas, Michael Gabriel Kallas and Anna Melissa (Aleksandr) Trbovich of Durango, CO. He was preceded in death by his Mother and Father, Louis and Maria Kallas (Kallerogeropoulos) of St. Louis, MO. and brothers George and Milton. Mel was a gentle spirit and native of St. Louis. He moved to Littleton in 2003 to be closer to his children and grandchildren. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1945, was wounded in action twice, and received The Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars for campaigns in Normandy, Northern France and Rhineland. Following WW2, he returned to St. Louis and in 1949, married Ann Petropoulos of Milwaukee, WI. He was an active board member of St.