The consultant and community advocate is the last remaining candidate in the special election race after his primary opponent, Amparo “Chary” Ortizcq, suspended her campaign last week
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The sold-out funeral took place in King's South End home neighborhood at the Union United Methodist Church, starting at noon and lasting through nearly four hours of commendations, memories and music.
"When there is a rainbow in the sky, I know it’s you watching from the kingdom on the other side. Mel King, the gentle giant, stands tall. You are the greatest love of all.”