Ralph Preston Melville ’49

Sept - Oct 2016

Ralph Preston Melville ’49 died on February 15 at his home in Aspen, Colorado. Ralph came to Dartmouth from Braintree (Massachusetts) High School. He got the ski bug at Dartmouth, built the Mountain Chalet in Aspen in 1954 and became a local entrepreneur in real estate and fruit orchards. He leaves his wife, Marian, two sons, including Frank ’82, and four daughters. 