Melih Nicholas - 1974 Fairfax High School

Melih was the son of Harold Nicholas, the younger brother in the famous tap-dancing duo The Nicholas Brothers. Melih was born in Paris France to Harold's second wife Elyanne Patronne. He had sister Harolyn Suzanne Nicholas (1943 - 2003). Nevada marriage records shows a Melih Nicholas married Janice F Stout on June 30th 1989. There is an article in the Los Angeles Times on December 4, 1984 that mentions Melih. It states that "Melih Nicholas was arrested last week by sheriff's deputies in West Hollywood on a complaint filed in Denver. The Secret Service said Nicholas allegedly used a card to obtain $6,000 in cash from two banks in Lakewood, Colorado on May 17th. Melih died at his home in Los Angeles, California according to LA County Case Number 2003-08347. Investigator Wilson asked the medical examiner, Dr. Carrillo, to investigate his cause of death. Surprisingly, there is still very little known about his death. See Melih Nicholas: Obituary.