Melvin Joseph Selby - The BayNet

Melvin Joseph Selby - The BayNet

Melvin Joseph Selby was born on April 29, 1936, during the Great Depression, to Melvin Jesse Selby and his wife, Helen (Marr).  He grew up in Southeast Washington, DC, with his seven brothers and sisters in a small two-room home.  Mel and his siblings may not have had much growing up, but they always had each other. As a young boy, he and his brothers, Milford and Pat, delivered newspapers for the Washington Times-Herald.  Thankfully, the tips t…