Melvin Jones was born on January 13, 1879 in Fort Thomas, Arizona, the son of a United States Army captain who commanded a troop of scouts. Later, his father was transferred and the family moved east. As a young man, Melvin Jones made his home in Chicago, Illinois, became associated with an insurance firm and in 1913 formed his own agency.
He soon joined the Business Circle, a businessmen's luncheon group, and was shortly elected secretary. This group was one of many at that time devoted solely to promoting the financial interests of their membership. Because of their limited appeal, they were destined to disappear. Melvin Jones, then a 38-year-old Chicago business leader, had other plans.
Melvin Jones Fellow
Lion Melvin Jones
"What if these men," Melvin Jones asked, "who are successful because of their drive, intelligence and ambition, were to put their talents to work improving their communities?" Thus, at his invitation, delegates from men's clubs met in Chicago to lay the groundwork for such an organization and on June 7, 1917, Lions Clubs International was born.
Melvin Jones, the man whose personal code – "You can't get very far until you start doing something for somebody else" – became a guiding principle for public-spirited people the world over, died June 1, 1961 at 82 years of age.
Lion Anita Burke
2008
Lion Don Zschoche
2008
Lion Mike DeSorgo
2010
Lion Gary Ladner
2012
Lion John Spoerlein
2012
Lion Ken Johnston
2013
Lion Connie Zschoche
2015
Lago Vista Lions
Melvin Jones Fellowships
Lion Ken Johnston
2014 (Progressive)
Lion Duane Lueders
2016
Lion Bob McCarty
2015
Lion Mike Beal
2015
Lion Mike Zaydel
2017
Lion Dale MItchell
2018
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Lion Jerry Nilsson-Weiskott
2018
Lion Scott Cameron
2019
Lion Carl Spoto
2019
Lion Pat Evans
2020
Lion Frank Robbins
2020
Lion Susan Nilsson-Weiskott
2022
Lion Connie Zschoche
2022 Progressive
Deceased or Tranferred Melvin Jones Fellowships
Legend: Deceased - (D) Transferred - (T)
Lion Jim Dougherty
1998 (D)
Lion Jim Orr
2008 (D)
Lion Mike Thornton
2011 (D)
Lion Jerry Fenley
2008 (D)
Lion Jo Anne Smith
2015 (T)
Lion Ron Smith
2016 (T)
Lion Jo Anne Molloy
2013 (T)
Lion Linda Jameson 2017 (T)
Lion Jim Dougherty (Progressive) 2018 (D)
Lion Elke Tessnow
(3rd Progressive) 2018
(T)
Melvin Jones Fellow Selection Guidelines
Since 2015-16, our MJF have installed all new Lions. It was thought that there couldn’t be a more worthy project for the twenty Lions in that group as it’s a real honor to participate in the beginnings of those coming in to join the
“WE SERVE” group. Our club provides $2000 each year for the honor of selecting two more Fellows. The honor also is the fact that our club participates in the rich history of the LCIF with donations that go around the world when catastrophes arise.
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