Arturo attended Roy Miller High School and received a vocational certificate from Del Mar College. He had a career in heating/air conditioning maintenance.
Arturo was married to Nori Reyes Melve on September 21, 1968. He had a passion for his family, politics and his Westside community of Molina.
He is survived by his wife, Nori Melve; children, Michelle Melve (Albert) Mendoza and Monica Melve (Gilbert) De La Garza; grandchildren: Briana De La Garza, Gabriel De La Garza, Albert Mendoza, and Isabella Mendoza; great-grandchild, Jeremiah Ovalle; sisters, Maria Blanca Martinez and Maria de Jesus Trujillo.
Arturo was preceded in death by his parents, Jose and Genoveva Melve; brothers, Jose Melve, Jr., Juan Melve and Francisco Melve; sisters, Delia Melve, Consuelo Perez, Carmen Vargas, Juanita Garza, Virginia Rivera and Gloria Morrow; and granddaughter, Anna Mendoza.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Memory Gardens Funeral Home with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm that same evening.
Funeral Service will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Memory Gardens Chapel with Interment to be held at 1:00 pm at the Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.memorygardensfuneralhome.com.