Mel Hayes
Deceased
Actor History
Stephen Markle (April 1997 to January 1999; July 21st and 22nd, 2008)
Occupation
Prize-winning reporter
Reporter at The Banner
Freelance journalist
Resides At
La Boulaie
Formerly Washington, D.C.
Marital Status at Death
Married to Dorian Lord (May 1998)
Past Marriages
Muriel (deceased)
Relatives
Neil Hayes (father; deceased)
Mary "Maude Boylan" Hayes (mother)
Children
Dorothy Hayes
Roger Hayes
Frank Hayes
Flings & Affairs
None
Crimes Committed
Arrested along with Patrick Thornhart for assaulting Guy Armitage. Charges were later dropped.
Brief Character History
Mel Hayes met Dorian Lord in Washington, D.C., while she was there on a business trip. A drunken Mel literally fell over Dorian when they met in a hotel bar. The sparks between them were instantaneous, and their feelings for one another continued to grow. Dorian convinced Mel to take a job as a news reporter at The Banner. Looking for a fresh start, he moved to Llanview, and in a drunken stupor, bought a houseboat on Llantano River.
Mel's wife had died in a plane crash 18 months earlier, devastating him. His addiction to alcohol caused a large rift between him and his family, who tried unsuccessfully to intervene.
Mel forced Dorian to face her past in Canton, Ohio, after which Dorian broke up with him. Her near-death experience after being shot changed her mind and she proposed to Mel, who accepted. They were married in a quickly put together ceremony in the city room at The Banner. Their happiness ended less than a year later, though, when Mel was killed in a plane crash.
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