title: Anthony Melio
text: # Anthony Melio
  
  Anthony Joseph Melio (May 13, 1932 – July 19, 2012) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 141st District.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Melio was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and attended Trenton Central High School. He served in the United States Navy Reserves from 1949 to 1959.
  
  ## Legislative career
  
  Melio was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1986. He retired at the end of the legislative session on November 30, 2010.
  
  ## Illness and death
  
  Melio died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of eighty on July 19, 2012, from complications related to an appendectomy.
  
  