Bio
August 6, 2022
Melanie Diane Kaimal was born on February 22, 1963 at her parents home in Jabalpur, India. She was the second child of Marlene and Narayana “Kay” Kaimal, who had sadly passed away in a car accident the previous month. Melanie, her mother, and sister Bonnie moved to Bombay, where four years later her mother married Ed Niemiec. The family settled in Arlington, Virginia, and expanded with the birth of Melanie’s younger siblings Michelle, Sabrina, and Eddie. Melanie attended the College of William and Mary where she studied English and French literature.
In 1986, Melanie joined Bonnie who had previously moved to Southern California. She also met Victor while working at Security Pacific Bank, and after a comprehensive courtship married him on October 4, 1997, the same year in which Ed Niemiec passed away. The couple took up residence in Newport Beach and saw the birth of their “one perfect child” Jack on September 24, 1998. That year Melanie’s younger siblings also relocated to nearby Huntington Beach, where Bonnie lived, as did their mother, who lived there until her death in 2012. Melanie and Victor entertained extensively, attended Bruin Woods, and traveled with Victor’s family.
In 2014, Melanie began volunteering at the Newport Beach Sister City Association and then, after 25 years of work as a project manager at Bank of America, she enjoyed a year off in 2016. Melanie continued working as a project manager when she joined Union Bank in April of 2017. Melanie was extremely proud to see her son Jack graduate from Newport Harbor High School in 2017 and the University of Oxford in 2021. She continued to enjoy many events in downtown Los Angeles along with frequent trips to her beloved Valle de Guadalupe.
Melanie suffered a heart attack on March 25, 2022 and passed away from complications thereof in the early hours of May 26, surrounded by family. She is survived by her husband Victor, her son Jack, and her dog Bravo.
In 1986, Melanie joined Bonnie who had previously moved to Southern California. She also met Victor while working at Security Pacific Bank, and after a comprehensive courtship married him on October 4, 1997, the same year in which Ed Niemiec passed away. The couple took up residence in Newport Beach and saw the birth of their “one perfect child” Jack on September 24, 1998. That year Melanie’s younger siblings also relocated to nearby Huntington Beach, where Bonnie lived, as did their mother, who lived there until her death in 2012. Melanie and Victor entertained extensively, attended Bruin Woods, and traveled with Victor’s family.
In 2014, Melanie began volunteering at the Newport Beach Sister City Association and then, after 25 years of work as a project manager at Bank of America, she enjoyed a year off in 2016. Melanie continued working as a project manager when she joined Union Bank in April of 2017. Melanie was extremely proud to see her son Jack graduate from Newport Harbor High School in 2017 and the University of Oxford in 2021. She continued to enjoy many events in downtown Los Angeles along with frequent trips to her beloved Valle de Guadalupe.
Melanie suffered a heart attack on March 25, 2022 and passed away from complications thereof in the early hours of May 26, surrounded by family. She is survived by her husband Victor, her son Jack, and her dog Bravo.