Nelson John Minter

1957 - 1993  (36 years)

• Name	Nelson John Minter
  Birth	15 Sep 1957	Bexar County, Texas, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8B2B1D44C9654297AC6F8D36FD8E9ADCFD58
  Death	3 Dec 1993	Boyds, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA   [2]
  Burial	Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA   [2]
  Notes	From www.nelsonminter.com (Nelson's memorial website): Nelson was an honest and open kind of guy with a heart of pure gold. Always ready to help anyone who was down and out, his generosity was unsurpassed. Nelson freely placed his trust in others. The youngest of three children, Nelson had a quick sense of humor and a dry wit that kept his friends doubled over with laughter. Nelson learned the roofing trade at the age of 17. He often bragged that he could nail cedar shakes faster than anyone, and his fellow workers agreed. He was fast at mathematics and had little patience for those of us who occasionally had to use a calculator. Nelson was a talented businessman at a young age. He opened and operated several successful roofing companies. The first one, opened when he was 18, was named "The Roof Doctor." A lover of gadgets, Nelson was always on the cutting edge, incorporating state-of-the-art electronic equipment for both personal and business use. Nelson had an enviable zest for living. He loved people and loved to party; as evidenced by his eclectic collection of loyal friends. He was an avid and skilled slalom water skier and liked to ride his new Harley Davidson motorcycle which he proudly shared with his friends. Fascinated with aviation, Nelson was planning to take flying lessons. Nelson often said the happiest day of his life was when his son Chance was born. Unfortunately, his marriage was far from ideal. He was a victim of spousal abuse. Nelson desperately wanted custody of his son when he reluctantly left the marriage and was preparing to pursue custody of his son at the time he was killed. Nelson was a person who was blossoming in the face of unbelievable adversity. He was discovering his own spirituality and was striving to make his life more profound. He was always upbeat, even while facing problems that would have destroyed a lesser person. On the evening of December 2, 1993, 36-year-old Nelson John Minter was at home alone and had talked on the phone with a friend just before 11:00 pm. The following day, December 3, 1993, his house was discovered smoldering about 1:00 pm. Fire had destroyed the interior of his home and his body was discovered in the basement beneath his bedroom, where the floor had collapsed. An autopsy revealed that Nelson died from blunt force trauma resulting from at least seven blows to the head. Although most of the physical evidence was destroyed in the fire, Kenneth L. Claggett pled guilty to the murder on November 27th, 2007.
  Person ID	I6635	America
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	George Durwood Minter, Jr.,   b. 26 May 1928, Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, USA d. 27 Aug 2011, Stuart, Martin County, Florida, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane SULLIVAN
  Family ID	F2575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Karen UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Chance Minter
  Family ID	F2576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 3 Dec 1993 - Boyds, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA Burial - - Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 at Ancestry.com, January 2015 and later. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.