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Springfield pioneer of sustainable architecture, Ralls Melotte, writing pioneer fiction | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Randy Eccles

Published October 18, 2022 at 5:29 PM CDT

Randy Eccles and Ralls Melotte in NPR Illinois Studio A

Ralls Melotte is an architect and writer with Springfield roots. He founded an architectural office and stained glass studio specializing in historic preservation and environmental hazard remediation. He retired from Melotte Morse Leonatti Parker in 2019 to pursue historical fiction. The result is his first book, Cat’s Café.

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Randy Eccles

Randy Eccles enjoys talking with community members and joining them in becoming informed citizenry. Please reach out at randy.eccles@nprillinois.org.

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