Mark Melloan lives in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with his wife, Nicole. He graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2003. He met Eric during his first year at Western, and they wrote and performed music together for several years. "Eric was one of the greatest people I've ever known. He had an unbelievable amount of raw musical talent, he had a ton of energy, and he loved to have fun. Above all else, he loved people. I miss him every day."

Mark and his wife Nicole