At Po’ Melvin’s in Irving, the restaurant felt a little dimmer on Wednesday.
Daniel Gormley, 53, had managed the restaurant for the past five years. Owner Melvin LeMane said he’s known Gormley since the mid-1990s.
“Most of the time, he was behind the bar. He would bartend and manage at the same time,” LeMane said. “He was always very dependable, very hospitable. He was a great employee. He was always here early. He would bring in donuts for the staff, paid out of his own pocket. He was a good man, good, good employee.”
Birthday celebration ends in tragedy
On Monday night, the man LeMane called the “backbone” of Po’ Melvin’s was shot and killed while riding a DART train near Market Center Station. LeMane said Gormley had been out celebrating his birthday, which was the day before…