His last words before the plane crash were, “No Jess… I really love you.” She never heard his voice again.

Melvin Henfield had no way of knowing that one simple conversation would become one of his final goodbyes.

Before Jess boarded her flight to London, she shared what seemed like another ordinary conversation with Melvin.

“Babe, call me when you land. I love you,” he told her.

She smiled and answered the way she always had.

“I love you too.”

But this time, Melvin paused.

“No, Jess…” he replied. “I really love you.”

Neither of them knew those would be the last words they would ever share.

Hours later, while Jessy was crossing the Atlantic, Melvin—known across the Bahamas as DJ Fresh International—was aboard the ill-fated flight to San Andros that ended in tragedy.

“When I landed in London,” she wrote through unimaginable grief, “you were fighting for your life.”

The couple had spent seven years together, she shared.

He was supposed to meet her for the next leg of their journey. Instead, she got the devastating news about the man she hoped to spend it with.

“We had so many plans together,” she wrote. “But God had different plans for you.”

Her heartbreak echoes: “Mel, this has completely broken me.”

“My mind and body are still numb.”

“I still can’t believe you’re gone.”

To those who knew Melvin, the man behind the turntables was known just as much for his heart as his talent.

“He was an amazing individual and a true light in this world,” said Chellcy Martin.

Jasmine Rolle remembered him as “a God-fearing young man, humble, kind-hearted and caring.”

For Rika Cargill, Melvin was far more than a friend. “He was our brother.”

She recalled how his arrival could instantly change the atmosphere of any room.

“He supported everyone with a big smile and intentional humor that caused bursts of laughter.”

Rika remembers one promise that now carries a painful beauty.

When she announced her wedding plans, Melvin jokingly claimed the front-row seat.

“You know I ordained this relationship,” he laughed. “I coming on time so nobody sit in my chair.”

Today, she says that seat will remain for him.

Artist Julien Believe remembers countless moments when Melvin chose friendship over money.

“Work was never about the dollars,” he said. “It was about the brotherhood.”

Following one difficult concert, when spirits were low and giving up felt easier than continuing, Melvin refused to let his friend quit.

“You were the one who reminded me to keep believing.”

“‘I got you, brother.'”

“‘Whatever you need.'”

“‘Say less.'”

“‘No problem.'”

Artist Mighty Pencil Turnquest still laughs while remembering the flash drive Melvin borrowed and took forever to return.

Others remember his unmatched musical creativity.

Many remember his drumming and his ability to command a crowd.