By JOHN HOWARD

Staff Reporter

RESERVE – A recent East St. John High School graduate, Enjoilisha Melancon, turned 18 on June 13 and was married on June 23 to Treaver Jones.

This past Saturday, just two months after their wedding, a train struck the couple’s vehicle and Melancon was pronounced dead on the scene.

According to Enjoilisha’s mother, Cheryl Melancon, Enjoilisha went to work early Saturday morning.

&#8220She [Enjoilisha] kissed me and told me she loved me,” said Cheryl Melancon. &#8220Then she headed to work.”

According to Melancon, Enjoilisha was feeling ill at work and called her husband, Jones, 18, to pick her up. Unfortunately Melancon and her husband never made it back to the residence. A train that was headed east struck their vehicle at the railroad crossing on Rosenwald Street in Reserve.

Enjoilisha was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene. Jones was transported to East Jefferson Hospital and was treated for severe injuries. He returned home yesterday.

&#8220They tell me, but I don’t know for sure. When she was thrown out the car, he [Jones] got out the car-flipped upside down in the ditch-he crawled to his wife and tried to talk to her and make her speak,” said Melancon’s Aunt Adra Lee. &#8220She wouldn’t respond. He laid his head on her chest and that’s how they found them.”

&#8220I plan to take care of him [Jones]. That’s my son,” said Melancon. &#8220I had three daughters and I didn’t have a son. That’s my son.”

The vehicle, a 1995 Buick, was struck on the driver’s side and found upside down in a ditch 90 feet from the initial point of impact. Neither of the passengers was wearing their seatbelts, according to the St. John Police Department.

Enjoilisha was one of Cheryl’s three children. She was preparing to join the NAVY and had aspirations of pursuing a career in Nursing.

&#8220She was a very sweet person. Everybody loved herŠeverybody,” said Lee. &#8220She kept a smile on her faceŠyou could count the times you saw her mad.”