John Marvin Obituary

Justin, we feel so badly he is gone. One thing I'm happy for is you took such good care of him. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

We didn´t have the pleasure of actually meeting but through my daughter Natasha who did have that privilege of spending time with you I feel I´m allowed to join those grieving your passing. I´m imagining we would have had fun jousting our interpretation of a common language! My sincere condolences to all your family, rest well Sir.

I had a chance to meet John at the North Orlando Bridge Club and played for several months as his opponent. He was an excellent player who was willing to play with many partners and was always gracious, and sometimes threw in a witty comment. After I learned about his background I'd ask him questions about poetry and about his favorite literature. He mentioned Friedrich Nietzsche was a particular favorite of his and I sometimes found him reading Nietzsche he waited for his ride outside of the club. He was definitely a credit to our club and I want to express my condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.

John was a good player and I played with him when he joined the club. He will always be very special to me because he helped me to become a Life Master. He will be missed!

I was pleased to play bridge with him a few times after he moved to Central Florida Recognized he was special

I first met John when I began playing duplicate bridge in Tonawanda, NY in the mid 70´s. He was already known for his card skills and achievements. I stopped playing after a few years to marry and raise a family. After some 40 years I returned to duplicate and found John was still a member of the club, playing, giving lessons prior to games, and providing analysis and pithy email comments on interesting hands. I was so happy to reestablish contact and get the opportunity to partner in some sessions with him
I was fortunate to be at the club on his last day there, shake his hand and say a personal goodbye. He has many friends in the Buffalo area who will fondly remember having met John

A gifted poet. He will be missed.

My condolences to John's family. I remember "Skipper" mostly in our earlier yeats as we were first cousins









My condolences to John's family. As a first cousin to him and Kenny, I remember him as "Skipper" - mostly from earlier years.

I feel so grateful to have been able to meet and know John, he is and was an incredibly inspiring and talented person with eclectic musical tastes and a fantastic personality. My condolences go out to his beautiful daughters and grandchildren and other family members and friends that loved him dearly. May he rest in peace and live forever in our hearts. xxx