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March 19, 2015
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Barry Gunther
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Wildwood
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Neighbor and friend. The re-building of the Grotto will serve as a living testimony to him and the Christian Brother community.
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March 19, 2015
Name
Becky Harter
Email
bharter13@gmail.com
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City
Ballwin
State
Mo
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USA
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Thank you Brother Marvin for welcoming us into your home. Your sweet presence in the dining room or walking through the halls will be missed!
Date
April 16, 2015
Name
Beverly Lynch
Email
twn2mom@yahoo.com
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City
St Louis
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MO
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I first met Brother Marvin back in the late 90's while working on teams for Cursillo. Then later on, with the Kairos Outside Prison Ministry (for women). He was always so helpful & always with a smile. Every time I saw him, I got a big hug & a warm welcome. He will be truly missed.
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March 11, 2016
Name
Bob Kreutz
Email
rek600@gmail.com
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City
Kirkwood
State
MO
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USA
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Thank you Brother Marvin for your contributions to the Kairos Prison Ministry at Menard in Chester, Ill from all of your Kairos Brothers.
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March 19, 2015
Name
BOB MCCAULEY
Email
BOBMCCAULEY54@YAHOO.COM
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City
DAYTON
State
KY
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CAMPBELL
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BROTHER MARVIN WAS LA SALLE. THAT IS THE MAIN REASON WHY PEOPLE CAME TO LA SALLE. I WAS PART OF LASALLE FOR 7 YEARS. BROTHER MARVIN MADE LASALLE WHAT IT IS TODAY.HE WILL BE MISSED AND REMEMBERED. HE HAS BEEN IN MY THOUGHTS ALL DAY TODAY. AN EMPTY FEELING.HE IS NOW RESTING AND FREE OF ALL THE PAIN HE HAS HAD . EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN AT LASALLE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM. HE WAS A KIND MAN.MY STAY AT LASALLE IS A PART OF MY LIFE THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET BECAUSE OF HIM AND THE BROTHERS.
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March 18, 2015
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Cathy Glatz
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It was wonderful to see him at so many return ACTS Masses over the years. He loved ACTS.
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March 19, 2015
Name
Dave Mason
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City
Webster Groves
State
MO
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Every once in a great while, God allows me to get to know someone who is very special. I'm a better person for having known Brother Marvin.
Date
April 17, 2015
Name
Deacon Robert J. Rackers
Email
Mbrent5@embrqmail.com
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City
Jefferson City
State
Missouri
Country
USA
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Marvin and I knew each other even before we started elementary school together. Our parents were good friends.Requiescat in pace.
Date
March 20, 2015
Name
Debbie Wedemeier
Email
dwempower17@sbcglobal.net
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City
St. Louis
State
Missouri
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United States
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I feel sadness that the next ACTS Retreat I go to, Brother Marvin won't physically be there to share the history of LaSalle or to share his wonderful smile with each of us, but I am so happy that he is with our Lord and having a LaSalle reunion with all of the friends and brothers he met along his journey. I know that each of us who continue to visit LaSalle through various ministries will always feel his love and spirit in the breeze as we walk the grounds of his beloved LaSalle.
Date
August 28, 2015
Name
dismas rotta
Email
dismasrotta@comcast.net
Home Page
dismasrotta#comcast.com
City
Boulder
State
Colorado
Country
USA
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I worked w/Brother Marvin in the Novitiate and then came back to Glencoe for the summer after finishing my Scholastciate year in Memphis. I was thrilled to be able to come back to Glencoe & work on the farm, pick plum-cherries w/Bro I. Phil, enJOY some GREAT Mexican meals prepared by the DEAR Sister's and be in the presence of such noteworthy men in the HOLY FAMILY side of Glencoe. St. Louis never had any draw for my visiting. Playing as I PHIL'S partner in handball while he 'hustled'a few donors was enough excitement. Marvin asked me to take care of an 'issue' that need immediate attention but i begged OFF from this HEAVY duty task but he said, Diz 'You're the only one who can pull this off & be desecrate and I know the Sister's will really appreciate it." So who was i to say NO to Brother Marvin, after completing the task, Marvin said, "job well done Diz, the nuns are very content." I wrote him a note later that fall telling him HOW MUCH I HAD ENJOYED the summer in Glencoe, but still had regrets about the HEAV
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April 18, 2015
Name
Donna Schnieders
Email
dschnieders@earthlink.net
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City
Webster Groves
State
MO
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I met Br. Marvin on my first ACTS retreat back in 2006. Connected with him immediately as I was taught by CBC brothers in high school. After talking to my parents later about being at LaSalle, they told me that they had been there many times & had I met Br. Marvin, who was the uncle to a good friend from high school/college? I was thrilled to tell him that the next time I saw him, and he never forgot it. Every retreat, every candlelight (which he always seemed to make!) he would fill me in on how his niece Gerrie was doing. :) Br. Marvin & LaSalle - holy ground, holy man - couldn't help but make you feel calm, peaceful & closer to God!
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March 18, 2015
Name
Gale Wessling
Email
GGWess@gmail.com
Home Page
https://www.facebook.com/gwessling
City
Ballwin
State
MO
Country
United States
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Unbelievable man, made you want to be a better human just being in his presence.
Date
March 21, 2015
Name
Greg F.
Email
gregory.fink@gmail.com
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City
Ballwin
State
MO
Country
USA
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Brother Marvin helped calm my nerves as a retreat director. As I sat in the chapel early Friday morning he asked if all was OK. I replied that I had some concerns for the weekend. Brother Marvin reminded me we were on Holy Ground and the Holy Spirit was present; the weekend would be wonderful. Just those few moments calmed my nerves and the weekend was amazing.
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March 19, 2015
Name
Jack Lindenschmidt
Email
jlindenschmidt@iscsurfaces.com
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City
EUREKA
State
MO
Country
United States
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What a guy - we are richer for having known him. He inspired me in many ways. Happy to have shared breakfast with him recently - he looked so good and seemed to be on the upswing. All in God's time, not ours. Rest in peace Brother!
Date
March 9, 2017
Name
Jack Lindenschmidt
Email
jlindenschmidt@iscsurfaces.com
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City
Eureka
State
Missouri
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United States
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Living "next door" to LaSalle and Bro. Marvin, I would see him at mass on Sunday and around Eureka. My last discussion with him was an impromptu breakfast where he joined my wife Betty and I -- what a great gift to have that interaction to remember him by.
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April 19, 2015
Name
Jeff Holzem
Email
jeff2002h@gmail.com
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City
Jefferson City
State
Mo
Country
USA
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Brother Marvin was one of the most kind and humble people I have known. He will be missed by his family, the Christian Brothers, the LaSalle Retreat Community and everyone else whose life he touched.
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March 19, 2015
Name
Jim Biglin
Email
jimbiglin@aol.com
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City
Pacific
State
MO
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My life has been truly enriched by this very special Man of God. I always enjoyed our little talks after 9 o'clock Mass at Most Sacred Heart. May God Bless Him Abundantly.
Date
March 25, 2015
Name
Jim Frane
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City
Santa Monica
State
California
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Brother Marvin was my mentor for 5 1/2 years in Glencoe and Memphis beginning in January 1955. Throughout his life, he worshiped God by serving others. He transformed La Salle Center so that it could continue its mission to help people be all that they could be. He filled vacuums accomplishing important things that would have been left undone without him. He always focused on the best in everyone; he was never judgmental. He was a man a diverse talents; he could learn how to do anything. He was a Christian Brother par excellence.
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March 24, 2015
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Jim Gissy
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Bro. Marvin, every director's on site co-director. Having the privilege of directing two retreats at LaSalle, I can't tell you how many times Bro. Marvin was there for me when we needed help. One instance was when our Saturday Mass was going long due to a healing Mass where we had a number of visiting Christian Brothers in attendance. I felt I needed to alert the kitchen to hold back breakfast and as I was leaving the service Bro. Marvin stopped me and said "Jim, I took care of it and pushed back your breakfast time for you". I will always feel his presence at LaSalle and know he's got my back, co-directing from above.....
Date
March 19, 2015
Name
Jimmy Dunn
Email
jimmydunn@mortgagesolutions-stl.com
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City
Oakland
State
Missouri
Country
United States
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One year, during a very hot summer ACTS Retreat at LaSalle, the electric shut down due to an overloaded system...Brother Marvin quickly grabbed a pair of pliers and a screwdriver and said "come with me out back, I know what the problem is...", so I accompanied him outside to the electrical box on the back wall, and he started poking inside it at all kinds of things with the screwdriver...at this point I'm raising my voice with him to stop because I'm having visions of him getting blown from the back of the building up the hill to the grotto if he touches the wrong thing with that screwdriver...obviously he had greater faith than me (go figure), as he quickly fixed the problem...and taught me a lesson or two about faith! God bless you Brother Marvin for all you have done for all of us ACTS retreatants!
Date
May 24, 2016
Name
Joe Wrgin
Email
wargin@aol.com
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City
Glen Ellyn
State
IL
Country
USA
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As a young novice I had a horrible day. I got a truck stuck in the mud in the lower field, bent the spare tire holder of another truck trying to pull it out and knocked the door off the garage putting sway the "Big Cat" we had that I used to pull everything out - when I went to tell Bro. Marvin, I was so worried. He looked at me, smiled and said "Well I guess we know what you will be doing for the next few manual labor days" A quiet and gentle man.
Date
March 20, 2015
Name
John Ryan
Email
jptryan@hotmail.com
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City
Pacific
State
MO
Country
USA
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Brother Marvin impressed me in his humility, hard work and good sense of humor. May his soul and all the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. AMEN!
Date
March 18, 2015
Name
Joyce Grothoff
Email
Vmjj18@yahoo.com
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City
Manchester
State
Mo
Country
USA
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Brother Marvin endeared himself to me initially during an ACTS Retreat in 2007. Such a delightful man, who was truly an ambassador for LaSalle with his historical talks and ambitions for improvements. A kind, gentle man of God who will be hugely missed. Rest in eternal peace dear friend.
Date
March 21, 2015
Name
Katherine
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City
Ballwin
State
MO
Country
USA
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Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace. Amen. Thank you Brother Marvin for amazing hospitality and willingness to listen and to share the beauty of La Salle, as a High School student on retreat was the first time I discovered the beauty of LaSalle and Brother Marvin, not too many years later the grotto became a refuge for me and Brother Marvin was always willing to allow me the time to go to the grotto and sit and pray and reflect. Thank you Brother Marvin for allowing me the opportunity to many times experience the beauty of LaSalle and God's love and peace through you. God Bless you Brother Marvin.
Date
March 27, 2015
Name
Ken Koenig
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