Remembering Marv
The St. Thomas More Society of Orange County mourns the passing of our long-time friend and Board Member, Marven Howard.
Marv was born on February 6, 1932 in Reno Nevada. He was married to his wife Joanie for 53 years, with whom he had three daughters and two grandchildren, all of whom were with him at his passing. Marv and Joanie resided and practiced in Tustin, where he was a founding partner of Cooksey, Howard, Martin and Toolen.
He was a faithful member of St. Cecilia's Parish, where he was both an Altar Server and a Eucharistic Minister. He completed the The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, as well as a Cursillo Weekend; he faithfully continued with both an Ignatian Group and a Cursillo group throughout his life. Marv also served the Kairos Prison Ministry program in Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institute.
Marv served in the Navy and was a loyal member of the American Legion. He was a Rotarian, an Elk, a First Friday Friar, which he served as a board member and president, a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus, and a member of the ORCO Roller Club, which was an RV organization. Marv served for over twenty years as the Chairman of the Western Med Foundation, and was a Board Member for the St. Thomas More Society.
Shortly before his passing, Marv was named not only the Catholic Lawyer of the Year by the Thomas More Society, he was given the Society's first (and only) Lifetime Commitment Award for his outstanding perseverance as a Catholic Community Leader. The St. Thomas More Society will present his award at our annual Red Mass to be held at 6PM on October 1, 2012 at Holy Family Cathedral in Orange.
Marv is deeply mourned by a loving family and a very large group of long-time friends.