Chuck often said he was born under a wandering star. Charles Arthur Marvin, 83, passed away in Atlanta, Georgia, where he had made his home since 1985.
He was born in Chicago on July 14, 1942, to Margaret (Medlar) and Burton Marvin and grew up in Lawrence, Kansas. Before starting at the University of Kansas, he spent a year with his family in Teheran, Iran; it was his first experience living abroad. After completing his undergraduate studies, he continued at the university in Toulouse, France, as a Fulbright scholar. He later earned two law degrees from the University of Chicago.
During a post-graduate year in Brussels while interning with the Common Market, he met his first wife. They spent a year living in England before returning to North America. He resided in several provinces across Canada while teaching law and working for the Canadian government; during this time they welcomed two children, Colin and Kristin.
Upon returning to the US, he taught at Villanova and then at Georgia State University. In 1993, shortly after the Soviet Union collapsed, he worked for one semester in Kazakhstan and Bulgaria. He received another Fulbright to teach from 2000-2001 at the new Riga Graduate School of Law that was focused on western ideals. He married Betsy in 1999; together they built connections in Latvia that lasted throughout his life. They returned several times to teach there and enjoyed vacations nearly every year. From 2011 to 2024 they hosted tour groups of friends and explored all over the Baltics together. Chuck estimated he’d traveled to around 70 countries total. His extensive knowledge of history, politics, art, and various cultural fields along with his kind demeanor and warm smile won him many friends. He is survived by his wife Betsy Wilson Marvin; children Colin from Ottawa, Canada; Kristin from Vancouver, Canada; brother Bob (Patricia) from Saint Louis; and sister Anne from Lawrence, KS. Also surviving are stepsons Michael Gregory Branden (Robyn) from Lawrence and Nicholas Marshall from Asheville, NC.
Each of them along with numerous friends and travel companions will miss him greatly.
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He was born in Chicago on July 14, 1942, to Margaret (Medlar) and Burton Marvin and grew up in Lawrence, Kansas. Before starting at the University of Kansas, he spent a year with his family in Teheran, Iran; it was his first experience living abroad. After completing his undergraduate studies, he continued at the university in Toulouse, France, as a Fulbright scholar. He later earned two law degrees from the University of Chicago.
During a post-graduate year in Brussels while interning with the Common Market, he met his first wife. They spent a year living in England before returning to North America. He resided in several provinces across Canada while teaching law and working for the Canadian government; during this time they welcomed two children, Colin and Kristin.
Upon returning to the US, he taught at Villanova and then at Georgia State University. In 1993, shortly after the Soviet Union collapsed, he worked for one semester in Kazakhstan and Bulgaria. He received another Fulbright to teach from 2000-2001 at the new Riga Graduate School of Law that was focused on western ideals. He married Betsy in 1999; together they built connections in Latvia that lasted throughout his life. They returned several times to teach there and enjoyed vacations nearly every year. From 2011 to 2024 they hosted tour groups of friends and explored all over the Baltics together. Chuck estimated he’d traveled to around 70 countries total. His extensive knowledge of history, politics, art, and various cultural fields along with his kind demeanor and warm smile won him many friends. He is survived by his wife Betsy Wilson Marvin; children Colin from Ottawa, Canada; Kristin from Vancouver, Canada; brother Bob (Patricia) from Saint Louis; and sister Anne from Lawrence, KS. Also surviving are stepsons Michael Gregory Branden (Robyn) from Lawrence and Nicholas Marshall from Asheville, NC.
Each of them along with numerous friends and travel companions will miss him greatly.
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