Marvin Earl Dutton Nov. 6, 1922- Aug. 2, 2009 A resident of Pacifica for 47 years, died August 2, 2009. Marvin was born November 6, 1922 in Mullen, NE. He was a WWII veteran, served in the Army Air Corps, and received the Bronze Star. He graduated from Sacramento State College in 1951 with a BS in social work, and then worked for the California Youth Authority as a parole officer in the Watts neighborhood in LAA, and later at Preston School of Industry in Ione. He married Janice Dole on Aug. 28, 1954. Their son Norman was born in June 1956. In 1957, Marvin received his MSW from UC Berkeley. He then worked at the Los Guillicos CYA facility. In 1960, the family moved to Pacifica when Marvin became a school counselor for the Laguna Salada School District, where he worked until 1982. Marvin enjoyed many hobbies, including traveling, beekeeping, raising and showing purebred dogs, gardening, volunteering with the National Park Service, ushering for the San Francisco Opera and Ballet, and especially activities with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Janice, on August 5, 2008. He is survived by his son, Norman, daughter-in-law, Karen, and grandchildren, Eric and Valerie Dutton. A Memorial will be announced at a later date. Donations in his honor may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or Pacifica Performances.

Published in San Francisco Chronicle on August 9, 2009