Marvin E. Bennett was born on August 4, 1937 in Fresno, California. He passed away on June 2, 2019 in Lincoln, California. Marvin is preceded in death by his Father and Mother, Tom and Mary Bennett along with his sister, Marion Tune. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, of over 62 years, and daughters Cathlene and Corene.
Marvin was a licensed professional Mechanical Engineer, obtaining his degree at night, while married and raising his two daughters. He also had a long (35 year) career at Pacific Gas & Electric Company, where he started as a beginning clerk, and retired as Vice President, Operations for Pacific Gas Transmission Company, a subsidiary of PG&E. While working at PG&E he and his family moved all over Northern California, from Salinas up to Red Bluff and ended up in Spokane, Washington.
As an active retiree in Lincoln, California, he was involved with the AMOS Flying club and Fishing club. He also enjoyed Bowling with Joyce and Friends along with Golfing.
Marvin also enjoyed vacations with his family. In just the last couple of years, the family traveled to Australia/New Zealand, Great Britain, Costa Rica, Puerto Vallarta and Cancun, Mexico, along with a couple great Mississippi River boat cruises from St Paul Minnesota down to New Orleans.
Fun fact you may not know about Marvin is that he and Joyce have been to a baseball game in every single ball park in North America. The only one Marvin missed is the newest one in Atlanta, Georgia, which he had planned to visit in September, before his unexpected passing. He will be missed by so many family and friends.
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