Marc Alan German

He was born in Norfolk, Virginia to John Elton German, Sr. and Sharon Rose German (Andrews), and he came into the world just a few minutes before his twin brother, Michael, on November 28,1966. He and Mike joined John Jr., Karen, and David and spent their childhoods teasing, teaching, and loving each other. When he was a teenager, he met Lisa Boulier at Haygood Skating Rink, and eventually, they got married and had a little girl named Ginnie, who is quite happy they didn’t pick her other name option, Luray. While their marriage didn’t last, Marc excelled most at the role of being a father. Ginnie is certain that in her twenty-eight years of being his daughter, he did more for her than most dads do in twice that time. When Ginnie was five, he met a woman named Laura Quidley, who made a young Ginnie say, “When are we going to see that nice lady again?” and his life changed forever. In 2000, he married Laura and they spent the rest of his life loving each other.

A beacon of love in a way few people are lucky enough to experience, Marc acquired quite the array of “adopted” children, always welcome in his home, including Gabrielle McPherson (Hankerson), Deja Meko, Grace Dowell (Crowley), and Dylan Johnson-Gallop. Whoever he interacted with, he sought to enrich their lives; he was a genuinely compassionate human being who created around himself a network of love. In his final days, more than thirty people visited him in the hospital, prompting other visitors to ask the nurses if people were having a party in the waiting room and the hospital chaplain to be a bit awestruck with the immense love this man built around him. He left his body on September 25, 2018, at the same hospital he was born in, surrounded by people who loved him. He is survived by everyone mentioned in this, along with a huge family of people connected by blood or by friendship, and each of them will miss him every day.

A service will be held in his honor on September 30th at 5 pm at Rosewood-Kellum Funeral Home at 601 North Witchduck Road in Virginia Beach. His family will be accepting visitors at the funeral home at 4 pm and celebrating his life after the service. Condolences may be offered to his family at kellumfuneralhome.com. In lieu of the flowers that he’d be allergic to, please consider donating to his medical bills at http://www.bit.ly/marcgerman