Harvey Victor Marmon, Jr.

Family, friends and business associates are mourning the passing of an architect, community leader and the quintessential gentleman, Harvey V. Marmon, Jr., FAIA. Harvey "went home" to join his first wife, Jo McCarter Marmon; his parents, H. Victor and Alpha Maltsberger Marmon; his sisters Geneva Jacobson and Lucille Carrano, and all who preceded him in death. He was 89.

Loved by many, Harvey adored his family and cherished the time spent with them. He was the perfect gentleman, a true gentle spirit and had a quick wit. He loved a good joke and was known for his clever one-liners that would break up a room. Passionate about his beloved University of Texas, he was many times a guest lecturer at The UT School of Architecture and enjoyed driving to Austin to see the Longhorns play for over 55 years. Harvey loved to play golf with his friends and spent many hours perfecting his game. Harvey cherished his lifelong friends and enjoyed the Friday night Mexican dinners with them.

Born in the family's farmhouse in 1925 in San Antonio, Marmon received his diploma from Jefferson High School in 1943. Following a year at LSU, he served in the US Army's 294th Field Artillery Observation Battalion for three years in Europe.

Harvey's professional career began in 1950 when he graduated from The University of Texas at Austin-School of Architecture. In 1953, he founded the Marmon/Mok Partnership, a successful architectural firm in Texas. While at the helm of the firm, Marmon had overseen the creation many projects including hospitals, schools, stadiums, rec centers, university facilities, office buildings and many other projects. Some of his more noted projects are the Alamodome, United States Pavilion at Hemisphere '68 (US Federal Courthouse), master plan for the South Texas Medical Center, One Riverwalk Place office building, Disch-Falk Baseball Field and McCombs Softball Field at UT/Austin, the Texas A&M Student Recreation Center, and Terminal One at the San Antonio Airport.

Harvey had a high standard of integrity and ethics he lead by example. He was a mentor to young architects developing their architectural skills and instilling in them a high level of professionalism and quality. Harvey was honored and humbled when many of the projects under his leadership were recognized with outstanding national, state and local architectural awards. Personally, he received the Texas Lutheran's Distinguished Service Award (1992) and Outstanding San Antonio Texas Ex (1999).

Harvey's professional and community service earned him the coveted elevation to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 1984. His loyal service to his profession was extensive and covered several decades. At the national level, Harvey held the title of Chairman of the Architects Liability Committee and served on the Public Housing Administration for the AIA. In Texas, Harvey served as a Director and Vice President of the Texas Society of Architects (TSA). He held every office, including President, of the San Antonio AIA Chapter. The Texas Board of Architectural Examiners designated Harvey to Emeritus status. Harvey has been the Director of the Texas Society on Aging, a member of the National Association of Housing & Redevelopment, and as a member of the AIA Committee on Housing, was instrumental in the formation of an unprecedented national policy considering the architect's function in public housing planning.

Harvey was active at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and later was active at First Presbyterian Church. He was a city council appointee to the Hemisfair Advisory Committee and also served on the Greater Chamber's Urban Renewal Committee and the Northwest Freeway Committee. He served on the Board of Governors of the Texas Society for the Aging, The Children's Shelter Board of Directors and President of the San Antonio Kiwanis Club. He served in the Kiwanis from 1956 until his retirement.

Harvey is survived by his loving wife Rosemary Bowers Marmon; his children Harriet Helmle (Austin), Beth Munns (Larry), Mark Marmon (Shelley) Mary Martha Fellows (Bob), and Lee Cline (Betty) as well as stepchildren; Rob Bowers (Sherry), David Bowers, and Ric Bowers (Tina). Harvey had 10 grandchildren, 5 step-grandchildren,

4 great grandchildren and numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins.

SERVICE

SATURDAY

APRIL 18, 2015

2:00 P.M.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

404 N. ALAMO STREET

A reception to follow the services will be held at First Presbyterian Church. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to a scholarship fund at: The University of Texas at Austin- School of Architecture; 310 Inner Campus Drive Stop B7500, Austin, Texas 78712-1009, Attention: Luke Dunlap. The scholarship will carry the name of Harvey's beloved firm "The Harvey Victor Marmon Jr., FAIA/Marmon Mok Scholarship" for integrity and excellence in architecture. The Interment will be private prior to the celebration of his life service.