Phil Marvin

[frankenduck]

Phil Marvin's daughter posted the following over on the K1100 forum.  I know there's people here who know Phil but don't have K1100s so I'm reposting it here:

Hello to all, I am Marian, Phil's daughter.

It is very difficult for me to bring this information to you all, who have been such good friends to him.

Last Friday, he called me to tell me that the cancer has come back, is very aggressive and had metastasized to multiple places in his body.

This last Tuesday, he was planning on going with a friend on a small trip. When ready to go, the friend called and Phil did not answer either the house or cell phones. On arriving, he found Phil asleep on the bed and was unable to wake him up. Paramedics came and took him to Del Sol hospital. Yesterday, they performed a CT scan and have found that he has had a few strokes, including 2 in the thalamus, one on each side (for those unfamiliar with neuro, the thalamus is sort of like the relay station within the brain, nearly everything passes through it at some point). Consequently, the probability of him waking up is practically nil.

We are starting the process of having him evaluated for inpatient hospice care.

I know he cares for you all. When he was living with me for the treatment, he was always wanting the laptop so he could get on and check the messages boards. And he loved the trips to visit you all, he talked a lot about the different Hungry gatherings 

I know that this is a little out of nowhere, especially after the good news the beginning of Feb. My main mantra right now is CANCER SUCKS.

I just know that he would want you all to know what is going on, and I will keep you updated as events occur.

-Marian Marvin

Please keep Phil and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

[mystic red]

Thanks Duck. Does not sound like we will talk to Phil again. Our loss.

[argent brick]

Don't know the man, but will be happy to say some prayers in his behalf.

[frankenduck]

Heck, half of the stuff I know was learned from people like Phil. He has truly been an asset to the K bike community. (Not to mention a decent human being.)

[DRxBMW]

Heck, half of the stuff I know was learned people from like Phil. He has truly been an asset to the K bike community. (Not to mention a decent human being.)

Return of Phil's cancer and subsequent medical issues news sucks.

True DIY, K whiner wrench. He also mentored me when I first aquired my first K in 1990. 

[mystic red]

And a builder of a great spaghetti sauce.

[wmax351]

Sorry to hear that. Sounds like he was a great guy. Hopefully his passing will be peaceful, with no pain.

Cancer has been all around me the last couple years. Lost a high school friend (age 20) from osteosarcoma, my uncle is extremely sick from leukemia, and likely going into hospice in the next couple weeks, and doctors found metastatic (stage IV) breast cancer (thankfully manageable through estrogen antagonists, though not treatable) in my aunt, a month after a clean mammogram.

[Scott_]

Update:
Marian contacted Shogs today to say that Phil has passed on.

I'm sure he's in a much better place now, and with his beloved Harriet again.

RIP Phil Marvin.

[frankenduck]

Damn! That's awful.

RIP, Phil.  You were a great guy and it was an honor to have known you.  May you and Harriet always have the sun at your back and curvy roads ahead in heaven.

[K100 Cdn]

Yeah, it's me here- sugarhillctd.

Took some time to come to grips with his passing......

One of my parting pictures of Phil and happier times. He was here in NH planning the grocery list for his spaghetti dinner.



Smooth and twisty roads for you, Phil. Good bye.

[frankenduck]

Thanks, SHCTD.  Phil will be missed by all.