Marvin Ellis Aronson

Marvin Ellis Aronson, a resident of Fairbanks for 27 years, passed away in Hyannis, Mass., Oct. 19, 2011.
A graduate of Boston Latin School, the oldest high school in America, and Bates College of Lewiston, Maine, Marvin ventured north to Fairbanks in 1974 with a love of mountains and open spaces.
Marvin was a Teamster on the trans-Alaska oil pipeline in 1975 to '76, also freelance writing articles for the Boston Globe about life in Fairbanks. In 1977, he began working for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner as a news editor, and later as the copy desk chief and Page 1 editor.
Marvin also wrote many feature stories and for 24 years gave Sourdough Jack a voice.  He had a love for languages and poetry and was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying all that Alaska had to offer in skiing, biking, hiking, camping and fishing.
But most of his time in the outdoors was spent pursuing his passion for fly-fishing, where at the end of the day he could be heard repeating the words, "Just one more cast."
In 2001, Marvin left Alaska and moved to Hyannis where he enjoyed the ocean and worked as copy desk editor for the Cape Cod Times until his retirement. 
Marvin was blessed by his love of 20 years, Sheri Goodwin; his son Ethan and wife Jennifer of Haiku, Hawaii, and son Caleb of Fairbanks; his cherished grandchildren, Miel, Elias and Oliver; his beloved sister and brother-in-law, Elyse and Stephen Yanoff; and nephews Harley and Gabe Yanoff.
Private services were held. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or call
(800) 822-6344.