John C. Garvin Jr.

John C. Garvin, Jr. June 2, 1933 - November 22, 2008 -HUNTSVILLE, AL - John C. Garvin, Jr., 75, of Huntsville, passed away suddenly on Saturday. -Born in Macon, Georgia, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Tech University in 1958, and his Juris Doctorate at American University in Washington, DC in 1962. He was admitted to the Alabama Federal Bar Association in 1962 and was elected President of the North Alabama Federal Bar Association. Mr. Garvin worked at the Patent Law Division at Redstone Arsenal Missile Command for 28 years and retired as Chief Counsel before opening his own practice in Huntsville. He was privileged to practice law with his daughter, Sylvia. -John was an active member of St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church and the community. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus for 44 years, attaining the rank of Fourth Degree, served as State Deputy (President) of the Alabama State Council of Knights of Columbus from 1982 to 1985 and was named a Knight of St. Gregory (K.S.G.) by Pope Paul VI in 1967. He served as a board member and legal counsel for North Alabama Habitat for Humanity for 12 years, was active with the Boy Scouts, served as a Hospice volunteer and was a member of the American Legion. -He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Eleanor Mazza Garvin; and daughter, Mary Anastasia "Stacie" Garvin, both of Huntsville; sister, Rita Thigpen of North Carolina, Mary Alice Bruce of Georgia, Patricia Malkoff of Alabama, Pauline O'Mahoney of Georgia, Louise Peyton of Georgia; brothers, Michael Garvin of Georgia, Patrick Garvin of Maryland, McKenna Garvin of Georgia and Minter Garvin of Georgia; and over 25 loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Sylvia Eleanor Garvin. -Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Monday with a rosary following at 7P.M. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home. The service will be Tuesday at 11A.M. at St. Mary's Church of the Visitation. -In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis or Little Sisters of the Poor in Mobile.