Marvin G. Parnes

So sorry to hear of Marvin´s passing. I loved my friendship with Marvin and the gang from P.S. 90 and JHS 22. Sending condolences to the family and love to Robert and Joey.

There is a Marvin-sized hole in the universe. Deepest condolences to his family.

My condolences to you for this very sad loss of your wonderful and beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Marvin should have had more years to spend with you. He was a gift to all of us who knew him. There is no one else more than Marvin who I would have wanted to talk with about the current student demonstrations at universities. I feel that his wise counsel and our joint reliance on the university leaders of our day would have set us on the path for providing a model for current...

I met Marvin when I was working in the birth years of Imagining America, and remember his warmth and breadth of vision of the possibilities and also frustrations of public research universities. He was a great supporter of the civic mission and purposes of higher education. I remember a dinner when he told of his frustrations with the discipline oriented identities of faculty, which often led to much stronger identifications with far away universities than with local communities; I also...

It is with great sadness that I have just learned of Marvin´s death. He was one of the kindest, most thoughtful and encouraging persons I ever worked with at the University of Michigan. His support during the first years of the University of Ghana-University of Michigan Social Work Professional Practicum Exchange Program allowed many students to excel in their endeavors to learn professional practice skills in global social work. Marvin´s smile was infectious, as was his commitment to...