Phil Marti

Phil Marti Phillip R. Marti, 65, of Clarksburg, Maryland, a longtime Senior Program Analyst for the IRS passed away on April 16, 2014. Born and raised in Topeka, Phil graduated from Topeka High School in 1966 and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1970. Phil retired in 1997 from the IRS. For most of his career he worked at the IRS headquarters in Washington, also spending years in both Chicago and Los Angeles. Phil worked with legislative policy as well as procedures for implementing new laws affecting agency operations. He was a member of the Clinton Administration's Healthcare Reform task force in 1993. Following his retirement, Phil returned to Topeka to care for his parents, Kenneth and Grace Marti, until their deaths. He returned to the Washington area and lived in Clarksburg for almost a decade. He took freelance assignments offering advice and commentary online for The Motley Fool. After singing with the Gay Men s Chorus of Washington, he later volunteered in an administrative capacity. Phil also volunteered to help elderly and lower-income people complete their tax forms and enjoyed reading to first graders in a local elementary school. Phil was a big fan of theater, travel, gourmet cooking, playing cards, and pet sitting for friends. He is survived by his brother Bill (Dian) Marti of Yankton, South Dakota, and cousin Barbara Gibson of Newton, Kansas. Funeral services will be May 23 at 1 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka, with a memorial service to be conducted May 31 at 1 p.m. at All Souls Memorial Episcopal Memorial Church in Washington, D.C. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace Episcopal Cathedral capital campaign, 701 SW 8th Ave, Topeka, KS 66603 or All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church capital campaign, 2300 Cathedral Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008. Phil Marti