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Merlin attended Pasadena schools and earned his LL.B. degree from Stanford Law School. After serving as a First Lieutenant in the Army JAG during the Korean War, he became a partner at Tuttle and Taylor Law Firm in Los Angeles, later moving his office to Pasadena. Merlin was an active church member and served on the boards of numerous parachurch organizations.
Merlin is survived by son Christopher Douglas Call (Lisa) and daughter Lori Lynne Call, all of Santa Barbara; granddaughters Erin (Matt) Almaraz and Janna Call. His former wife, Kathryn Gage Call, predeceased him.
Information on Celebrations of Life in Pasadena are posted at ReardonFuneral.com.
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Gary Maeder
February 19, 2026
I offer my condolences to Merlin's family. As you know even better than I, his was a life well-lived. I met Merlin at a Christian Legal Society of Los Angeles meeting at Tuttle & Taylor in 1973, when I was a law student at UCLA Law School. He introduced himself when I knew almost no one. I practiced law in downtown LA for 44 years thereafter, and over most of those years had a number of occasions to talk with him at CLS-LA meetings. At least in those settings, he never sought the limelight. He was the faithful, reliable servant of the Lord who helped guide all of us to His will. When a handful of us formed Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles in 2005, he became a faithful donor to CLA-LA every year. I rejoice that he is with the Lord.
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