John Marlo

John Marlo Second-home resident of Cambria, John Albert Marlo, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015. John was born in San Francisco in May 1934. In 1957 John married his wife of 58 years, Patricia Alyson Nock of Cambria. John served in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant and then became a policeman for the San Jose Police Department and worked on the force while he attended University of Santa Clara College of Law. After law school, he moved his family to Santa Cruz in 1961. John became a trial attorney and joined the Law office of Snider, Marlo, McPhail and Hall, specializing in Municipal law. In 1966 he branched out and opened a law office in Cambria to better serve his client's on the Central Coast. In 1968 he became the city attorney for Capitola and taught Administrative Justice at Cabrillo College in Aptos for 18 years. John Marlo was appointed to the Municipal Court in Watsonville by Governor Ronald Regan in 1973. In 1987 he was elected to the Superior Court in Santa Cruz County and served three terms, continuing his devotion to resolving conflict and reducing crime. When Judge Marlo retired from the bench, he went to work for the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service (JAMS), and successfully mediated and arbitrated for 20 years. He never retired. John was an involved Catholic, and enjoyed his Morning Prayer groups. His love of Jazz, history, viticulture, art, and books will always be remembered. Above all, John Marlo was a dedicated and loving husband and father, instilling honor and integrity to his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He is survived by wife, Patti; daughters, Kimber Collins (Joseph) and Kamala Davis (Kyle); sons, Craig Marlo (Kathleen), Jock Marlo (Giselle) and daughter, Bridgit Karo (Mark). He has a legacy of nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, June 2, at the Old Santa Rosa Catholic Chapel and Cemetery in Cambria. Sign his guestbook at sanluisobispo.com/obituaries