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Marvin Karp Obituary

KARP, Marvin D., died peacefully in Tucson on May 3, 2007, after a long illness. He was married to his loving wife, Ada, for sixty years (from December 29, 1946, until his death). He and Ada produced four loving children, Daniel, Paula, Steven and Peter. Born on August 14, 1920, in New Britain, Connecticut, he is the son of Harry and Dora Karp and the brother of Lilian Karp Wenick. After graduating from Yale Law School, he practiced law for four decades. He was a caring and compassionate man whose warm heart was full of love for his family. He is grievingly missed by all of us. Graveside funeral services will be held Sunday, May 6, 2007, at 9:45 a.m., at Evergreen Cemetery, 3015 North Oracle Road, Tucson, Arizona 85705.

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Published by Arizona Daily Star on May 5, 2007.

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Gerald Levy

May 9, 2007

It was with sadness that I found out Marvin had passed away. He was a good, decent man and taught me so many things about the legal practice and dealing with people. My sympathies go to the family.

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