SEDGWICK – George Constantine Marvin of Sedgwick died July 22, 2004. He was born Dec. 6, 1920, in Port Jefferson, Long Island, N.Y., the son of Lila and Constantine Marvin. He grew up in Port Jefferson, where his family owned Marvin’s Hotel and Restaurant. He graduated from Port Jefferson High School in 1939, and joined the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet in 1941, graduating in the class of 42-1 and earning his wings at Maxwell Field in Selma, Ala. After serving there as a flight instructor, he was stationed with the 97th Squadron, 82nd Fighter Group in Foggia, Italy, where as a Captain he was flight leader and operations officer, piloting his P38 Lightning fighter plane named “Paddy” throughout World War II. During this time he established many friendships that lasted the rest of his life. On Aug. 7, 1945, he married Patricia Conway Plummer and they first resided in Port Jefferson. In 1950, he was recalled into the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and remained in the U.S. Air Force until 1973. His service career took him to many places, including Nagoya, Japan, and Saint Anthony, Newfoundland. In 1958, he took command of Charleston Air Force Station in Charleston, where he lived with his family for six years. In 1964, he was transferred to Europe at SHAPE Headquarters in Fontainbleau, France, and later Brunssum, Holland. He flew C7A Caribou transports in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969, stationed at Phu Cat. His last assignment was as Commander of Othello Radar Station, Othello, Wash. In June 1973, he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel and moved to Sedgwick. His many hobbies and interests included raising exhibition quality standard bred Jersey Black Giant chickens. He was known among the national breeders for his genetic work in improving and transforming the Jersey White Giant, using his Black Giant breeding stock in the process. He was also active with the Sedgwick Planning Commission, the Hancock County Extension Service and he was an ardent gardener. His passion for fly-fishing, especially for brook trout, took him to Labrador, Quebec, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Oregon and remote camps in Maine. He was an active member and past president of the 82nd Fighter Group P38 Association, the American Poultry Association and a member of Blue Hill’s Lunch Bunch. He and his wife, Paddy, were among the founders of the Parish of St. Francis by the Sea in Blue Hill. In recent years he was well known for raising close to 800 tomato plants each year in dozens of varieties and giving them away to neighbors and friends throughout the area. He is survived by his daughter, Michele C. Kinsman of Point Pleasant, Pa., and her husband, Graham; his sister, Athena McCall of Greenville, S.C., and her husband, Howard; his nephew, George McCall of Greer, S.C.; and many dear cousins. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, July 30, at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church, Blue Hill. His friends are welcome to a reception at his home, Black Feather Farm, Sedgwick, 3-6 p.m. Saturday, July 31, to celebrate his life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Francis Episcopal Church, care of Carroll Knowlton, P.O. Box 76, Blue Hill, ME 04614 or to the Thursday Club Scholarship Fund, care of Virginia A. Thompson, HC64 Box 4005, Brooklin, ME 04616. Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home, 141 South St., Blue Hill.
GEORGE C. MARVIN
