Marvin Clarence Hubbard
After losing a five year battle with both multiple myeloma and leukemia, Marvin Clarence Hubbard of Tampa, Florida is now embracing his Heavenly Father. He passed away on February 19, 2010 at Moffitt Cancer Center. The memorial service is at 5:00 PM Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at Grace Family Church, 5101 Van Dyke Road, Lutz, FL 33558, with Pastors Dee Corbin and Fritz Ruhe officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 4:00 PM on Wednesday until service time. A reception at the church will follow.
Marv was born in Lawrence, Kansas on November 11, 1941. His early years were spent on a farm in the small town of Lone Star, Kansas (population 29). He was the son of Clarence and Juanita Heinrich Hubbard. His brother, Stan, was born in 1946. Marv graduated from Lawrence High School in 1960. He attended Kansas University (“Rock Chalk Jayhawks”) and was married to his first wife, Linda Shultz, in 1963. He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and graduated in 1965 with a degree in Education. Marv’s first child, Brad Hubbard, was born the same year in Kansas.
He taught junior high school Social Studies near Lansing, Kansas for one year. He moved to St. Louis and worked for IBM for 3 ½ years. Marv and family moved to Tampa, Florida in 1969 and worked with GTE Data Services for over 13 years. His second child, Becky Hubbard Tuomey, was born in 1970 in Tampa. After 1982, Marv was self-employed for several years. He had a passion for sports and became involved with coaching soccer for both of his children. He enjoyed running and hiking in the mountains, many times in the Smoky Mountains.
He married his second wife, Linda McAdow, in 1987 at Idlewild Baptist Church. His family grew in size with two stepsons, John and Jason Fether. He worked in the computer industry for over 15 years. Also during this time, he was very active at his church by teaching Sunday school classes, facilitating support group ministries and singing tenor in church choir. In 1997, Marv and Linda went through Tres Dias in North Florida. He then served on every Tampa Bay Tres Dias weekend until present day.
In recent years, he worked at Grace Family Church. He also served with the Alpha Group (new beginners), taught Biblical history to the Uprising group and volunteered at the Center of Hope. Marv truly loved the Lord and had a strong faith. His teaching talents and steadfast spirit touched many lives throughout his walk with Christ. And, you could never forget his sense of humor.
Marv was known for starting projects (and not necessarily finishing them) and putting things together without instructions. He loved the outdoors (hiking, camping) and was into physical fitness (running, working out at the gym). He enjoyed construction and painting; he built a jungle gym and swingset for his grandchildren. You could always find him watching the sports events, mainly football and was a big fan of attending events for his grandchildren. He followed his favorite college football and basketball team, Kansas Jayhawks.
Marv loved his family (especially those grandbabies) and is survived by his wife, Linda Hubbard; son, Brad Hubbard and his wife Cindy Hubbard; daughter, Becky Hubbard Tuomey and her husband, Mike Tuomey; step-sons, John and Jason Fether; two uncles, Ken Hubbard and Harold Heinrich; and two nephews, Grady and Joel Hubbard. He was blessed with 10 grandchildren Danielle Fether, Tristan Fether, William Tuomey, Jacob Hubbard, Delanie Fether, Roselyn Tuomey, Sarah Fether, Darcie Fether, Joshua Hubbard and Jonathan Tuomey.
If you would like to make a donation to honor his memory, the family requests that you make a donation to Center of Hope in Clearwater, FL -http://clearwaterdreamcenter.com.
Thank you Marv for all of your encouragement. “Well done my good and faithful servant.” You were dearly loved and will be dearly missed.
Marv, we loved you so much. You had a awesome heart for the Lord. You will be dearly missed. You and Jeff have a wonderful time in heaven. I know the angels are rejoicing.
Marv, I am deeply saddened by our loss and joyful in heaven’s gain. I sit here with tears in my eyes, a lump in my throat, and a heavy heart. You were my spiritual Guru, friend, fellow servant of Christ, and accountability partner. You are deeply loved and terribly missed. I was looking forward to breaking bread with you when I visit home in April.
Save a place for me, buddy.
Larry Mills
West Valley City, Utah
Marv and I worked together at GTE in downtown Tampa in late 1970s and we got alot accomplished. He had a caring spirit and together we put on a computer training session for a group of Boy Scouts. He was a great co-worker and he will be missed here in the Tampa area.
Miss you already. Looking forward to working on the Core Team with you in heaven someday.
Thank You Marv for your friendship.I enjoyed doing the Stephens Ministry with you. In core 4 you ministered to a couple, and gave them great peace. I really enjoyed your humor.Thank you for your encouragement. You will be deeply missed.
Thank you for the lessons you taught us in SSS. You were so brave and always a pleasure to be with, no matter what you were going thru, you always had a kind word. You are deeply missed.
Marv we are missing you already but we know that you are in a better place. You always brighten up our day whenever you stepped into our office. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Hubbard family.
Marv, we always appreicated your visits to Gainesville and reliving family history together. The family greatly appreciates your recent gift of scanning your parents photographs for us all to share. We are saddened by our loss and celebrate your earthly life and your eternal life with Jesus. God Bless you, Uncle Harold and Aunt Sandy
Praying for you Linda. I know that you will miss him terribly. My heart is very sad, but thankful to have known such a wise and gracious man that had an incredible impact on my life at many critical points! You are loved!
MR. HUBBARD WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. HE ALWAYS HAD A KIND WORD FOR EVERYONE HE MET.
I worked with Marv at GTE Date Services in 1970 and later at IBM. He was a good friend at work and neighbor when we lived in the Lake Ellen Grove neighborhood. Always enjoyed our chats and his smile.
Our deepest sympathy to Linda and all the family,
Sylvia and George Foster
Mrs Linda
What a wonderful man, but I’m sure you already know that.
I will miss seeing Mr Hubbard’s smiling face and hearing his kind words everytime he entered our doors. I am missing him.
Marv was our son Marti’s first soccer coach and initated my son’s love of the game to this day. Our children grew up together and we enjoyed many family events. We have been neighbors since he and Lin moved to Tampa, and we will miss seeing him walking or running around the neighborhood.
My heart goes out to you all. Marv was a great guy and I know how much you will miss him. His journey in life was a rich one filled with wonderful people and a beautiful family. All my love and prayers are with you at this time of sorrow.
May God bless you.
We will miss you greatly.We grew to love you here at Uch short stay. You gave me alot of wisdom and knowledge of your life experiences. God Bless you and rest in piece..
My husband Dan and I worked along side Marv under Henry Bieber’s leadership at Idlewild Baptist Church for years in our support group ministry. I think God broke the mold when he made Marv! He was such a one-of-a-kind special man. He was full of compassion, love, and concern for others. He was a very passionate man. I was thrilled to see him serving in Tres Diez last time I was there because to me his temperment would be like a well fitted glove in that fine ministry. What a gracious man. I’m so glad we knew him and he will be sorely missed. Our prayers to you Linda and all of you priviledged to have loved him too.
My deepest sympathy to Marv’s family. He was always an encouragement to the other patients going through treatment. His kindness and sense of humor are truly missed.
Marv, you taught me how to love. You taught me about truth. You taught me how to not only speak into another’s darkness, but to pull up a chair and live with them there.
Here are a few of my favorite quotes of yours:
-The secret to this happiness thing is to give one’s life away, plowing it into the lives of others.
-I am beginning to realize that the worst place that I can be as a Christian is thinking that I have arrived.
-Unless we come to grips with the mortality of life, we never see the importance of a daily decision for Christ to truly live.
-True life is in fully accepting your mortality; realizing the joy of this day by recognizing that it could be your last.
-The secret of contentment is learning to embrace the rain that falls in all of our lives. I rejoice in the people who embrace the rain.
-The time has come where we need to do more than speak into people’s darkness. We need to live with them in their darkness to show the light.
I miss you Marv. Thank you for your legacy. Thank you for your love. Thank you for showing me what true love looks like.
Even in your death Marv Hubbard, your legacy lives on…
Marv, you taught me how to love. You taught me about truth. You taught me how to not only speak into another’s darkness, but to pull up a chair and live with them there.
Here are a few of my favorite quotes of yours:
-The secret to this happiness thing is to give one’s life away, plowing it into the lives of others.
-I am beginning to realize that the worst place that I can be as a Christian is thinking that I have arrived.
-Unless we come to grips with the mortality of life, we never see the importance of a daily decision for Christ to truly live.
-True life is in fully accepting your mortality; realizing the joy of this day by recognizing that it could be your last.
-The secret of contentment is learning to embrace the rain that falls in all of our lives. I rejoice in the people who embrace the rain.
-The time has come where we need to do more than speak into people’s darkness. We need to live with them in their darkness to show the light.
I miss you Marv. Thank you for your legacy. Thank you for your love. Thank you for showing me what true love looks like.
Even in your death Marv Hubbard, your legacy lives on…
Marv, you taught me how to love. You taught me about truth. You taught me how to not only speak into another’s darkness, but to pull up a chair and live with them there.
Here are a few of my favorite quotes of yours:
-The secret to this happiness thing is to give one’s life away, plowing it into the lives of others.
-I am beginning to realize that the worst place that I can be as a Christian is thinking that I have arrived.
-Unless we come to grips with the mortality of life, we never see the importance of a daily decision for Christ to truly live.
-True life is in fully accepting your mortality; realizing the joy of this day by recognizing that it could be your last.
-The secret of contentment is learning to embrace the rain that falls in all of our lives. I rejoice in the people who embrace the rain.
-The time has come where we need to do more than speak into people’s darkness. We need to live with them in their darkness to show the light.
I miss you Marv. Thank you for your legacy. Thank you for your love. Thank you for showing me what true love looks like.
Even in your death Marv Hubbard, your legacy lives on…
To Linda and family,
We are sorry to hear of your loss, but know Marv now can rest and be free. You both were very gracious with opening your home for the time we were in the small group with you…we will keep you in our prayers and thoughts.
One man that touched countless lives, I am only one person who has been affected by our dear friend Marv. I could only remember him speaking words of truth and encouragement into my life and he has a major impact on the direction that I am heading now. Often we would talk and wonder where we would be in 5 years and the vision that Marv has for me was beyond what I could recognize or thought I could even do. I don’t think I would be where I am now if GOD hadn’t placed Marv in my life for the few short years that I’ve known him.
I had the opportunity to see Marv the day before he went home to the Lord. The last thing I told him was “see you later”. I didn’t say good bye because I know where he is now and when I am called I will see him there. So Marv, will you save me a place so we could talk a little over a cup of coffee, and I will see you later.
Scott