Marc A. Marcus, 84, died on Aug. 15 from Lewy Body Dementia (longtime resident of Moss Beach). Born Dec. 2, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Sarah Marcus. Beloved husband for 25 years of Cherie and loving father to son Gabe. Devoted to sons Dan, Ben and Michael (by first wife Sue). Proud of grandsons Christopher, Max and Nathan (predeceased by David).
Marc’s first instrument was the cello, but hearing a marching band, he switched to clarinet. Blues, bop and Dixieland — Marc played them all, from Magnolia Jazz Band to the Sacramento Jazz Festival.
Graduated from John Marshall High School; University of California at Berkeley (B.A. Psychology, 1959); and San Jose State University (M.A. Psychology, 1962). Marc joined U.S. Navy (1951-1954), attended Navy School of Music, and saw action in Korea as musician on USS Helena (Marc claimed to have ended the war by playing his clarinet).
From 1970s to 1990s, Marc and his trio played jazz at the Moss Beach Distillery. Marc taught Psychology at Skyline College from 1970-1995. After retirement, Marc gave music lessons on piano, clarinet and saxophone. Much missed by all. Donations to Amnesty International at http://www.amnestyusa.org/donate-to-amnesty.
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