Marva Louise McAdoo

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Marva Louise Eden was born in Progresso, Honduras and emigrated to the United States in the 1950s. Marva is survived by three of her four children, Michael, Herbert, and Joseph Alston, four grandchildren, one great-grandchild born in November 2017 and another great-grandchild due in April 2018. Her son Ulysses passed in July 2017. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of San Mateo at 25th and Hacienda where she leaves behind an enormous church family.

Marva was the long-time Office Manager for Dr. James L. Hutchinson at 72 N. San Mateo Drive (still in practice). She later worked at Stanford University Medical Center, Silicon Graphics, and Earthlink. She retired mid-2000’s but came back to work for Dr. Hutchinson in 2011 until her recent leave of absence in September 2017.

She was joyfully a member of several Fraternal organizations (Eastern Star, Prince Hall Grand High Court-Heroines of Jericho, Stella Rebecca Court and Robert W. Brown State Grand Council of Assemblies of which she was a founding member).

A quiet hour service on February 4th, 2018 between 3-5pm.

Herbert and his mother had an early dinner Jan 17th when his older brother Michael called to say hello and the day before she spoke to her youngest, Joseph. Her last words to her son Herbert hours before she passed were “I love you very much.”

Please join us to celebrate her life on Monday February 5th, 2018 at Skylawn Memorial Park. "In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Peninsula Jewish Community Center & Meals-on-Wheels.

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