John A. Marlin, 61, of Crystal Lake, died On April 18, 2024.
John was born in Philadelphia on December 11, 1962, the son of Albert Marlin and Jean (Golonka) Martin. On September 11, 1982 he married Nancy M. Ransing. As a lifelong learner, he earned a Bachelor’s degree from Duquesne University, a Masters of Business from Regis University and was working on a Masters in Finance degree from the University of Arizona. John spent his career in finance, advocating for his clients, and cultivating lifelong relationships with colleagues. He was a huge Philadelphia sports fan and a diehard fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. John was a people person, loved the show Seinfeld, and loved finding a good bargain. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, colleague, and friend who will be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Marlin, his children, William (Kelli) Marlin, Casey Marlin, Jack Marlin, and Natalie Marlin, by his two grandsons, Ben, and Obi and by his sister, Diana (Scott) Adams. John was preceded in death by his parents and by his brother, Albert.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 4-8pm at DeFiore Funeral Home-10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 10am at St. Mary Catholic Church-10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. The burial will be at Huntley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Epilepsy Foundation, a cause important to John. https://epilepsychicago.org/
For further information please contact the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or online condolences may be directed to www.defiorefuneral.com
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I am very sorry for your loss of John. He was a good man, friend and colleague. John and I worked together for many years, I will miss him. I enjoyed our discussions over the years and the ribbing we gave to each other over our sports teams. John loved family and was very proud of them. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of sadness. Celebrate John's life because I believe he would prefer that.
Things my dad loved. I thought about writing about the things he disliked, but that seemed a little grumpy. Real quick though, a few things he always complained about: he could not stand people walking around stores talking on their speaker phones and people not using both lanes up until a merge point. He loved basketball. It was his favorite sport as a kid and by all accounts he was pretty good. He definitely could shoot. He had fond memories of playing on the Sea Isle City courts. I remember the first time I beat him playing one-on-one. I was 11 years old and I ran in to tell my mom. He came into the house a short time later and denied that I beat him. He loved cars. I think he had car ADHD. He was constantly selling and buying cars. He had a ‘67 Mustang in one of our horse (I mean garage) stalls in Mechanicsburg. He would work on it occasionally on the weekends but I do not recall that he ever got it running. He loved Seinfeld. The reruns at 5pm and 10pm on Fox were on everyday in our house. He knew every episode by heart. If something in real life was similar to a Seinfeld episode, he would retell the Seinfeld episode with joy. He loved a good bargain. Much of the furniture in our house during my childhood was furniture he found while working as a trashman. I cannot count how many times we would pull over so he could take a look at something someone was throwing out. I remember him taking me to see Ace Ventura at the $1 theater in Harrisburg. He wore a trench coat and snuck in drinks and snacks. The best evidence of his love for a good deal was that he was getting a second master's degree at the age of 61. The degree was not really going to have much of an impact on his career, but he could not pass up the fact that it was free with no strings attached. He loved the Philadelphia Eagles. We spent so many Sundays at Buffalo Wild Wings, Finn McCools, or Rookies, watching the game, before we splurged and got NFL Ticket and watched the games in my basement. I would often talk to him for my 40 minute drive home from work exclusively about the Eagles. He loved the NFL draft. He once somehow got a hold of an email address that he believed belonged to Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman. Before the draft he would send me who the Eagles should pick, round by round, and then he would let me know he had also emailed Howie. Nothing will top February 4th, 2018 when we watched Nick Foles lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl win over Tom Brady. Our fandom changed that day, as rooting for the Eagles became a little less life or death. I know it seems silly, but if he had passed before they finally won a Super Bowl, it would have been that much harder. There are more things that he loved: dive bars, Taco Bell, seafood, and baseball hats come to mind. Most importantly he loved his colleagues, friends, and family.
John, was our rep for several years, he was always pleasant to work with. I enjoyed working with John for many years. We are extremely sad to hear about this. Our sincere condolences to the family.
My deepest condolences to the whole family, this is really sad news, I had just seen John in my office at Power Motors Group, 10 days ago or so. I'm truly going to miss seeing him, and it's impossible to believe that he is no longer here with us. He was one of the best representatives I ever dealt with at NextGear. May he rest in peace. Sam Maadelat Power Motors Group, Inc
It's a loss for all of us. I pray to Gad to have him in his mercy.
Our sincere condolences to the family. John was such a gentleman.
God bless your soul John. I am so sorry to your family on your passing. You were such a good person and so much fun to hang out with in the Oxford court neighborhood. Rm
John was not only a fantastic boss but also a friend. As a boss, he took the time to mentor me and treated me as his equal. I’ll never forget what he did for me professionally and the very fun times we had. He was truly one of a kind. My heart breaks for his family. They were all so important to him and he spoke of them often. I am devastated by the news and hope he finds eternal peace.
My deepest sympathies for your family, John will be missed. Good bye old friend.
Words can’t really express how much John meant to me as a friend. I had the pleasure of working with him at Bombardier for many years. Since both leaving Bombardier in 2001, our friendship continued to present and within that time we have not had 2 weeks go by without having conversations about family, friends, sports, or just life in general. He was truly a man of wit, genuine and authentic character, and could never pass up a good laugh. I will miss you my friend.
He congratulated me on my new job two days before he passed. Good man. My prayers to his family