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Portrait of Edward Allen Marino
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Edward Allen Marino

February 13, 1960 – December 22, 2021
Lived 61 years
Phoenix Memorial Park & Mortuary · Phoenix, Arizona
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Edward Allen Marino was born February 13th 1960 in Long Island, NY to Anthony and Suzanne Marino. He grew up in Detroit, MI where he played baseball and attended Notre Dame High School. He grew up with many friends and a younger sister, Laura Lynn Marino. Ed moved to Phoenix, AZ at the age of 25, fell in love and married Brenda Gail Gibson on October 15th 1988. The couple had a loving marriage which produced two sons, Chase Allen Marino and Shane Michael Marino. Edward cherished his wife and boys. They spent the majority of their lives together traveling the world, watching the games of the Cardinals, Coyotes, Diamondbacks, Suns & Wolverines. He spent a lot of time playing card games, laughing and cooking Italian food; his most famous being Eddie’s Sketti. Edward welcomed two daughters into his life when he became a wonderful father-in-law to Gabrielle Elizabeth Wheeler and Si’on Rene Halpern. He then achieved his favorite title of all time “Poppy.” His grandchildren loved him so much they all considered him their best friend and Ed shouted this from the rooftops. Eddie’s bloodline is carried on through his grand babies; Dominic Allen Marino, Remington Ellen Marino, Jace Anthony Marino, Murphy Mac Marino, Bennett Rian Marino, and Zen Amore Marino.

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1960
Born February 13
1969
Edward was 9 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1971
Edward was 11 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Edward was 21 when MTV began broadcasting
1998
Edward was 38 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2004
Edward was 44 when Facebook was launched
2015
Edward was 55 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Edward was 60 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away December 22, age 61
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