Former University of Houston football player, Marvin Edwin Lackey passed away on February 7, 2025. Lackey grew up in Georgetown, Texas, and also took his last breath in his dear hometown.
Despite his athletic supremacy, Lackey later built his career in the corporate world, having a successful career in real estate.
In his heyday, Lackey was an excellent athlete at Georgetown High School and later received a full scholarship ride to play football at the University of Houston.
Though he was an athlete, Marvin never took his focus away from academics and went to earn his bachelor’s and master’s from UH.
Marvin served his nation for 24 years and was deployed twice to Vietnam. He received numerous awards, including the Legion of Merit and the Joint Service Commendations Medal.
The veteran is survived by his two daughters, Nancy and Lisa, with his wife, Ann passing away in November 2024.
Ann and Marvin’s celebration of life service will be held at St. John’s Methodist Church on March 15, 2025, at 10 AM.
Marvin Lackey Lost His Wife of 69 Years In 2024
Marvin Lackey’s wife, Ann, passed away on November 22, 2024. The two were married for 69 years.
Born on September 19, 1934, in Paris, Texas, Anna Ruth Streety Lackey was one of five kids of Gilbert and Ora Streety.
After graduating from Paris High School in 1952, Ann moved to Ft. Lee, Virginia, to live with her oldest sister, Reba, and her husband, Kirby.
It was in Virginia that Ann met the love of her life, Marvin Lackey.
At the time, Marvin had been assigned to Ft. Lee from the US Army and after a few years of courtship, the couple tied the knot on November 4, 1955.
During the early years of their marriage, Ann followed Marvin to Germany twice, Japan, Kansas, Virginia, and Texas.
After serving in the US Army for 24 years, Marvin brought his family back to Georgetown, Texas.
There he began his career as a businessman and established Lackey Real Estate.
The couple was an active pair in their community, with George also serving in the Georgetown City Council from 1980-1986.
The couple was able to celebrate its 69th wedding anniversary a few weeks before Ann passed away, and according to their well-wishers, a couple who kept their family first over everything.
Marvin Lackey’s Daughters Are Yet To Share A Post About The Late War Veteran
Marvin Lackey’s two daughters, Nancy and Lisa, are yet to share a public post on their dad’s demise.
The former football player’s youngest daughter, Lisa Birkman, went through a personal tragedy in 2020.
Her husband and father of their four kids, Rick Birkman, passed away in 2020, at 66. The couple were parents to four children: Virginia, Randy, Elizabeth, and Ricki.
Rick made a name for himself in the roofing industry, having started working for his uncle’s roofing company in El Paso as a laborer.
He ultimately went on to serve as the President and CEO of the company.
In 1993, Rick Birkman bought the Texas Roofing Company of Lubbock from his great-uncle.
A couple of years later, with his wife, Lisa, and long-time friend Gary Mears, he opened the Texas Roofing Company of Austin.
Lisa has shared several pictures with her husband on her Facebook handle.
On May 24, 2020, Lisa shared a photo of her and her husband in a heart-shaped collage with “Rest in Peace, my love! We miss you!” written below.
Previously, Lisa had talked about her ambitions of serving in a higher office during an interview with the Austin American-Statesman.
A former pre-kindergarten teacher, Lisa has served as county commissioner for more than a decade.
In Rick’s obituary, it was stated that he wanted to help his wife in her political career as he had previously served as Williamson County Republican Party Precinct 160 Chairman for 14 years and had never lost an election.
Marvin’s eldest daughter, Nancy Lackey has remained away from social media and has kept her Facebook handle private.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Previously, Marvin Edwin Lackey played in the Salad Bowl against the Dayton Flyers in 1952.
- Marvin has received the Vietnam Service Medal, the Army Aviation Aircraft Crewman Badge, and the Army Service Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
