Marvin Stanley Hollander was born in Oakland, CA on July 30, 1923 and died on July 14, 2009. He was the second son of William and Lillian Hollander.

Marv's father was a prominent attorney in Oakland and well known as a baseball coach and promoter of youth and semi-pro baseball in the area. Marv and his older brother, Jay both played youth baseball, but as he grew older Marv was drawn more to raising his various pets and to mechanical pursuits whether it be cars, motorcycles, boats or any type of machinery. He attended Cleveland Elementary, Oakland High School and, after the service, Cal Aggie, now known as UC Davis. Marv was a member of the greatest generation, completing 50 missions in WWII as a waist.gunner and tailgunner in a B17 flight crew with the 99th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, flying out of North Africa and Italy. His missions read like a map of the Southern Reich, Polesti, Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, Belgrade, Budapest and many more. Marv was discharged as a Technical Sergeant in December, 1945, after which he lived in Chico, trying his hand at farming and raising horses. Later he embarked on a career as a welder-technician for FMC and Lawrence Livermore Lab. He married Helen Dobbas in 1960 and they resided in Fremont where she was a history teacher. They had no children. Marv and Helen moved to Oroville, her childhood home, in 1979 after retirement, where Marv could pursue his love for hunting, fishing, and aviation. Marv and Helen traveled extensively until her death in 1999. He became a small plane pilot late in life and greatly enjoyed all aspects of flight and aircraft mechanics. Mary was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the NRA.

He is survived by two nephews, Jeff Hollander of Corte Madera, CA, Bill Hollander of Boulder, Colorado; one niece, Jan Hollander of Menlo Park, CA; and leaves many friends in the Oroville community. Special thanks to his friends Cara Combs and Dee Sullivan, who provided Marv with great comfort and support towards the end of his life. Characteristically, Marv was always good for a laugh and could find the humor in most things. We will miss him.

Private family services were held on Friday, July 24, 2009. Marvin was laid to rest with his wife, Helen at Oroville Cemetery.