Marvin Lutes
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Marvin D. Lutes Served as U.S. Marshal for 25 years. He was in New Eagle, Pennsylvania, son of the late
Harvey Lloyd Lutes and Mildred Louise Daniel Morris. He grew up in
Canonsburg, PA, graduating from Canon-McMillan High School in 1966
Mr. Lutes proudly served his country for four years in the U.S. Air Force and 25 years in the U.S. Marshal Service.
He said of his beloved wife, Denise, that he could not have chosen a better life partner. He was a strict confidant, mentor and best friend to his elder son, Daniel. One of his proudest moments was when he presented his U.S. Marshal Service credentials and badges to his younger son, Joseph. His career was his mistress and took him all over the world. He was known within the marshal service for tracking and apprehending escaped convicted spy Christopher "the Falcon" Boyce. For this and other cases, he was one of the individuals on which Tommy Lee Jones based his character, Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard, in the 1993 movie "The Fugitive," a film for which he also served as technical adviser.
Marvin D. Lutes, 63, of Imperial, Mo., died Thursday, January 19, 2012.
Mr. Lutes proudly served his country for four years in the U.S. Air Force and 25 years in the U.S. Marshal Service.
He said of his beloved wife, Denise, that he could not have chosen a better life partner. He was a strict confidant, mentor and best friend to his elder son, Daniel. One of his proudest moments was when he presented his U.S. Marshal Service credentials and badges to his younger son, Joseph. His career was his mistress and took him all over the world. He was known within the marshal service for tracking and apprehending escaped convicted spy Christopher "the Falcon" Boyce. For this and other cases, he was one of the individuals on which Tommy Lee Jones based his character, Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard, in the 1993 movie "The Fugitive," a film for which he also served as technical adviser.
Marvin D. Lutes, 63, of Imperial, Mo., died Thursday, January 19, 2012.