Charles Marvin Burton was born August 3, 1949 in Clinton, Illinois, the only child of the late Marjorie Pauline (Jones) Burton and the late Charles Oren Burton. Marvin graduated from the University of Illinois and John Marshall Law School. He practiced law in New Mexico and Colorado until he retired. He died in Denver, Colorado on December 27, 2023. Survivors are his Aunt, Edna Frances (Jones) Reinhold of Missouri, nine cousins and his long time friend Gerardo Fierro of Colorado.