Max A. Marrick, 66, De Pere, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at a local hospital. He was born in Green Bay, January 20, 1943 the son of Melvin and the late Lillian (Berken) Marrick. Max married the former Marlene Becker on August 29, 1964 at St. Mary's Church, De Pere. Max is survived by his wife Marlene, De Pere; father Mel (Vi) Marrick, De Pere; three children: Lisa (Bruce) Christensen, De Pere, Kevin (Debra) Marrick, De Pere, and Troy (Andrea) Marrick, Howard; six grandchildren: Cody and Kendra Christensen, Cassaundra and Briar Schmoock, and Owen and Keira Marrick. He is further survived by his sister Julie Mc Abee; Marlene's family, and nieces and nephews. Max was preceded in death by his mother Lil; father-in-law Mark Becker; brother-in-law Roger Mc Abee; and his special friend Ted Turriff. Visitation for Max will be Sunday, July 19, 2009 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family, Corner of Suburban Dr. and Lourdes Ave, De Pere. Parish wake service will be held at 3:30 PM. Visitation will continue on Monday, July 20, 2009 from 9:30 AM until time of Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM with Fr. Tim Shillcox, O. Praem officiating. RYAN FUNERAL HOME, De Pere, is assisting the family. Please visit www.ryanfh.com to send online condolences to the Marrick family. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Marrick family wished to thank Dr. Jules Blank, Dr. Michael Meyer, and Dr. Narayan Amarnani for all they have done for Max and his family. Max battled illnesses since the age of 17 with many surgeries for Crohn's Disease, later with CML (Leukemia) and amazingly winning these battles. This last battle he could not fight as he was too weak to fight by the time they were able to diagnose it. He was called by many as "the man with more than 9 lives" or "the miracle man."