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.