Memorial Fund

On Memorial Day 2017, Marlan W. Downey passed away.  His family laid their beloved geologist and patriarch to rest in the earth on Thursday, June 1, 2017 in a private family service in Dallas.  On Saturday, June 24, 2017, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Foran, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Hunt, and Mr. & Mrs. Malone Mitchell hosted a celebration of Marlan Downey’s extraordinary life.

You will find his full obituary, written by Joe Foran and Marea Downey, and edited by Justin Downey on Roxanna Oil’s website at: roxannaoil.com/remembering-marlan/.

Thank You.

On behalf of Marlan’s family, let me thank you for the outpouring of support from everybody.

Marlan’s enthusiasm for, and expertise in the energy industry was legendary, as was his passion for teaching and encouraging the next generation. He would be honored and proud to be remembered in this way.

To that end, the family has setup a Charitable Giving Fund with Fidelity Charitable to fund scholarships in the field of Geology for generations to come.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation in Marlan’s memory to the newly-created fund, simply make a check out to Fidelity Charitable and send it to: P.O. Box 770001, Cincinnati, OH 45277-0053. In the memo line, please write “Marlan Downey Memorial Fund.”

We know that many of you have already made donations to charities of your choice, in Marlan’s memory, and we are very grateful.

More To Come

We will post a digital copy of a Memorial Book we’re compiling from his friends and colleagues from around the world.