Marvin Barkis (January 22, 1943 – July 19, 2024) was an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives from the 6th district from 1979 to 1993.
But when it came to choosing a livelihood, he realized that farmers work cold in the winter and hot in the summer, so he decided to study law.
Young people were still following JKF’s advice to ask “what they could do for their country.” Marvin had always been a voracious and eclectic reader with a curious intellect, but there is some knowledge you can’t get from a book, it must be experienced.
Returning home to their midwest roots, they settled in Paola, Miami County, where they resumed their professions and began their TRUE adventure of a lifetime–parenthood.
In later life, Marvin was fond of saying, “I’ve done lots of exciting things in my life: I’ve flown planes, climbed mountains, traveled the world, but the biggest adventure–is raising children.” That sense of the importance of how we care for our children became the driver of his efforts when he became a State Representative in Topeka.