Dying of cancer, Roy Marble cherishes life in Lansing

Roy Marble had a plan.

It centered around his five children — watching them become adults and parents, and taking pleasure in their lives, their careers, their sports. The plan: just be Dad for the next few decades.

That’s still the dream. With time tragically compressed. Marble, 47, is dying of cancer.

The former University of Iowa and Flint Beecher High School basketball star was diagnosed in August with Stage 4 cancer, which began in his lungs and spread elsewhere. A droopy eye and headaches turned into unthinkable news.

“It’s just jaw-dropping,” Marble said. “You’re done. It’s like, ‘Whoa!?’ Your mind — ‘I’m supposed to be doing this. What about, ‘I’m planning on watching him play pro ball? I’m going to her wedding?” - Read more at LSJ.com