Mr. Mark Magellan

SANTA CRUZ - Marcus "Mark" Kent Magellan, a 30-year Navy Veteran serving both in
the Vietnam and Desert Storm war efforts, dies at 74. On June 16, 2025,
Mark passed peacefully after a long illness. He was surrounded by his
beloved wife and family members.
Mark was born on August 5, 1949 in Stockton,
California to Emily May Doris Bailey and Billie
Beverly Magellan.
He grew up in Stockton and attended high
school where he was in the band, playing the
bass clarinet. He graduated in 1967 and thereafter
attended Delta College (where he continued to
play in the band) and graduated in 1969. He then
served as a counselor at Camp Redwood Glen
where he met the love of his life Kathie Shultz
to whom he married. He enlisted in the Navy in
1969 where he actively served until 1972 during

the Vietnam War campaign as a Chief Petty Of-
ficer. He remained with the Navy as a reservist

(as a Master Chief) until his discharge in 2009.
During that time, Mark was recalled during Desert
Storm and worked in the naval depot in Concord,
inspecting and labeling weapons deployed in the
Middle East.
Following Mark's active Navy duty in 1972, he
began to work at his father's music store "Bill's
Music," that he eventually took over and ran with
this brother Barton until his retirement in 2019.
Bill's Music was a prominent Stockton business

providing musical instrument rentals through-
out the local school district. Mark and his family

moved to Santa Cruz during retirement where he

spent his time riding his bike around town, kay-
aking with his son Jason, strolling the boardwalk

and enjoying his long-time work-working hobby.
Mark is survived by his wife of 53 years, Kathie,
his daughter Karen Layton, his son Jason Magellan,
his two granddaughters Gwyneth and Morgan
Layon, sisters Lonni Hodge and Melani Bowers,
and sister-in-law, Linda Magellan.
Private funeral service arrangements are being
made. A celebration of life event will be scheduled
for a later time.

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