Lorraine Garvin

February 25, 1945 - November 28, 2019

Lorraine Garvin, was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on February 25, 1945. She was one of 14 children and also a triplet with Clyde "Sonny" and Robert "Bobby" Garvin. Lorraine passed away on November 28, 2019 at her current home in Rockville, Maryland. She received an Associates degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University College in New Brunswick, NJ. and attended Franklin High School, graduating in 1963. She held several Executive Administrative positions with Johnson & Johnson and Warner Communications, Inc. In a career shift, she became a Certified Nurse Technician (CNT); assisting with senior care for Assisted Living and Healthcare Facilities. Lorraine was a crime show enthusiast who enjoyed watching Law & Order, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and all of the court TV programs along with the crime cable channel, ID; 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. When she wasn't enjoying her crime shows she was glued to the Young & the Restless, soap opera. She enjoyed playing Bingo on a regular basis and traveling with her senior community to baseball games, casinos, and shopping trips. When she wasn't doing one of the above, she truly enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Lorraine was a fashion model who enjoyed a great lobster meal, and a McDonald's hamburger. She is survived by her three children, Leah Robin Epps Arnold, Nalik (Roy) Aleem Epps, and Leslye Renee Epps Lopez; and by her former husband, C. Roy Epps, Jr. Lorraine is predeceased by her mother, Elzannia Mae Mackey Garvin, father John Wesley Garvin Sr.; five brothers John Wesley Garvin Jr., Horace Greeley Garvin, George Garvin, Clyde (Sonny) Garvin, Robert Garvin, Lawrence Edward Garvin, one sister, Mary Josephine Garvin Brown, and one grandson, Esai Angel Lopez. She is survived by two brothers, William Bruce Garvin, Richard Paul Garvin, four sisters, Thelma Elizabeth Garvin Mitchell, Bernice Gertrude Garvin Richardson, Eva Mae Garvin Carmichael, Alberta Lee Garvin; and sisters-in-law Lila B. Garvin, Serena Garvin, Mary Brown, and Dorothy Spencer. Lorraine is also survived by seven grandchildren, Jose Antonio Lopez Jr., Clarence Roy Epps IV, Dominique Christine McNeil, Naomi Starr Arnold, Keziah Bree Arnold, Meshach Joseph Arnold, and Tania Jani Frazier; two great-grandchildren Elijah and Corey; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, and friends.