Post #229518 by Tiki D on Sun, Apr 30, 2006 5:47 AM

Anyone who ever met Marvin knows what a great man he was and how much he loved to share his stories and experiences with others. This is truly a great loss!

The tiki world mourns the death of Marvin Chin owner
of Chin Tiki Detroit. He passed away on thursday,
April 26th after a long hospitalization. Marvin
opened Chin Tiki in the 1960's. Closed in the early
70's it remains shuttered but intact in downtown
Detroit. He opened the doors of this famous tiki
oasis once a year for us tiki lovers at the end of our
annual Motor City Tiki Art show and party. Tiki
lovers were free to roam this tiki gem and Marvin was
always ready to tell us stories of his beloved tiki
restaurant and sign copies of Chin Tiki postcards. He
will be dearly missed by all of here in the Detroit
tiki scene. The family promises to let us take one
last tour of the Chin Tiki this year during Motor City
Tiki, everyone is invited to attend as we honor Marvin
this year at our annual event. Sadly, this will
probably be the last tour we do of this historic tiki
restaurant as Chin Tiki is for sale and many local
developers are jumping at the chance to buy it for
it's valuable land. Marvin is survived by his wife
Kitty, daughters Debbie and Valierie and son Marlin.
Marlin is the owner of Chin Tiki Livonia and host of
our annual tiki party.