Edward Marshall Mockler

Edward Mockler died in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 15 May 2021, after a prolonged illness. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Edward John and Margaret Mockler. The family moved soon after to St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended school and graduated from St. Louis University in 1957. He later completed a master’s degree in management from Pepperdine University. He is preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Yvonne, their son Michael and Ed’s brother Gary. Survivors are his wife Sara, his daughters Beth (John) Poe and Laura (Steve) Schultz, and his grandsons Steven Schultz, Ryan Poe and Connor Poe.

Edward was commissioned into the Marine Corps in January 1958. During his thirty-year military career, he served two tours in Viet Nam and rose to the rank of colonel. As an infantry officer, he served in command billets ranging from infantry platoon and company commander to command of the Marine Corps’ largest infantry regiment – The Third Marines. Edward was lauded for his efforts in establishing the Marine Corps’ Infantry Officers’ School – the first of its kind in the Marine Corps to provide second lieutenants with the extensive training necessary to become effective combat infantry officers. As a colonel, he commanded the 8,500 Marines and sailors of the 1st Force Service Support Group, was Marine Corps liaison to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and was the Executive Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. He was a distinguished graduate of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

After his retirement from the Marine Corps, Ed served as Executive Director of Steptoe and Johnson Law Firm headquartered in Clarksburg, West Virginia, for fifteen years. During his term of management, the firm grew from 75 to 165 lawyers located in seven offices throughout the state.

He will be interned in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.