Started By
Message
locked post

RIP Marvin "Word" Day: Famous waiter at Camellia Grill on Carrollton has died.

Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:32 pm
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
40084 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:32 pm
From a fellow waiter on Facebook:

quote:

Today I received the news that our co-worker, mentor, and good friend Marvin Day, has passed away. For close to a decade i have worked and laughed with Marvin, and he exemplified the words professional service. Marvin, beloved by so many, could make the most irritated customer grudgingly smile, and I can't remember a single day of working with him that he didn't show the customers how to have a good time. For 27 years he's danced and joked, sang and played with those who dined with him at camellia grill, chanting "who dat" with a smile. No matter who you were, he made you feel at home. We will all miss you my friend, and thank you for everything you taught me. New Orleans has truly lost someone amazing.




Thoughts and prayers for him and his family. I was just at Camellia about a week and a half ago and he was my waiter. RIP to a local legend.
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
88573 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:32 pm to
Well shite. That's depressing. RIP.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
153764 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:33 pm to
Word
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
69188 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:36 pm to
Noooooooooo!
Posted by facher08
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
5580 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:37 pm to
He looks way to young to have waited tables for 27 years. Car accident or something?
This post was edited on 2/10/16 at 4:38 pm
Posted by tigersfirst
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2013
1064 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:39 pm to
Terrible news. He was the man. RIP
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
56517 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:40 pm to
quote:

He looks way to young to have waited tables for 27 years


Black don't crack.

I'm serious.
Posted by MontyFranklyn
T-Town
Member since Jan 2012
24290 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:41 pm to
quote:

He looks way to young to have waited tables for 27 years.
He looks like he is in his early 30s
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:44 pm to
I scream
You scream
We all scream for caffeine.
Posted by foreverLSU
Member since Mar 2006
17071 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:45 pm to
Sad news, he was a local legend for sure. I vividly remember him from my trips to Camelia Grill. RIP.
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:45 pm to
quote:

He looks like he is in his early 30s



He was 70.

JK I don't know.

Probably

Posted by Larry
Collierville, TN
Member since Jul 2004
5483 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:45 pm to
*Pours a chocolate freeze on the ground*
Posted by PepaSpray
Adamantium Membership
Member since Aug 2012
11080 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 4:47 pm to
I came to ot, just now, bc I wanted to be sparky and cleverly rude. I don't want to now. Rip.
Posted by The King of 42nd St
Manhattan
Member since Feb 2016
110 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 5:09 pm to
How unfortunate. He did fist bumps before they were in style
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
69391 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 5:13 pm to
Damn this blows. That dude was simply one of the best waiters around. Always smiling, fist bumping, ripping half the straw paper off.

This is depressing news.
This post was edited on 2/10/16 at 5:15 pm
Posted by I Ham That I Ham
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble
Member since Jan 2012
10773 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 5:15 pm to
Just went there last week for the first time. Seemed like a cool guy. RIP
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
40084 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 5:16 pm to
quote:

ripping half the straw paper off


This is how I've ripped my straw paper off since I was a kid and it is because of Camellia/Marvin.
Posted by GeauxColonels
Tottenham Fan | LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2009
25606 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 5:20 pm to
quote:

He looks like he is in his early 30s

quote:

He was 70.

JK I don't know.

Probably


NOLA.com alert said he was 50....still looked way younger. RIP.
Posted by O
Mandeville
Member since Oct 2011
6733 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 5:23 pm to
RIP
Posted by BooDreaux
Orlandeaux
Member since Sep 2011
3300 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 5:26 pm to
Great waiter & certainly a legend!!! RIP Marvin

Does anyone know why such a young guy passed?
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 3Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram