Some of you might have heard that the NoMa community suffered a tragedy on Friday night when Marvin Urquhart IV, a much-loved member of Wunder Garten’s team, was murdered while keeping their staff and patrons safe.

Marvin grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he led his high school football team to a State Championship. His impact there was so profound that his school retired his jersey after he graduated. He later played running back at Virginia Tech before moving to DC after college to begin the next chapter of his life.

By every account, Marvin was deeply loved and deserved a long and healthy life.

As you can imagine, his family is now facing both overwhelming grief and the sudden financial burden that comes with losing someone so unexpectedly.

Colby’s Dogcare & Spa is organizing a fundraiser to help support Marvin’s family and assist with funeral expenses, which are estimated to be $6,000. Colby’s will match every dollar contributed by our community up to $3,000 in order to reach the $6,000 goal.

Thank you for helping support Marvin’s family during this incredibly difficult time.

THANK YOU: Update 05/06/2026 09:35 am

In less than 12 hours, our community came together and reached our initial goal of raising $6,000 for Marvin’s family.

Your kindness and generosity raised more than $3,000, and Colby’s was honored to match those contributions, as promised, bringing the total to $6,000.

It is difficult to put into words how meaningful it is to witness a community come together so quickly and compassionately in support of someone experiencing unimaginable loss.

We will keep the fundraising page open so that we can continue supporting Marvin’s family and helping ease some of the financial burdens they are facing during this incredibly difficult time.

Thank you for showing exactly what makes this community so special.

Gratefully,

Michael Pastreich
Owner, Colby's Dogcare & Spa