Marvin Cecil “Ceree” Harden III died Aug. 14 after a private battle with ALS. He was 70.
Born in Jacksonville on May 4, 1953, Harden joined his father’s insurance agency, Harden & Associates, in 1976 after graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in finance.
Harden sold the agency in December 2020 to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The agency M.C. Harden Jr. established in 1953 became part of Gallagher’s Southeast division, and Harden III was named area chairman for Gallagher.