▁After ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁st om ach ▁cancer , ▁Mar r ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 6 3 ▁at ▁the ▁M . D . ▁Anderson ▁Can cer ▁Center ▁in ▁Houston ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁T ally , ▁and ▁sons ▁Dave ▁III , ▁Anthony , ▁Wayne ▁B unch , ▁T ucker ▁B unch , ▁and ▁daughter ▁Elizabeth ▁Hall as . ▁Mar r ' s ▁oldest ▁son , ▁Dave ▁III , ▁works ▁for ▁G olf ▁Channel ▁covering ▁the ▁Champions ▁Tour . ▁ ▁Mar r ' s ▁children ▁scattered ▁his ▁as hes ▁around ▁the ▁various ▁courses ▁that ▁meant ▁so ▁much ▁to ▁him ▁during ▁his ▁playing ▁days ▁– ▁Royal ▁B irk dale , ▁in ▁England , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Ry der ▁Cup ▁team ; ▁Wal ton ▁He ath , ▁also ▁in ▁England , ▁where ▁he ▁capt ained ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Ry der ▁Cup ▁team ; ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁hole ▁at ▁La ure l ▁Valley , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁P GA ▁Championship , ▁along ▁with ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁G olf ▁Cour se ▁in ▁Houston . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Mar r ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁the ▁Texas ▁G olf ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁Gold ▁Te e ▁Award ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁Met