RICHARD MARSHALL ’54

Dr. Richard Marshall was born July 30, 1933 in Long Beach, New York and grew up in New York City. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and his M.D. degree from Yale University. After an internship in internal medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, Dr. Marshall worked in the laboratory of Nobel Prize winner Marshall Nirenberg at the National Institutes of Health. In 2009 Dr. Marshall was awarded the NIH Molecular Biology medal for his contributions to deciphering the genetic code of the mechanism of protein synthesis. During his long career, Dr. Marshall served as the Director of Neonatology at Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO and at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, N.J. He is the author of numerous articles on genetics and pediatrics.

Dr. Marshall is survived by his wife of 57 years, Judith, his children Linda and Katherine (Noah Pinko) and his grandchildren, David, Eitan, Michael and Eleanor. He is also survived by his brother, Donald Marshall.

Dr. Marshall will be lovingly remembered for his outgoing and caring personality and his wide interests in literature, the arts, sports and people. Funeral services were private. Memorials may be made to Congregation Beth Shalom or Wesleyan University in memory of Carl Schorske.