Marsh, George Estabrook of Wellesley, passed peacefully at home on April 9th, at the age of 93. He was the son of Robert P. Marsh and Louise Estabrook Marsh of Springfield where he grew up with his late brother Robert P. Marsh. As a youth, he summered at Poland Spring with his grandmother Cynthia Ella Ricker Marsh, daughter of the founder of Poland Spring. In 1935, he was sponsored by law professor and Athletic Director Clarence “Pop” Houston through Tufts University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in Chemistry in 1940. After graduation, with wartime health deferment, he worked in the printing ink industry for Fuchs & Lang in New Jersey, then General Printing in New York City and Mexico City, joining Cabot Corporation in 1953. Working at Cabot in Boston and Frankfurt, Germany, he rose to Vice President, instrumental in development and success of Special Blacks Division, retiring in 1986. His leadership, passion, and ethics led to life long service commitments. He was an avid golfer from his early days, Tufts golf team, and long-standing member and leader at Wellesley Country Club. For 50 years, he was a Board Member at Franklin Square House in Boston, and co-founder of Franklin Square House Foundation funding housing for women and their families in eastern Massachusetts. He was an active board and committee member at Poland Spring Society, Tufts Alumni Council, and Houston Scholarship supporting student athletes. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Merrilyn Delano Marsh and three sons; Merrill Delano Marsh and his wife Gail Landry, grand step daughters Alex Collins Wight of New York, Madeline Landry, and Elizabeth Landry of North Yarmouth, ME; George E. Marsh Jr and his wife Sandra Henderson Marsh, granddaughters Kyle Delano Marsh and Eliza Lee Marsh of Essex, MA; Robert Houston Marsh and wife Lori Van Deusen Marsh, two grandsons, Nathaniel Houston Marsh and Patrick Spencer Marsh of Vienna, VA. Continuing his legacy and history, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Clarence P. and Henry C. Houston Scholarship, Tufts University, School of Arts and Sciences Development, 80 George Street, Medford, MA 02155. Services will be private, with friends and family reception to be announced.
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