James Smith Marshall III ’46

“After 10 years of house calls, office hours, and hospital rounds,” wrote Jim some years ago, “I began to get concerned that I was not keeping up with advances in medicine.” So from his home in Farmington, Conn., Jim commuted to University Hospitals of Cleveland to complete the medical residency that World War II had interrupted. As a result, he became a research endocrinologist — a specialist in diagnosing diseases related to the glands. Until he retired from Case Western Reserve University in 1987, he ran his own laboratory, concentrating on thyroid and breast-cancer research.

Jim’s favorite moments were weekends spent in duck marshes and trout streams. Other special times were summer days at the helm of his beloved sailboat, Whisper, on Penobscot Bay in Maine.

When he died Feb. 14, 2015, he was predeceased by his wife, Betty. He is survived by his daughters, Melissa Marshall, Deborah Marshall Gates, Joan Marshall Losee, and Mary Marshall; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and his much-loved cat, Myrtle. To them all, the Class of 1946 sends warmest condolences and thankfulness for Jim’s dedicated life.