Linton S. Marshall Jr. ’49

Pat died April 20, 2021, in West Ocean City, Md. He had always lived near the ocean, primarily near Chesapeake Bay, and his happiest years were spent close to that body of water. Pat came to Princeton from the Lawrenceville School, and his undergraduate life revolved around swimming, rugby, and Charter Club. He left before graduation and earned a bachelor’s degree in history at George Washington University in 1952. He then enlisted in the Navy and was a member of the second class of Navy frogmen specializing in underwater demolition. At that point Pat contracted polio and was paralyzed from the waist down. We do not know the extent of his illness, but his obituary reported that he “recovered and continued surfing, swimming, sailing, and boating” in Ocean City. We have very little direct knowledge of this period of his life, but he ended up as the owner/operator of Fisherman’s Marina in West Ocean City. Captain Pat, as he came to be known, is survived by his four children, Linton S. III, Helen, Mary, and Jenkins; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. We hope they all share his love of the ocean.