Birth date: Jul 27, 1950 Death date: Apr 30, 2021
Thomas Rowland Marshall, IV, passed away at his home in Milton on Friday, April 30, 2021 at the age of 70. Tom was born on July 27, 1950 in Lewes, Delaware, making him a proud Beebe Baby. Tom grew up in Lewes and Wilmington, DE, Read Obituary
We, as a species, should be grateful for the fact that we were gifted with a memory. When we lose a loved one, we can remember those important times together and smile as we relive them. Since Tom’s passing ,I have relived many memorable times with Capt. Marshall, mostly when we were sailing on ‘Comma’ in the Delaware Bay. Tom was a sailor’s sailor. He was at home on the water and in the wind. Both Tom’s family and mine will never forget the time we all spent sailing.
Sail on my friend…
Joe
I met Tom through Ed Shockley and John Zacharias in Rehoboth Delaware, probably around 1975. He stopped by a rehearsel at the Bowling Lanes when I was playing in a group with Ed and Billy Larsen. We hit it off very quickly, and talked music and literature and all kinds of things over the next year or two. Around 1977 or so, Tom asked if my girlfriend Betty, and I might like to baby sit his house and dog or cat for a week. We stayed there, out in the middle of nowhere (I have no idea where this was except it was in the Lewis and Rehoboth area), enjoying the quiet and trees and nature. I remember I was in a boomerang phase and went out into a field where I threw it, on this property. When Tom came back, he was laughing at me in the field, called me an aboriginie and asked if he could try. The athletic bastard threw the Boomerang and caught it on his first try! It pissed me off. We chuckled about it.
I had read some Hermann Hesse while staying at that house and Tom and I talked about a few of Hesse's books and how original the writing was. He always seemed well read. We both also bonded over Thomas Dolby after his first album "Aliens Ate My Buick". Years later, perhaps around 1990, I visited him in a Condo or something, and we again listened to a Dolby album, marveling at the colors and keyboard work.
In the late 70's, Tom became a keyboardist with the Jack of Diamonds for a short period, Again, a natural, learning our tunes very quickly, and using some hybrid keyboard he had back inthe day. He was one of those guys whom just seemed to be able to pick up anything quickly.
I regret not keeping in touch now. The last time I saw Tom was at John and Darlene Zacharias's anniversary before 2010, perhaps somewhere in Virginia. Tom will stay in my thoughts, and is part of my life, and I wish the best to his friends and family.
My condolences to the entire family. Taken at a very young age, but living a beautiful life. May God be with you all. Cherry Barranco
My heart goes out to Tom’s family. He was a wonderful man! His talents were beyond any man I have ever known! He could do anything he wanted to. He had a great personality & was a true friend since high school! Always had a great story to tell! He will surely be missed by his family & all that of us that knew him.
May God give you peace my friend! Sue
Thinking of the whole family at this time. Tom was certainly one of a kind. I am lucky enough to have a few pieces of his art and have an original song he wrote in my my head. The name of the song was “Lucky”. Feeling lucky to know such a guy. May he Rest In Peace.
To Tom's family....I am so very sorry to hear of Tom's passing. I actually have a collage that he did for me years and years ago through Frameworks. I took him all of the photos and he actually placed them for me and then framed it. It still hangs in my home to this today...a favorite of mine......
He and I knew he each other back in the fun years ( I think they were fun) and I will always remember his kindness to me....
Love to all, Sue (Warrington-Doud)
It sounds like your father/father in law lived an exciting and full life. I want to extend my deepest condolences to all of the Marshall and Miller clan. Bill Walls
I KNEW AND LIKED TOM, HE LEFT THIS LIFE TO SOON, GOD SPEED, I WISH HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES
