Alfred L. Marshall, beloved husband, father, brother, son, uncle and friend, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 23, 2023. He was 60. Al is survived by his wife of almost 27 years, Elaine; his sons, Alexander J. Marshall of South Carolina and Ian N. Marshall of California; his mother, Ann M. Marshall of Cazenovia; his sister, Bindy (Nathaniel) Dain of Cazenovia as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, James Rush Marshall. His family and friends meant everything to him.
Born Sept. 12, 1962, in Syracuse, he grew up in Cazenovia and graduated from Cazenovia High School in 1980. He then went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., in 1984. He worked in the radar industry for most of his career, first at Hughes/Raytheon in California on military aircraft radar and lastly at Saab in Syracuse on airport ground control radar systems.
Al loved Cazenovia and the great outdoors. He was a past board member of the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation and a two time past Commodore of Willow Bank Yacht Club. He loved to sail and race his Finn and he enjoyed his annual sailing excursion out of Mystic Seaport on the schooner Brilliant. He also enjoyed hiking, camping, snowboarding, traveling including a trip to Nepal, and riding his bike which included him riding his bike from the state of Washington to New York. Bike racing was his passion in his younger days.
A celebration of life party will be held in early summer. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Al’s memory may be made to Willow Bank Youth Sailing, C/O Bindy Marshall Dain, 57 Chenango St. Cazenovia, NY 13035. Contributions will be used to establish a special fund to benefit young sailors.
Condolences for the Marshall family may be left at michaelebrownfuneralservices.com.
