William Leitch Marshall Jr., a resident of Oak Ridge since 1949, passed away quietly in his sleep in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 25.

William Leitch Marshall Jr. was born Dec. 3, 1925, in Columbia, S.C., the son of William L. Sr. and Georgia Kittrell Marshall, with the name Leitch from his great-grandfather, the first surveyor of the Port of Charleston, S.C., in 1851.

He grew up in Columbia, living one year in Aiken, S.C., and as a teenager strongly involved himself in photography, even working for a photo company, and also delivering the daily newspaper. Bill was a member of DeMolay and the Boy Scouts, and graduated from Dreher High School with top grades. From his parents, he learned “to treat everyone fairly according to the Golden Rule.”

Bill received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Clemson University in 2.25 years at age 19. At Clemson, he taught in the chemistry laboratories, was a full-time waiter at the Clemson boarding house, and a first lieutenant in the ROTC. He greatly enjoyed both the academic and social life of the university. [Read more…]