Grover E. Marshall

Grover lived a life of service and devotion to his family, his career, and the people and causes he cherished. He was born in Portland, Maine, on March 28, 1930 to Carroll and Marguerite (Hoffman) Marshall and was educated in South Portland schools. He attended Bowdoin College, earning his bachelor’s degree in 1951, and pursued graduate studies at Princeton University, completing his PhD there in 1971.

Grover was a professor of French and Italian for 35 years at the University of New Hampshire beginning in 1965 and retiring in 2000. He was department chair for several years, sat on numerous committees, and served as an academic advisor frequently over the years. Before embarking on his career at UNH, he taught at Princeton while pursuing his doctorate and for seven years at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, beginning in the late 1950s. It was in Williamstown that he met his wife of 57 years, Linda (Curtis) Marshall. They were married July 2, 1966, and, following the birth of their daughter in 1971, settled in Portsmouth, NH, where they raised their family and lived until early 2020. Grover delighted in the concerts, plays, parks, restaurants, and historical sites that Portsmouth offered.

A talented musician, Grover served as the organist for Christ Episcopal Church in Portsmouth for 25 years and as a supply organist throughout the seacoast area for many years after that. He also sat on the board of the Young Organists Collaborative for many years. Grover’s love for the Anglican liturgy extended to involvement in the 1982 revision of the Anglican hymnal; he also served on the 1980 committee that translated the Episcopal Church’s Book of Common Prayer into French.