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In 2012, just over a year to the day that Marsh died, the Bridge Center for Racial
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threatened to spill north, Marsh was concerned about the threat of violence from both sides (racially and literally—he ordered that a drawbridge connecting the two sides of the city be raised to stem the flow of traffic from both sides). Marsh formed a committee of over 200 community leaders to
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Marsh moved to
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ordinance was passed during Marsh's tenure as mayor. He retired as the city's chief officer in 1969 to return to his law practice. Shortly after Marsh's retirement, the city council successfully petitioned to have the
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in 1942. Marsh served in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy, arriving at the Anzio
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Marsh married the former Ruth
Eleanor Claytor on September 1, 1948, in
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United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
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