Marvin H. Salisbury

Marvin H. Salisbury, age 88, passed away March 24, 2012, in Wenatchee, WA. Marvin was born October 8, 1923, in Mason, MI, the only child of Earl M. and Mabel E. Salisbury. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl M. Salisbury and mother, Mabel E. Salisbury. Marvin was an Eagle Scout and a volunteer for the Mason Fire Department during high school and into his early adulthood. Marvin graduated from Mason High School with his Class of 1941, and attended Michigan Tech University in Houghton, MI, before entering the Army in 1943, during WWII. He was in the 129th Airborne Engineers in Europe and was a glider pilot, of which he earned a Battle Star during his service to our country. After he returned from service duty, he married Frances E. Lyon and then entered the University of Illinois, in Champagne, IL to finish his degree in Civil Engineering. He also completed one year of graduate studies in foundation engineering. Marvin worked for Standard Oil and then Deleuw Cather of Chicago, IL, spending time on projects in Stroud, OK and Elyria, OH on various toll road construction projects. He lived in Hammond and Munster, IN for 28 years. In 1959, with his wife, he formed Salisbury Engineering Inc., a soils testing/engineering firm. In 1982, they sold the business and retired to Wenatchee, WA in 1984. He was a member of Toastmasters International in the 1960's and 1970's, and also with other various professional Civil Engineering societies. He Joined the Griffith Rotary in 1971, and was their President in 1980 and 1981. When he got to Wenatchee, he joined the Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary and, after 37 years as a Rotarian, with 35 years of perfect attendance, he retired in 2008. He was also a multiple Paul Harris Fellow during his Rotary years. Marvin liked to garden and travel. He went to Russia twice, once when Wenatchee, WA formed a sister city relationship with Tynda, Russia. He attended the First United Methodist Church of Wenatchee. Marvin is survived by his wife of 66 years, Frances E. Salisbury; son, J. Michael Salisbury; daughter, Marta S. Salisbury Prow (Robert); and granddaughter, Kelly F. Prow. The family wishes to thank the doctors, nurses, caregivers and staff at Colonial Vista Assisted Living, Central Washington Hospital, Healthy Options, ResMed Care and Home Health Care Hospice, as well as the caregivers he had in his home, for the excellent care and comfort they brought to Marvin over the past year. A Funeral will be held at Telford's Chapel of the Valley, 711 Grant Road, East Wenatchee, WA 98802 on Friday, March 30, 2012, at 10:30 a.m., with a Private Graveside Service to follow. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary Challenge Scholarship Fund, c/o the Community Foundation of North Central Washington, 9 South Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801, www.cfncw.org; to your local Humane Society; or local Hospice, in Memory of Marvin H. Salisbury. Arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee, WA.

Marvin H. Salisbury

October 8, 1923 - March 24, 2012