Premier Williams pays tribute to Colonel The Honourable Jack Marshall, C.M., C.D.

Premier Danny Williams today expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Colonel The Honourable Jack Marshall, a former Newfoundland and Labrador Member of Parliament and Senator, who passed away on Tuesday, August 17. He was the father of the province�s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Tom Marshall. Born on November 26, 1919 at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, he later moved to Corner Brook where he established a business.

"Jack Marshall was one of Corner Brook�s most respected citizens, a magnificent member of the House of Commons for Humber-St. George�s-St. Barbe for a decade, an active senator for this province for nearly two decades, a fierce defender of our province�s interests in Ottawa, and a tireless champion of the rights of veterans in Canada and abroad," said Premier Williams.

In 1942 at the age of 22, Senator Marshall enlisted in the Canadian Army to serve in the Second World War. He was sent to England where he served as an ordnance officer in charge of materials and supplies before departing for France for infantry training. He was among the Allied troops who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, the 6^th of June 1944. After the war, he spent 10 months in Germany as a member of the army of occupation. In 1946, he married the late Sylvia Rothman of London, England and soon thereafter, the family returned home.

Senator Marshall had a long and prestigious military career and was a life member of the Army, Navy and Air Force Association, past president and life member of the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 13), and past president of the Canadian Infantry Association.

"I have conveyed my condolences to my friend and colleague Justice Minister Tom Marshall and the entire Marshall family," added the premier. "Their father and grandfather was truly a great Canadian whose enduring legacy is the positive difference he made, through many decades of service, in the lives of countless thousands of people, particularly those who gave so much in defence of the values and freedoms we hold so dear. He was one of Newfoundland and Labrador�s finest, and he will be missed."

Senator Marshall was first elected a Member of the House of Commons for Humber-St. George�s-St. Barbe in the general election of 1968 and was re-elected in 1972 and 1974. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada on March 23, 1978 by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, an appointment he held until his retirement in 1994. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada on November 15, 1995 and invested on May 8, 1996.

Media contact: Elizabeth Matthews, Office of the Premier, (709) 729-3960 or (709) 690-5500

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