Jeffrey L. Marshall

SHAWMUT – Jeffrey L. Marshall, 67, of Shawmut passed away Jan. 9, 2022, at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta after a brief, but courageous battle with AML Leukemia. He was surrounded with the love of his family. Jeff was born April 2, 1954, in Waterville, to Eugene and Jacqueline (Fisher) Marshall Sr. He attended and graduated from Waterville High School in 1972 and continued his education at Thomas College, earning his Bachelor’s degree in Business in 1976.In 1977, Jeff met his one true love, Sandra Doyon, and they were married on July 2nd of that year. After first settling in Waterville, they made their forever home in Shawmut in 1983, prior to the birth of their third child. Jeff devoted almost 46 years to the Wendy’s brand, where he was employed at the time of his passing. Jeff had started his career with Wendy’s in 1976 at the Waterville location as an assistant manager, working his way through the ranks. For the last 30 years, he served in his current position as Director of Operations for Legacy Capital Partners franchise, previously owned by Restwend LLC. Jeff was very active in the softball community; he was a member of the Greater Waterville Softball Umpires Association (GWSUA). He was also the District 6 Commissioner for USA Softball of Maine for many years. Jeff wore many different hats when it came to softball. He was a player for many years, starting out at the age of 15 with his high school friends, asking the men’s league teams if they could practice against them. From 1973-1975, he played in the Winslow Men’s Slow Pitch league for Mr. Big. In 1976, the team joined the Waterville Men’s Modified league, playing for Maheu’s Kawasaki. Every time someone hit a homerun, fans would hear them yell “Let the good times roll!” In 1980 the team became D’Anne, sponsored by the late Don and Anne Harris. That team played host for the National Men’s Modified tournament that year. The final team was Harvey’s, sponsored by the late Harvey Violette. The team split up for a few years, while they were all busy raising families and reformed when Jeff started the Men’s Fall League with Waterville Parks and Rec. They continued to play and remained competitive, even against teams much younger. He finally told “The Boys” it was time to hang up their gloves as they all approached age 60, because “someone was going to get hurt.” Jeff spent a lot of time during the 90’s coaching his daughters and helped to establish a program within the Lawrence community through the PAL program with Cleveland “Brownie” Brown. He was a fixture within the area softball tournaments whether it was Tournament Director, umpire or just there as a proud Pappy watching his granddaughter’s play. Jeff enjoyed fishing trips with his brother Gene and nephew Randy; taking road trips with his wife Sandi, just to see where a random dirt road might go; and spending time with his grandchildren watching them grow into young adults. He loved to sing, especially karaoke at Classics on a Saturday night. His go to song was “Mack the Knife.” He was the biggest fan of the Beatles and John Lennon, having an extensive collection of records and memorabilia. Jeff was a huge Boston sports fan and thought he would always live in disappointment and never see the Patriots win a Super Bowl or the Sox win a World Series. When it finally happened, he was ecstatic. In 2018, he was lucky enough to see his Red Sox play in the World Series not once, but twice, attending game one with his nephew and game two with his daughter. Jeff was a member of the MSAD 49 school board from 1996-2004, ruffling some feathers along the way, trying to do what was best for the students of Albion, Benton, Clinton, and Fairfield. Jeff had a great sense of humor, always quick with a comeback, a one liner or a bad dad joke. Jeff was predeceased by his parents and a granddaughter, Emma-Lynn Veilleux.He is survived by his wife of almost 45 years, Sandi; his daughters, Andrea Nickerson and her husband Ryan and their daughters Gabrielle and Aubrey of Clinton; Sarah Marshall and boyfriend Jacob Blow and her children Seyarah, Landon and Lexi of Shawmut; Laura Marshall and boyfriend Matthew Cookson and her children Kaytlynn and Nolan of Fairfield; brothers Eugene and wife Dorothy of Belgrade and Tim and his wife Cori of Gold Hill, Ore.; as well as many nieces and nephews. He will be sadly missed by “The Boys,” his special group of friends he has had since high school. Jeff leaves behind many friends he has made over the years in the softball community, coaches, umpires, and players as well as many friends throughout the years with Wendy’s, employees, vendors, and operators. A celebration of Jeff’s life will be held Feb. 20, 2022, at the Waterville Elks from 1 pm – 4 pm. Arrangements are in the care of the Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 107 Main St. Fairfield where memories may be shared, and an online register book signed by visiting http://www.familyfirstfuneralhomes.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.