Submitted by Matthew Meyer on Fri , 08/26/2022 - 08:39 AM

The culture of Shelburne Farms is so clearly reflective of the kindness, thoughtfulness, and passion of its founders. Marshall is a man with whom I knew well but few words passed. We shared common experiences: summer mornings before the crowds at the Farmyard, brief walks on wooded paths, and entire days of haying the most picturesque fields in the world. In my thirty years connected to Shelburne Farms, if I ever heard footsteps on the trails, a voice in the woods, or gravel crunching in the Breeding Barn, my presumption (and it was often right) was it must be Marshall. His legacy is towering and lives in Shelburne Farms, an institution whose mission is all the more globally important today, but his presence is missed.