NORTHFIELD – Edwin L. "Ted" Marsden Jr.
died at home on Monday, June 7, 2010. Ted
was a professor of mathematics at Norwich
University in Northfield and will be greatly
missed by his family, friends and
colleagues.
Ted was born in Spencer, Mass., on Jan. 22,
1939, the oldest child of Edwin L. and
Dorothea Marsden. He found his love of
mathematics in high school and at the
University of Massachusetts, earning his
Ph.D in 1968. He taught at several
institutions but made most of his career at
Norwich. At his death, he was the
longest-serving faculty member, serving
continuously since 1973. In addition, since
1999, he also was a faculty consultant to
the Vermont Mathematics Initiative, helping
to plan and implement a new statewide math
curriculum. With the Vermont State
Mathematics Coalition, he served for many
years with Tony Trono as Co-director of the
Talent Search and was elected to the office
of Secretary for several terms.
Beyond his professional life, Ted was a
founding member of the Green Mountain
Volunteers contra dance group and traveled
with the group extensively. He loved and
appreciated the New England dance
traditions, teaching introduction to dances
at Burlington's English Country Dance.
Ted is survived by his longtime partner,
Phyllis Isley, his brother Peter and
sister-in-law Cheryl, his brother Harry,
niece and nephew Valerie and Bill Fitzhugh,
niece and nephew Joanna and Scott Solfrian,
nephew and niece Adam and Jennifer Marsden,
and nephew Peter Marsden.
A memorial service was held on the Norwich
campus at White Chapel on Saturday, June 19,
2010, at 1:30 p.m. Family members would
welcome contributions either to the Capital
City Grange, P.O. Box 208, Northfield Falls,
VT 05664, or to a scholarship fund at
Norwich to honor the best freshman math
performer, in care of Dean Cathy Frey,
School of Mathematics and Sciences, Norwich
University, Northfield, VT 05663.
Original obituary was
Published in Times Argus on June 15,
2010
