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Kansas City mechanic’s school
in 1923, along with a photo of
the graduating class. “I know
he was a proud man because
he’s the only one in the photo
with a tie on,” said Marsh,
smiling.
Born in Atlanta, Marsh and
his family moved around a bit
as his father pursued a
ministerial career. After stops in
Ft. Myers, Fla. and Sewanee,
Tenn., the family eventually
settled in Athens, Ga. when
Marsh’s father took a post in
1965 as the Episcopal chaplain
at the University of Georgia.
Marsh would remain in
Athens until graduating from
the University of Georgia with
an accounting degree in 1977.
During his somewhat
transient youth, Marsh attended
eight different schools in 11
years; he actually skipped a
grade so he could graduate the
same time as his girlfriend, who
was a year ahead of him.
Marsh was in eighth grade,
Sue was in ninth, when they
were introduced by friends at
an intramural volleyball game
in which his older brother was
playing. They celebrated their
30th wedding anniversary last
year.
Among his proudest
accomplishments, Marsh counts
the “two great daughters” he
and Sue raised together.
“My wife probably deserves
most of the credit,” he said.
“But I believe setting an
example for them in the way I
conduct business has probably
had an impact on them. Both of
my kids are out of the house,
finding their way. That’s
rewarding. I look at that as a
personal accomplishment.”
Growing up as sons of a
minister, Marsh said he and his
brother were taught the
importance of values early on.
That didn’t mean, though, that
the boys wore halos. “We were
mischievous kids,” said Marsh
with a sly smile.
“I’ve sat down a couple
times and started to write a
book about my brother and me.
We’ve had a million experiences.
“If you’ve seen that movie,
‘The Sandlot’ – I could write
that story about me and my
brother. I’ve written the first
page; the first line in the book is
‘We were preacher’s kids.’ My
brother and I knew very clearly
what was right and what was
wrong and where you drew the
line. As I look back on the
things we did, I don’t think we
ever did anything that was
wrong, but, buddy, did we ride
right up to that line plenty of
times.”
Two years into his schooling
at the University of Georgia,
Marsh was still undecided
about his career path. Then an
accounting professor who was
close friends with Marsh’s
father suggested that Marsh try
some accounting classes. “I fell
in love with it,” he said. “I had
a real knack for it.”
Upon graduating, Marsh
accepted a position with
Deloitte & Touche, an
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