James Andrew Marshall

I just learned of Jim's death. It came as shock, and it's hard to realize that his hearty presence will be missing from meetings of the Chicago Map Society and the Caxton Club, where he was a regular. A long and loyal member of the Map Society, Jim addressed the group on several occasions and led a memorable field trip to Wisconsin in which he demonstrated the rudiments of surveying. His curiosity and enthusiasm enlivened our meetings and his accurate surveys and measurements of ancient...

I recall how impressed we were reading Jim's studies on the Native American Mound Builders and his discoveries of their math and engineering ingenuity.We viewed his wonderful dispaly at the Field Museum and discussed it with him later informally. We will miss him and his well informed comments at the Secular Humanist's meetings.

I was saddened to hear of Jim's death. I remember his passion about the sites of the Native American Mound Builders. He was a very interesting man and someone who lived every minute of his life.
We will miss him at the Secular Humanists and the College of Complexes.

Jim was a great and loyal friend. He never failed to attend any of our parties. He also got us involved in Archeaology by taking Kathy out surveying and finding various sites in Northern Illinois and Indiana. He will be sorely missed.

Jim was an active member of the Secular Humanist Society of Chicago, contributing many pithy remarks at our regular roundtables and polishing off lots of cookies and coffee. We members will long remember his irascible good humor, his booming voice and his fellowship. He is missed.

He will be remembered for his discoveries tracing the mathematical heritage of the American Indian from Southeast Asia to Latin America and onto the Great Plains of North America.