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Todd William Marsh

Newark, New Jersey

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Concert pianist and educator Todd William Marsh passed away on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. A private memorial service will be held at St. John's Church in Passaic at a future date. To sign the guestbook online, please visit www.biondifuneralhome.com. Mr. Marsh was born and raised in northern New...

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To all of Todd's loved ones, our memories of Todd as a student at Newark Academy are strong and sweet; teahers remember many students, but none with more fondness than our memories of this great musician and dear, dear person.

Our deepest sympathies are with you. Todd was a great neighbor and friend. We will miss listening to him play the piano while sitting on our back deck. Our prayers are with you and hope your memories bring you comfort.

The news of Todd’s death enlightens us all to the fragility of life’s joy. A joy that Todd engendered in all of us when he was a mere child, then as a teen, then again as the adult muse of sound and stillness. Those melodies and rhythms of joy will survive our sorrow. His ever-meditative pose made us wonder what he was listening to in the quiet of his heart. His genteel, yet commanding, approach to the piano and its ivory keys let us visit the silence between the notes of perfect sound and...

So sad that an old friend is gone. It seems like just yesterday that Chris, Billy, Todd and I were hanging out playing Mannix in the halls of NA.

I'm sure Todd touched many lives with his music the way he touched mine. The old days of chorus with Mr. Tino are burned in my memory.

The world has lost an old soul, thanks for the memories.....

Todd has certainly left everyone with lots of great memories. He influenced our sons by always expressing interest in their own musical endeavors when he came to our home. He gave many hours of his time by sharing his technical expertise in helping us with our own household projects, such as deck building and bathroom remodeling. His musical contributions to the band Total Soul was enormous. He never blinked when he was asked to play charity functions such as a concert for the homeless, or a...