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Marshall Leach Obituary
Dr. Leach was born and raised in Abbeville, SC to the late William Marshall and Sara Benton Harkness Leach, and was a 1958 graduate of Abbeville High School. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1964 with an M. S. in Electrical Engineering. Following graduation from USC, he served in the United States Air Force as an Electronics Research and Development Officer before continuing his education at Georgia Tech Institute of Technology. Dr. Leach received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1972 and joined their staff as a professor in the school of Electrical and Computer Engineering. An author and internationally known authority on Audio-Engineering, Dr. Leach was a quadruple winner of the Outstanding Teacher Award which is an award voted on by the students.
Graveside services will be held on Friday, November 26 at 3:00 pm in Melrose Cemetery, Abbeville, SC. A memorial service is planned on the Georgia Tech campus at a later date.
Memorial contributions, in memory of Dr. Marshall's mother, Sara Harkness Leach, may be sent to Columbia College Loyalty Fund, 1301 Columbia College Dr., Columbia, SC 29203.
A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com.
HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES is assisting the Leach family.
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Tom Danley
December 1, 2010
My condolences go out to Marshall’s friends and family on your loss.
Marshall was an amazing man, he has made a lasting impact in the world of audio as well as at School and home.
I became aware of Marshall’s work in the 80’s, particularly with a paper in the area I worked which was I thought “brilliant” and was a great help to me (after I figured it out).
I wrote him several times and each time got a nice reply, sounding a little like a person who was embarrassed to have gotten a “fan letter”.
Later, I worked with a mathematician who was one of Marshall’s students and talked to him so to a small degree I felt like I knew Marshall personally at least a little bit.
Best Regards
Tom Danley
Danley Sound Labs
Neil Mavis
November 29, 2010
I built several of his speaker designs. His office door was always open, and he always greeted me with a huge smile.
David Burks
November 26, 2010
He was a great inspiration, helping me start in electromagnetics, then the highs, lows, and mids of speaker design. Memories I will have forever.
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