Nicholas Allen Marshall, born August 29th 1932, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2024. Nick, along with his two brothers and sister, grew up in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago where he excelled at school and sports. After graduation from New Trier High School, he moved to the east coast to attend Yale University, graduating in 1954. He then served in the Navy for two years and graduated from Harvard Business School in 1958. Nick moved to New York City to begin his long and esteemed career on Wall Street, where he was Chief Executive Officer of Wertheim Asset Management. Nick also served on the Board of Trustees of The Dalton School, Astoria Savings Bank and The Circle Repertory Theater Company. Nick married the love of his life, Mary Rufo, in 1960 and they raised their three daughters in Manhattan. They were both devoted to their children, and their nine grandchildren were their pride and joy.
After retiring, Nick and Mary lived full time in Mill Neck, NY where their house was always filled with their daughters and grandchildren, and large gatherings of family and friends where Nick masterfully managed the grilling of tremendous amounts of food. Nick was an accomplished athlete in high school and college, and throughout his life loved to ski, play tennis and golf, and always found time to take his sons-in-law and grandchildren out on the golf course. Nick was a mentor to so many – he always gave carefully considered, exceptional advice and was sought out for his insight by friends and family. In 2015 Nick and Mary returned to New York City, settling in Brooklyn to be closer to their daughters and family, and he loved being back in the hustle and bustle of the city he loved so much. Even though he retired from investment banking, Nick stayed active in the stock market until his final days and read the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal every day – often clipping articles for his daughters and grandchildren that he thought they’d find interesting. In recent years Nick volunteered his time at The Fortune Society, coaching formerly incarcerated men and women in preparation for job interviews, and he found this work to be incredibly fulfilling.
Nick is survived by his adoring daughters and their families: Jennifer and Andrew, Leslie and Mauro, Caroline and Kenny, and their children Sophia, Lucas, Oonagh, Nico, Sam, Nina, Theo, Mary and Ivy. He is predeceased by his wife Mary, and his siblings Sally, Joe and Tim.
In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to The Fortune Society
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