Philip Marcus

his loved ones by his side. Born in Medford and raised in Dorchester, he was a

local artist with work in the Boston Public Library's Wiggin Collection who

showed in venues in and around Boston and continued to paint until the end of

his life. A graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, he served as an

officer in the Merchant Marine during World War II. Later he earned his BFA from

Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and his

Masters Degree in Art History from Harvard University. He had a dual career as

an Associate Professor of Art and Art History at Newton College of the Sacred

Heart and as a Merchant Marine officer who sailed cargo ships to ports around

the world, from Israel to Tasmania. He is preceded in death by his wife of 42

years, Bernice (Meirovitz), and by his brother, Harold Marcus of Miami, Florida.

He is survived by his companion of 18 years, Mary Linda Foxhall, daughter Joan

R. Marcus and son-in-law Roger Hecht of Ithaca, New York, son Robert J.

Marcus and daughter-in-law Kristina of Boston, and granddaughters Anna and

Nora Marcus-Hecht. Memorial service to be held at the Levine Chapels, 470

Harvard Street, Brookline on Sunday, December 4 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers,

donations may be made to the Greater Boston Food Bank, P.O. Box 55860,

Boston, MA 02205-5860.