Marshall grew up in Devine, Texas and graduated from Devine High School in 1974. After high school he attended Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas but chose to pursue his dream of becoming a Police Officer. He was accepted into the Austin Police Academy and was commissioned in October of 1978. During his 10 year tenure, he rose through the ranks from Patrolman, to Senior Patrolman, Accident Investigator, Field Training Officer, and finally joined the ranks of the elite APD SWAT Team and Bomb Squad.
During this time he decided to resume his pursuit of his educational goals and completed his degree in Criminal Justice from SWTSU. With this education and his vast experience, he moved on to become a Special Agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms and specialized in Explosives and Arson Investigation. He became a Certified Fire Investigator and was named to the National and International Response Teams. As a member of these teams he played an integral part in the investigation for many high profile cases such as the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Pentagon after 9/11. He was highly regarded as one of the most talented Fire Investigators in the country. In 1995 he was named Comal County Lawman of the year. He retired on December 29th, 2012 after more than 34 years in law enforcement.
Marshall married Shirley Ruiz in 1981 in Austin, Texas and they were happily married for 32 years. They had daughters Danielle and Deidra, raised them in New Braunfels and were actively involved in all their activities. Over the years he enjoyed golf, playing guitar, scuba diving, and was an avid outdoorsman.
Marshall was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his spouse Shirley of New Braunfels, Texas; daughters: Danielle Gibbs and her husband Nathan of Dallas, Texas and Deidra Flugrath and her husband Dustin of Tyler, Texas; brothers: Dale Littleton and his wife Sara of Midlothian, Texas and Charlie Littleton of McDade, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Visitation will be held at Zoeller Funeral Home, 615 Landa Street, New Braunfels, Texas on Tuesday, January 8th from 5pm to 9 pm with a Rosary at 7pm. A funeral Mass will be held at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 386 North Castell Street, New Braunfels, Texas on Wednesday January 9th at 2 pm. Interment will follow at Sts Peter and Paul Cemetery located at the intersection of Peace and Common Streets in New Braunfels Texas.
The family would like to express heart felt gratitude to the physicians and clinical staff in the ICU at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital New Braunfels for their expert and compassionate care.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to either Concerns of Police Survivors or a scholarship fund is being established at Texas State University for which contributions will be accepted soon.
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