Craig Daniel Marshall

Craig Daniel Marshall was born June 9, 1961, and left us to be with his family in Heaven on Thursday, March 13. Preceded in death by parents, Marvin G. and Marcella C. Marshall; sister, Janet Marshall; and brother, Chris Marshall. He had been at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas since 12/28 in a 2-1/2 month battle with mounting health issues. Survived by wife, Dorothy Jo; son Matthew; stepdaughters Rachel Schwarz; Sarah Schwarz; Lissa Millsap; Amy Millsap; and granddaughters Rose Grèze, daughter of Rachel; Emily Robertson and Calista Lewis, daughters of Lissa. Craig also leaves behind two sons with first wife Dawn Dayner: David Marshall of Woodstock, IL (Rosie); Jason Marshall of Lake-In-The-Hills, IL; and grandson Ace Marshall, son of David. In addition, he is survived by his Uncle Bill Fleming of Cedar Bluffs, NE; and Aunt Althea Boyer of New Caldwell, NJ; as well as many cousins and their children and grandchildren in the Boyer clan.

A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 at Grove Hill Funeral Home, with reception following. A second memorial is planned for Omaha, NE, in June when his ashes will be placed at the West Lawn Memorial Park.

Craig was born and raised in Omaha, NE, and attended Omaha Technical High School. He settled into a career in the printing industry after exploring other jobs, and followed a previous printing employer to the Dallas, Texas, area in 1988 where he remained working in the industry until 2012 when post- stem cell transplant (for MDS) complications from graft vs host (GVH) disease forced him to retire. He worked his way up to press operator in commercial printing, also serving as pressroom supervisor, and pressroom manager, but most enjoyed working directly with his press crews. He left the printing side to provide technical support and consulting for Impression Inks for the last years of his career. He made many friends both in his workplace and the printing industry at-large with his sense of humor and down-to-earth friendly manner of relating to everyone he met. He enjoyed friendships formed in social settings outside work, as well.

On the home front, he was a loving, supportive, and devoted husband, greatly missed by his wife of 20 years. His youngest son and stepdaughters are grateful for his patience and his firm insistence that they learn to do things for themselves and take on responsibility. He taught them to stand up for themselves and take care of business in a variety of situations, from chores to car maintenance, to relationships. He was there to listen and give advice, and would to step in and help when really needed.

Craig is loved and deeply missed by all those who knew him closely, both family and friends.