[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8069-S8070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      LOSS OF DR. MARSHALL LONDON

 Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, I rise today to take note of the 
death of a remarkable resident from my State of Vermont, Dr. Marshall 
London. Dr. London was one of the most prominent citizens in 
Burlington, VT. A deeply beloved physician, he was also a lifelong 
progressive and a liberal.
  A native of Vermont, he attended the University of Vermont, where in 
1948 he served as the campus organizer for the Progressive Party 
nominee for President, Henry Wallace. He served as a flight surgeon in 
the US Air Force from 1961-1963. In the late 1960s, Marshall London and 
his family volunteered in support of Caesar Chavez's United Farm 
workers. He provided medical services to migrant workers in Delano, CA.
  In 1970 he returned to his native Burlington with his wife and 
children. A lifelong supporter of universal health care, Dr. London was 
committed to serving the underserved and the elderly. Not only did he 
make house calls, but in addition to his medical bag he regularly 
carried plumbing and electrical tools to make home repairs for his 
patients. In the early 1990s, Dr. London, as President of the Jewish 
Community Council of Burlington, worked to resettle emigres from the 
former Soviet Union.
  He never severed his ties to the UVM Medical School, where he 
continued to serve as a mentor and teacher at the Fletcher Allen 
Hospital, even after he retired in 1997.
  In a time when corporate values have spread beyond business to such 
areas as education and health care, Marshall London serves an enduring 
example that there are other values which can guide human life. He was 
a caring physician, one who always charted his course by paying 
attention to those most in need, and always depending on an exemplary 
social conscience. He was dedicated to his family. And he did not 
restrict his life to work. Dr. London was an alto saxophone player in 
the Vermont Catamount Band and Burlington City Band. He was also an 
avid tennis player and skier. Like so many Vermonters--and he was a 
fifth-generation Vermonter--he was also a loyal Red Sox fan.
  Dr. Marshall will be missed, though the example of his life and 
values will endure.
  I ask that Dr. London's obituary be printed in the Record.
  The obituary follows:

                   [From the Burlington Free Press, 
                             Dec. 13, 2012]

                           Marshall G. London

       Burlington.--Marshall G. London, a fifth generation 
     Burlingtonian, beloved family man and dedicated local 
     physician who made house calls an integral part of his 
     practice, died at home on Dec. 12, 2012. He was 83.
       The grandson of a founding member of Burlington's first 
     synagogue, Ahavath Gerim, Marshall was a featured participant 
     in the recent Vermont Public Television documentary ``Little 
     Jerusalem.''
       He took pride in his local roots and Jewish heritage, and 
     had an enduring passion for Jewish history, and a strong 
     commitment to Israel.
       He was born and raised in Burlington's Old North End. He 
     graduated in 1951 from the University of Vermont, where he 
     was president of the Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity. Always 
     staunchly liberal in his politics, Marshall was a campus 
     organizer of the 1948 presidential campaign for Progressive 
     Party candidate Henry Wallace.
       He and Susanne (Sue) Abrams were married in 1953 and had 
     six children.

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       Marshall began his medical career with an internship at the 
     Mary Fletcher Hospital, followed by a residency at Mount Zion 
     Hospital in San Francisco, Calif. Subsequently, he served as 
     a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force in South Carolina. 
     From 1961 to 1963, he completed a rheumatology fellowship at 
     the Manchester Royal Infirmary in England, which included 
     clinic visits across Europe. With children in tow, the 
     London's camped in their VW bus from Lapland to Italy.
       After returning to Burlington from England, they moved to 
     California, where Marshall joined a private practice in Los 
     Gatos. During this time, he volunteered in support of Cesar 
     Chavez's United Farm Workers, providing medical service to 
     migrant workers in Delano, Calif. In 1970, Marshall and his 
     family again returned to Burlington, where he opened a 
     private practice on Orchard Terrace.
       A lifelong advocate of universal healthcare, he was 
     committed to providing for the underserved and the elderly, 
     and he volunteered as a mentor and teacher at the medical 
     school for many years. He made house calls equipped with his 
     medical bag, and sometimes with plumbing or electrical tools 
     to assist with all manner of repairs.
       He retired in 1997, but continued, even in recent months, 
     attending Grand Rounds at the hospital and visiting former 
     patients in their homes.
       An alto saxophone player in the Vermont Catamount Band and 
     Burlington City Band, he was also an avid tennis player, 
     skier, and loyal Red Sox fan.
       He and Sue traveled frequently, visiting Israel and often 
     tent-camping in Newfoundland and Labrador. They made many 
     friends in their travels, and their 19th-century home bustles 
     year-round with family and friends old and new.
       Like his parents and grandparents before him, Marshall was 
     a devoted member of the Ohavi Zedek Synagogue for many years. 
     He later joined Chabad of Vermont, where, closer to the 
     traditional roots of his grandfathers, he found new spiritual 
     and intellectual inspiration.
       He is survived by his wife, Susanne; children, Rebecca and 
     Aaron Goldberg of Burlington, Saul and Georgette London of 
     Highland Park, N.J., Sara London and Dean Albarelli of 
     Northampton, Mass., Naomi London of Burlington, Daniel and 
     Andrea London of Evanston, Ill., and Rachel London and Matt 
     Bohner of Brooklyn, N.Y.; foster daughter, Linda and Jim 
     Nyema-Davies of Greensboro, N.C.; grandchildren and great-
     grandchildren, Dinah and Joshua; Jesse and Emily; Tamar and 
     Isaac; Ilana and Jonny, and children, Maya, Nitzan and Yoav; 
     Tova and Shmuel and daughters, Bracha and Tehila; Amalia and 
     David, and son, Ruby; Ziva and Daniel, and son, Avromy; Jack, 
     Matan, Yonah, Liora, Cooper and Cali.

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