Ronald Henry Marcks ’52

Ronald Henry Marcks ’52 died on March 22 in Lincoln, Massachusetts, after several years of declining health. He was born on December 4, 1931, in New Haven, Connecticut, and graduated from East Orange (New Jersey) High School. Ron graduated from Dartmouth with honors in 1952 as a Rufus Choate scholar, majoring in English. He was a member of Theta Chi. After serving as a Navy pilot for four years commanding a 4-engine P2V-Neptune in Squadron VP24, Ron spent a year at Eastman Kodak Co. He then attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1960. He joined the Boston law firm, Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, becoming a partner in 1969. In 1974 he moved to Norton Co. in Worcester, Massachusetts, as general counsel, retiring in 1988. Also in 1974, under the pen name Jens O. Parsson, he wrote Dying of Money: Lessons of the Great German and American Inflations, which continues as a respected and best-selling study of inflation. Ron was involved in a number of professional and charitable organizations, with special interests in conservation, music, and libraries. He continued his interest in flying and flew his own airplane for 10 years. A man of many parts, Ron loved classical music and opera, carpentry, photography, swimming, and the New England Patriots. He carried on a scholarly interest in economics and history all his life. His wife of 52 years, Barbara, stepson Peter, and his family survive Ron.