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 The Viola M. Marshall Story
Biography
Newport, RI
- Born in Mt. Rainier, Maryland, on March 26, 1919,
she was the daughter of the late Charles Irving Beck
and the late Goldie Inantha Ritts Beck. As a youth she
was a decorated track athlete in Georgetown and at Western
High School in the District of Columbia winning numerous
medals and awards. She also coached for the District's
parks department.
 Upon her marriage in 1945, she left her career as a
bookkeeper at the Florida Products Co., (D.C.), to become
a Navy wife. She traveled with her family to ports of call throughout
the globe and spent four and a half years in Yokosuka,
Japan.
While her interests were varied, most centered on the
arts. She studied and mastered the art of Japanese watercolor,
oil painting, culinary arts, which included cake decorating
and gourmet desserts. She was an avid gardener and was
a founding member of the Newport Naval Officers Wives
Garden Club where she served in many executive positions
including President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
She was a founding member in
1981 of the Flickers Arts Collaborative, producer of
the annual Rhode Island International Film Festival,
the Jubile Franco Americain, the Jamestown Chamber Music
Series and numerous community artistic events. She served
on the Board of Directors as Treasurer until her death.
She was an active member of the Republican City Committee
and served as Vice Chairman. She was also President
of the Newport Republican Womens Club. She served as
a Warden for the Newport Canvassing Board for over 40
years.
She was a member of the Newport Preservation Society,
the Newport Historical Society, the RI Garden Club,
the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Federation
of Republican Women.
 She passed away on January 13, 2002 and is survived
by her two sons and their families, Mr. And Mrs. Joseph
Marshall Jr. and son Matthew J.; of Greene, RI, and
George T. Marshall and his partner, Lawrence J. Andrade of Newport, RI; two brothers Martin
Beck Jr. of Suffolk, VA, and Kevey Beck of Lakeland,
FL; two sisters Goldie Clarke of Grand Prairie, TX,
and Gladys Steerman of Lake Elsinore, CA., and close family friend, Eric R. Bronner.
It was her wish that young artists be supported and
nurtured. The Scholarship named after her and her husband, Joseph, has a mission
to fulfill that goal.
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Scholarships
Patricia Neal Scholarship
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