Benefactor of Penn College Diesel, Aviation Programs Dies

Published 09.02.2014

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    Dr. Marshall D. Welch Jr.Dr. Marshall D. Welch Jr., a retired Williamsport orthodontist whose philanthropic contributions benefit students in Penn College's School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the age of 85. Welch and his wife, Mary, are among those enshrined on the college's Donor Wall as members of the Millionaire's Society. Their generosity is also reflected in the hangar at the Lumley Aviation Center in Montoursville, the diesel lab at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood and a scholarship fund for diesel technology students – all of which bear the Welch family's name. A full obituary can be found on the website of the Knight-Confer Funeral Home.

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