City of Austin Honors General Marshall with Proclamation
February 27, 2021 proclaimed as General Marshall Day

Austin, Texas — This week, the City of Austin Texas is proudly celebrating the contributions of one of its most cherished lifelong residents. The late General Marshall will be honored with a proclamation celebrating his remarkable life and accomplishments including his work to save Lions Municipal Golf Course. The proclamation will declare his birthday, February 27, 2021 as General Marshall Day throughout the city.

General Marshall was a beloved member of the Austin community and a key proponent for saving the Lions Municipal Golf Course and preserving its unique civil rights history. His work with Save Muny was instrumental in achieving the course’s designation on the National Register of Historic Places. As someone who bore witness to the desegregation of the course and who spent a lifetime enjoying the game of golf there with his fellow citizens of all backgrounds, General Marshall was one of the great advocates for public golf in his hometown. His work to tell the story of how “Muny” played a critical role in the achievement of equal rights for African Americans in Austin was a defining part of his life.

Scotty Sayers, Co-Chair of Austin’s Muny Conservancy Board of Directors adds, “General Marshall is sorely missed by all his friends and colleagues, but this honor by the City of Austin helps to preserve his memory and further cement his legacy as one of Austin’s greatest proponents for publicly accessible golf.”

General Marshall is remembered fondly by those like Volma Overton Jr., a lifelong friend and Muny Conservancy Board member, who said, “General Marshall lived an amazing life and was a mentor to so many, including myself. It’s wonderful to have the city honor his legacy with a proclamation on his birthday. We miss him dearly, and memorializing him in this way will continue to inspire our community for generations to come.”

The official proclamation for General Marshall Day reads as follows:

Be it known that
Whereas, General Marshall has been recognized for his myriad contributions and commitment to the Austin community since his childhood in historic Clarksville.
Whereas, General Marshall was a Huston-Tillotson professor and golf coach, earned a MS and PhD in Mathematics, earned a full academic scholarship to Morehouse College, and was a proud L.C. Anderson Yellowjacket.
Whereas, General Marshall, local golf icon and lifelong advocate of Lions Municipal Golf Course since caddying as a youth, witnessed “Muny’s” desegregation in 1950 and was later instrumental in the national recognition of the course’s civil rights history.
Whereas, General Marshall led a life that inspires all who knew him and will be remembered forever in this city as one of its most beloved citizens.
Now, Therefore, I, Steve Adler, Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, do hereby proclaim
February 27th, 2021 as General Marshall Day in Austin.