Ronald Paul (Murray) Marquis passed away on Oct. 23, 2026, at the age of 86.
Born in Berlin, N.H., on Nov. 15, 1939, he was the son of Dorothy (Murray) Marquis and the grandson of Annie (Sloan) Murray and Oscar W. Murray.
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