J. Marshall Sandock died on March 5. He was deeply loved by his family and his many friends in Lincoln and neighboring towns. With a positive spirit he endured several years of declining health before peacefully dying at his brothers house in Wayland. There, he and his brother, Laurie, both of them ailing, shared several months of round-the-clock nursing care. Marshall was the eldest child of Joseph and Hazel M. (Marshall) Sandock, oldest brother to Laurie and to his predeceased brother, David of Littleton, and two predeceased sisters, Barbara Flaherty of Cambridge and Ruth Nutty of Franklin, NC. He is survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Marshall, who grew up in Cambridge, was a self-made man in many ways. As a boy he sometimes literally found food for his family, left in bags by Sages on peoples doorsteps. He used to jump on the backs of trolley cars for free rides and fun. For a time he worked as a tailors helper, using the heavy duty sewing equipment during off hours to put together for himself and Laurie a serviceable outdoor camping tent. One day he biked from Cambridge to Lincoln, up Trapelo Road and into town where he decided he would come to live, once he became a self-sufficient man. During World War II he was part of the 492nd bomb group in the 8th Air Force that flew combat missions from England over Germany and Nazi-occupied countries. As an adult he worked in Watertown at Doble Engineering as a design engineer. In Lincoln, Marshall was an active member of the community, serving on the Democratic Town Committee and the Board of Registrars. He was also a member and deacon of Lincolns First Parish Church. But what he loved most was the outdoors, especially his garden at Lincoln Woods and the nearby active bird life. He also loved Maine, which for him included informal living, friends, forest and ocean, camping, canoeing and river fishing. For him, the natural world in all its wonder and beauty was a main source of poetry and inspiration. On Friday, March 13 at 11:00 AM there will be a gathering of Marshalls friends and relatives at the Pierce House on Weston Road. Light snacks will be available. You are invited to bring to the Pierce House something youd like to share in remembrance of Marshall, your thoughts or a story about him, a poem he liked or one youve written, a flower or a couple of photos or a painting its up to you. Donations in his memory can be made to The Food Project at 10 Lewis St in Lincoln MA.