Background
Gordon S. Marshall was born in Los Angeles, California in 1919.
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He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1946.
Career
Marshall died on June 2, 2015 at the age of 95. He served as a bomber pilot for the United States in World World War World War II He founded Marshall Industries, headquartered in El Monte, California, in 1982. He served as its President from April 1982 to June 1992, and as its Chief Executive Officer until 1994.
The company became one of the nation"s five largest distributors of industrial electronic components and production supplies.
In 1999, it was acquired by Avnet (New York Stock Exchange: AVT). He served on the Board of Directors of the Amistar Corporation (OTCMKTS:AMTA) from 1974.
He served on the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California. He donated United States$35 million to University of Southern California in 1997.
The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business is named in his memory.
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