Marshall Andrew (Matt) Townsend
Born in 1947 - Passed October 14, 2007
Marshall Andrew (Matt) Townsend was born in Long Beach, California, in 1947 and passed away October 14, 2007, at Stanford Hospital.
A retired Sebastopol resident for eight years, he enjoyed helping his neighbors setup internet service through the WSCICC (No Cat) co-op. He was very interested in genealogy, especially the Townsend branch. He loved off roading and was an avid 4 wheeler along with his son, Paul. He enjoyed taking Sunday drives, watching his grandchildren play sports, fishing (especially in Florida), tinkering with mechanical things and had an enthusiasm for learning new things.
He was treasurer of the Townsend Society in Oyster Bay, New York; board member of West Sonoma County Internet Co-op; moderator of the Northern California Chapter of Liberty Off Road Special Teams Club (LOST KJ) Forum; and a volunteer for Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County.
Matt was one of the first 500 employees of Intel Corp. He worked as an electronics engineer during most of his 17 years of employment.. He changed careers after completing his Computer Science degree from Chapman University. He worked as a computer scientist in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and in Monument, Colorado, where he started his own consulting company, Ayuup Inc. Matt retired in 1999.
He is survived by his wife Laura Emma (Mittelsdorf) Townsend; father Paul Franklin Townsend; son Paul Hisashi Marshall of Windsor, CA, and daughter Tamiko Ruth House of San Jose, CA,; grandchildren Kyle Robert House, Zachary Marshall House, Ella Hanako House, Ryan Howard Marshall, and Jacob Tyler Marshall; as well as his brothers Stanley Keith Townsend of Payson, AZ, and Larry Dean Townsend of West Chicago, IL.
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