Gene F. Marra of Marlborough, MA, formerly of Hartford, Simsbury, Madison, and Litchfield, CT passed away on June 13, 2025 at Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland, MA. He was predeceased by his wife, Rosemary Keenan Marra. He leaves daughter Kathleen Marra and her husband Robert Kirk of Carbondale, CO; sons James of Jamaica Plain, MA; Daniel and his wife Barbara Leonard of Winslow, ME; Thomas and his wife Stephanie of Norfolk, MA; granddaughter Megan McLeish, her husband Erik, and great-grandchildren Caeden James and Avery Lee of Bristow, VA; and grandson Tyler, his wife Emily, and great-grandchildren Fiona Rose and Julian Gene of Franklin, MA.

He had a long career as an educator and administrator in Connecticut schools and as a leader of conservation-focused non-profits. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy's submarine service.

Services will be private. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Abbey of Regina Laudis, 273 Flanders Road, Bethlehem, CT 06751 or Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence, c/o Good Shepherd Community Care, 160 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA 02459 (https://gscommunitycare.org/Good-Shepherd-Hospice-Residence).