William Henry Marks, 81, beloved husband of Priscilla Crosson Marks, died peacefully on Oct. 16 at Cascades-Verdae in Greenville, South Carolina, his home for the past 10 years. He was born in New Haven on March 11, 1940, and lived in North Haven for most of his life.

William grew up on the Marks’ Dairy Farm. He graduated from North Haven High School where he played on the varsity baseball team. Because of his prowess in baseball, he received a four-year scholarship in Colby College in Waterville, Maine where he majored in history. He also had three masters’ degrees, two from Southern Connecticut State University and one from Wesleyan in Middletown.

He taught U.S. history and contemporary issues at North Branford High School, was department head, and coached baseball over a 37-year period. He was voted teacher of the year at North Branford High School twice and was inducted into North Haven High School’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

Besides his wife, Bill is survived by three daughters, Carolyn Marks of North Haven, Jennifer Northcutt (Tim) of Greenville, South Carolina, and Julie Mehrotra (Ashish) of Meriden. He has eight grandchildren, Grace, Kathleen, Travis, Emille, Luke, Justin, Nathan, and Anjulle. They were a total joy to him.

Bill will be interred at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, in Center Cemetery, North Haven and a remembrance service will be held at 3 p.m. at The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to your favorite charity in his name. For his online obituary, please visit www.northhavenfuneral.com.