Marcia was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 7 February 1925. Her family moved to Orlando, Florida when she was 6 months old where she grew up with her sister and brother. She graduated from St. James Catholic High School in 1943 and went to work at Orlando Air Base in a secretarial position with the Base Commander. Marcia died on 30 March 2005 at Madigan Army Medical Center after a brief illness. Marcia met her future husband, Major General Jack K. Gamble, USAF (ret) on a blind date. That blind date blossomed into love, but was put on hold after five months when then Lt. Gamble was sent overseas. Upon his return, 18 months later, Marcia met Jack at his mother's home in Overton, Texas, and they were married at the Catholic Church in Kilgore, Texas. A two week "honey moon" at Santa Anna, California courtesy of the Air Corps began a marriage of 60 years which produced two children, two grandsons, a granddaughter, and a great-grandson. Marcia proved herself in "combat" when she went to Germany on an Army Transport loaded with wives and children, and her own 8 month old. Bad weather and 16 wives with children in the same cabin proved that Marcia had "the right stuff". Twenty-three moves, and 33 years later, Marcia had raised her two boys with a firm but loving hand. She was loved by the the women in our units. On several occasions, she assisted in the difficult duty of notifying a young wife of the death of her husband. She was a volunteer Gray Lady at the OB clinic at Madigan, and she was thanked officially on many occasions for her work in Base Activities affecting the welfare of wives and children. Marcia loved the Air Force and Air Force life. She also made friends in the civilian communities, which always helped foster good relations between the base and its neighbors. She was a devout Catholic, and ensured Catholicism was an important part of her family. Interment in the military area of New Tacoma Cemetery.