Marshall Thomas won more than 400 basketball games at Saginaw High.

But even that number diminishes his impact on Saginaw High School and the Saginaw community.

The former coach, teacher, tutor, counselor, administrator, deacon and community volunteer died Monday, Nov. 17, leaving a void in the Saginaw community. He was 79.

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“You can’t quantify the level of impact Coach Thomas had on not just athletes and not just at Saginaw High,” said Eugene Seals, who played for Thomas before moving on to play at Miami of Ohio and becoming a high school basketball coach at Bridgeport, Heritage and Saginaw United.

“He’s one of those guys you can’t really quantify how important he was, because he was so important to everyon

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