The Cammack Marshall Fund for Children honors the lives of two women: Gertrude Cammack and Agnes Marshall. Both cared deeply about children who were state wards; both believed that meeting children’s special needs enriched the young people’s lives; both demonstrated their beliefs through their actions.
Gertrude Cammack was an executive director of Ramsey County Welfare Services. Her career working with children who were state wards spanned more than 40 years. When she retired, Gertrude’s family, friends and coworkers established the Gertrude Cammack Fund in her honor. Its mission: to continue her work of
enriching the lives of children in Ramsey County by providing for their special needs.
Agnes Marshall was raised in Georgia by her grandmother, a former slave. When her grandmother died, Agnes became a state ward. At an uncle’s invitation, she moved to St. Paul and found work as a custodian at the Gillette Company where she worked most of her life.
After Agnes’ death, it was revealed that she had set aside a generous endowment to help wards of Ramsey County with special needs. Since that was also the mission of the Gertrude Cammack Fund, the gift Agnes left was merged with the Gertrude Cammack Fund. That’s how the Cammack Marshall Fund for Children began.
