Alvin Marsh


 * "Sometimes, I worry about you, Bevvie, sometimes I worry a lot."
 * ―Alvin Marsh, to Beverly Marsh.

Alvin "Al" Marsh is a recurring character in the first season of It. He was a Derry resident, working as the Janitor at the Derry High school. He was the abusive husband of Elfrida Marsh and often abused their daughter Beverly Marsh.

Early Life
Alvin was born and raised in Maine, and fought in WWII in his youth, most likely being recruited into the Maine State Guard. After the war, he settled in Derry, Maine, alongside his wife Elfrida. Elfrida worked as a waitress, working long hours, while Alvin worked as the Janitor at Derry's local High School. Their daughter Beverly was born on February 13, 1947. Elfrida passed away before 1957 of unknown causes.

1958
In the summer of 1958, Al took notice that Beverly was spending more time away from home, and discovered her involvement with six boys. One day, when Beverly returned home, Alvin attempted to kill her in one of his fits of anger, which were secretly being influenced by It.

Life between 1958 and 1980
After the Losers' Club defeated It for the first time, Beverly moved away from Derry to live with her grandmother in Portland, Oregon.

Death
Al died in 1980 from unknown causes. Most of the town believed he drank himself to death.

After his death, his home was closed off, adding to Derry's run down side of town. When Beverly returned to Derry in 1985 to help kill off It once and for all, the creature took the form of Mrs. Kersh, using Al's closed off home to taunt Beverly.

Later on, when the surviving Losers' Club members engage It for the final time, It uses Alvin to taunt Beverly again, along with Henry Bowers and her husband Tom Rogan.

Personality
Alvin Marsh was known as an abusive man to both his wife and daughter, often beating his daughter for odd reasons. Under his roof, he treated Beverly more as his property than his own daughter, and became enraged when he found out she was hanging around boys. Beverly's fear of him was so intense that Pennywise used his image to its advantage in 1958 when the Losers Club engaged it for the first time in Derry's sewers. Later on in life, Beverly reflected on her fathers life, and guessed that his involvement in WWII contributed to his violent nature towards her and her mother.

Trivia

 * Like Butch Bowers and Eddie Corcoran's stepfather, Richard Macklin, Al abuses his daughter.