Mark died on June 13 after a brief illness. A remembrance service for immediate family members will be held on July
30.
Mark’s early
years benefited from the guidance of his two older siblings, Kristen and
Jeffrey. As a boy, he enjoyed playing baseball and was interested in track
and field at an early age. At age 6, he completed all ten events of the
decathlon (including the pole vault); this was done in one afternoon instead
of the usual two-day period. After completing the decathlon, he wrote a
small, illustrated narrative of the experience, which was bound and still
holds a place in the family library.
Mark graduated from High School in 2008 and completed three
semesters in the geology curriculum at University.
He struggled with severe anxiety and depression during his entire adult life.
He was employed by a Grocery in town where he worked in the
produce department. Mark never married.
Mark was an enthusiastic reader and something of a self-taught expert on a
wide array of topics. His friends and family observed that he was unusually
well informed on scores of topics ranging from microelectronics to the
Crimean War. He would sometimes hike and climb mountains in Colorado
and Utah with his friends and his parents.
Mark will be greatly missed by friends and relatives. He was preceded in death by his mother and
grandparents. The family deeply appreciate the patient, attentive medical
care given to Mark during his final years by his physicians.