I just read of Mark’s passing today, May 21 2024. I am so sorry to learn he is gone, far too young. I dated Mark briefly during high school at Yorktown. He was a year ahead of me. He was the gentlest, sweetest young man. We rode bikes to Great Falls together, hiked, smooched. I visited him at UVa during Easter’s weekend of his freshman year. It was enough to put me off going to UVa! Later I watched him excel as editor of the Cavalier Daily. He was quiet, sensitive and smart. We lost touch during college, but I always have held a soft spot in my heart for him. We reconnected briefly through Facebook some years ago, and I was aware of his animal conservation / education work in North Carolina, his life in Washington State, and in Mexico. May he rest in peace. May his his loved ones find comfort in his sweet, soft-hearted soul which lives on. I wish I had photos, but I do have that clip / article from the Cavalier Daily somewhere in my archives.
