Mark was a fun co-worker. Always a smile and funny story to share. You could not help but smile back when you saw him. I am sad to hear of his passing at such an early age. So little time for him to enjoy the retirement chapter. Please know that Mark and his family are in our thoughts and prayers. Mary

Mark and I shared many adventures together that took us to Mexico (about ten times) Hawaii, Thailand, Arizona, Canada, etc., in the early 1980's to the mid-1990's. He was a great traveling partner. Simply put---we always had a really, really good time. I never would have gone deep sea fishing if it wasn't for Mark. I caught 2 sail fish that day. The first time I met Mark was when he came to work with me on an initiative campaign. I had been working on the campaign hard for about 6 months. It was a real grind. Not only did he help the campaign immensely, he was also a source of tremendous support to me personally. Mark had a wonderful sense of humor, loved to laugh and was the source of some great jokes. He was also very politically astute. He introduced me to some very good friends of his and for that, I will forever be grateful to Mark. I am still stunned from learning of his death. Many memories are flowing though my mind right now. Yes Mark---you were a great manager and because of your influence, I have learned to run on time. Good bye Mark. I will really miss you. Paul Casey

God bless brock and richard. I pray for you. And to his many good friends in seattle. God bless you.

We had lots of adventures. I will always remember your strength in your last days. You have made me laugh and cry. Mark was a very good brother. We will miss him.

I really can't believe it because he was a very nice man but I know God didn't want him to be in pain may God bless the entire family.

Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Michele. May you find comfort and peace through the days ahead. Kim

I will miss you uncle mark. I love you.

will love you and miss you uncle

Mark was my friend, my coworker. For the last couple of years before I retired Mark and I would talk almost everyday about our post work activities. When my wife and I drove from Seattle to Miami to drop of our belongings we had to swing back up to Gainesville to obtain travel documents for our pets. As arranged we then went to Port Charlotte to visit for a few days with Mark, Brock and Michelle and their daughter. These are memories that will stay with us forever and the pictures are keepsakes. So sorry to hear of his passing and we extend our condolences to the family. Mark was a wonderful man and I am blessed to have known him. Lenny.

Every time a cloud passes by I look into the sky and see our Mark being picked up by angels and floating to heaven with the biggest, whitest grin on heaven and earth. We think of Mark each and every day and hope that he is in heaven playing golf, fishing, enjoying his new home and is at rest for all he contributed to his family, friends and co-workers. He was such an unselfish person unless he was cheating at cribbage and dominos.....ha ha, Mark...just kidding....love and miss you so very much.

i never got to know you. i wish i did. i mean i am your neice and i love you very much. but it sucks that i never really got to get to know you. i am sorry. sincerly, Your Neice Faith Reynolds

Mark was a "Prince" among men. Always a gentleman with a wonderful sense of humor. We had many adventures together in the early 90's. Many day trips in his VW van to various places around Washington State. In one day we took the ferry from Anacortes to the Butchart Gardens in British Columbia and back. Enjoyed season tickets to the ballet and the Act theater. We laughed and laughed until we were delirious. He was such a good friend to me when I needed one the most and I felt safe with him. So many wonderful memories that come flooding back to me from our "most wonderful adventures". I'm shocked and deeply saddened to hear of his passing at such an early age. May his family find comfort in the knowledge of how much he was loved and cared for by the lives he touched and made a difference in. May God bless and comfort you.

Mark is special in our hearts - Time spent at Mariners Spring Training, Mazatlan, Camano Island... much laughter, stories of family and friends, great food and memories. We missed our plan to spend time fishing in Port Charlotte; I guess he had another more important destination...to dance with the Angels. Mark, we shall miss you. God Bless.

Mark’s endearing nickname for us was “mom and dad.” He went everywhere with us including several boondoggle camping trips, Mexico, Mariners spring training and rafting on the Deschutes river in Oregon. We played cribbage, dominos, croquet, etc. In fact, while playing the Johnson’s open croquet tournament, Mark took his mallet, hit his ball into the beauty bark and it hopped back over the lip on the lawn and into the wicket for a hole in one…best shot ever during the annual tourney. We were “Team Stoli” on the river. Alan was the skipper, Mark the gunner (due to his strength in knocking over other rafters with a five gallon bucket of cold water) and Jane was the scullery wench. Mark always had stories to tell and am amazing sense of humor. His favorite tale was entitled “Two Choices” which began when a young man walked into a military recruiting office. He was told that he could join the Navy, Army, Air Force or the Marines…. Mark never told the story the same way. The bottom line was “if you die you can come back as a potted plant or a roll of toilet paper. If you decide to come back as a potted plant, there is not much we can do for you. However, if you decide to come back as a roll of toilet paper…you got it…you always have TWO CHOICES! Well, son, save us a place in heaven and we will see you one of these days and we can play, play and be a family once again. All our thoughts and love are with you. Love, Alan and Jane (mom and dad)

I first met Mark on the 6th floor of Gannon Hall at Washington State University in early 1975. I guess he showed up for 2nd semester of college for a couple of years before he went full time. He was quite the entrepreneur. He would rent a truck, head down to Mexico and load the truck up with paintings, pottery and leather goods. Then come back to Kelso and sell the stuff on a street corner. He would make enough money to cover his college costs. While living in the dorm he bought some movies and a popcorn machine and would charge us to watch in the study hall on Friday nights. I also took a number of trips with Mark down to Reno where we would buy cheap booze, bring it back and resell I to students. Profits covered costs of our weekend gambling trips. After college he had a couple of other business ventures. Like the "extruder" and some fishing device. I had no clue what they really were. The last time I talked to him he said we was going to set up some type of charter fishing thing for tourists in Florida. He was quite the baseball player. Said he got drafted by the Cincinnati Reds and also played college CC ball. He played intermural softball at WSU and one of his teams won the championship one year. After he graduated he played for years on the Aching Hogs softball team. After 2 years at Gannon Hall he joined the Kappa Sigma Fraternity for a year, then a couple years in different apartments before he graduated from WSU. He could really chug a beer fast. Always won the competitions (and some money to cover his beer costs for the evening). He helped organize many keg drinking contests at Boyer Park. Guess that is why he went to WSU. There are plenty of stories to tell, but not in a forum like this. Rest in peace and GO COUGS!!!

I'm so glad I knew Mark. He worked hard at making me smile when there was stress all around. He honored me with his friendship and love. He was a sincere and good person and I never heard him utter a word of discouragement or nastiness. I'm very sad at his passing.

I have known and worked with Mark, off and on, since the early 757 days in Renton Boeing. Mark was always a delight to me whenever our paths crossed. The last time I saw him was at his retirement party at the Renton Boeing plant. He always called me "Falcon", and did at that time as well. I was grateful to receive a sincere hug from Mark, although I never thought of him as a huggy guy. I was shocked upon hearing of his passing, and my prayers are with his family. It was indeed a privilege to know Mark.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.