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Mark Philip Schomer

Mark Philip Schomer

November 3rd, 1947 - May 8th, 2021

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Mark Philip Schomer, 73, citizen of the world, residing in San Felipe, Retalhuleu, Guatemala, passed away due to COVID-19 on May 8, 2021.


Mark is survived by his wife, Ana Maria Rivera de Schomer of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala; daughter Nadia Schomer Ranne, husband Adam Ranne, and their two children, Alex and Amaya of Pahoa, Hawaii; daughter Vera Schomer Cardinale, husband Chris Cardinale, and their two children Mateo and Malena of Arlington, Virginia; sister Karine Schomer and her husband Raphael Shevelev of El Cerrito, California; sister Ellen Schomer of Hilo, Hawaii; brother Paul Schomer of Santa Rosa, California and his daughter Thaileah Derocher Schomer of Petaluma, California; brother-in-law Rene Rivera of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala; sister-in-law America Rivera de Flores of Guatemala City, Guatemala; loving extended family in Guatemala; his beloved dog Milou; and a host of long-time friends around the globe. He is preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Elsie Schomer.


Born in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France on November 3, 1947, Mark was raised there and in Geneva, Switzerland, where his parents were involved in post-war humanitarian aid. The family moved to Chicago, Illinois in the early 1960s, where Mark attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School. He attended Oberlin College and graduated in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in religious studies.


In his 20s, he was active in the Civil Rights movement, and as a conscientious objector to war during the Vietnam War, he served as a teacher and school principal in the Congo through EIRENE (International Christian Service for Peace). Mark then moved to Paris, France to study international development at IRFED and there met Ana Maria Rivera, a classmate. They were married on August 25, 1971 in Paris and their daughters Nadia and Vera were born there.


Mark worked for the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service in Paris, Church World Service in Peru, Bread for the World in Washington, DC, and Church World Service in Costa Rica before returning stateside to earn his MBA in Public and Private Management at Yale University in 1985. He went on to work for Save the Children in Connecticut, Christian Children’s Fund in Virginia, and the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in Costa Rica.


Mark spent his last 20 years managing his wife’s family coffee farm, Finca Santa Elena y Anexos, in San Felipe, Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Together, Mark and Ana Maria became coffee and banana farmers engaged in agritourism and local economic development in Guatemala to create more employment for the rural community. Mark also taught small business development and facilitated work camps and study abroad experiences in Spanish, English, and French. He was an active volunteer, serving with U.S. Democrats Abroad, as treasurer of Hospital Hilario Galindo, member of the local coffee growers association, and secretary of the local chapter of Grupo Gestor, a national business leadership group that promotes economic development from the local level.


Mark was charismatic, sweet, kind, generous, trusting, straightforward, dedicated, well-meaning, and full of sunshine. Always a true gentleman, he possessed an optimistic, positive attitude towards life. From his childhood in Europe and the United States, to his life’s work in international relief and development, to his loving 50-year marriage, and his years of agriculture and community building in Guatemala - his life was one of harmony, family, service, faith, and goodness.


When the COVID-19 pandemic started, Mark and Ana Maria were stranded in Hawaii and spent six months with Nadia’s family and his sister Ellen. It was a beautiful time. During that period, Mark wrote his autobiography, which will be published by 2022. It is a warm and wonderful record of his interesting life and the values it embodied, and it will be a treasure for all of us who knew him and for others who may be inspired by his life. He titled the book Hold On: Trying to Help People in A Changing World, in honor of the favorite Civil Rights era song he and his sister Karine used to sing together with their guitars.


Virtual memorial services are being planned in English and Spanish. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Mark’s life. Condolences, photos, and remembrances can be posted and viewed at the memorial: www.mykeeper.com/profile/MarkSchomer/.   


In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Mark’s memory to Faith in Practice at www.faithinpractice.org/ways-give. Mark was treasurer of the rural Guatemalan hospital that hosts volunteer foreign surgical teams from Faith in Practice, and he was passionate about supporting their life-saving work.


 


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Mark Philip Schomer, de 73 años, ciudadano del mundo, residente en San Felipe, Retalhuleu, Guatemala, falleció debido al COVID-19 el 8 de mayo de 2021.


A Mark le sobreviven su esposa, Ana María Rivera de Schomer de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala; su hija Nadia Schomer Ranne, su esposo Adam Ranne y sus dos hijos, Alex y Amaya de Pahoa, Hawaii; su hija Vera Schomer Cardinale, su esposo Chris Cardinale y sus dos hijos Mateo y Malena de Arlington, Virginia; su hermana Karine Schomer y su esposo Raphael Shevelev de El Cerrito, California; su hermana Ellen Schomer de Hilo, Hawaii; su hermano Paul Schomer de Santa Rosa, California y su hija Thaileah Derocher Schomer de Petaluma, California; su cuñado Rene Rivera de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala; su cuñada America Rivera de Flores de Cuidad Guatemala, Guatemala; amorosa familia extensa en Guatemala; su querido perro Milou; y una gran cantidad de amigos en todo el mundo. Le anteceden en la muerte sus padres, Howard y Elsie Schomer.


Nacido en Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, Francia, el 3 de noviembre de 1947, Mark se crió allí y en Ginebra, Suiza, donde sus padres participaron en la ayuda humanitaria de posguerra. La familia se mudó a Chicago, Illinois a principios de la década de 1960, donde Mark asistió a la Escuela de Laboratorio de la Universidad de Chicago. Asistió al Oberlin College y se graduó en 1968 con una licenciatura en estudios religiosos.


Cuando tenía 20 años, participó activamente en el movimiento de derechos civiles y, como objetor de conciencia a la guerra durante la guerra de Vietnam, se desempeñó como maestro y director de escuela en el Congo a través de EIRENE (Servicio Cristiano Internacional para la Paz). Mark luego se mudó a París, Francia para estudiar desarrollo internacional en IRFED y allí conoció a Ana Maria Rivera Alvarez, una compañera de clase. Se casaron el 25 de agosto de 1971 en París y allí nacieron sus hijas Nadia y Vera.


Mark trabajó para el Comité Coordinador para el Servicio Voluntario Internacional en París, Church World Service en Perú, Bread for the World en Washington, DC y Church World Service en Costa Rica antes de regresar a los Estados Unidos para obtener su MBA en Gestión Pública y Privada en la Universidad de Yale en 1985. Continuó trabajando para Save the Children en Connecticut, Christian Children's Fund en Virginia y la Oficina de USAID de Asistencia Extranjera para Desastres en Costa Rica.


Mark pasó sus últimos 20 años administrando la finca de café familiar de su esposa, Finca Santa Elena y Anexos, en San Felipe, Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Juntos, Mark y Ana María se convirtieron en productores de café y banano, participando en el agroturismo y el desarrollo económico local en Guatemala para crear más empleo para la comunidad de la zona rural. Mark también enseñó desarrollo de pequeñas empresas y facilitó campamentos de trabajo y experiencias de estudio en el extranjero en español, inglés y francés. Fue voluntario activo, sirviendo con US Demócratas en el Extranjero, como tesorero del Hospital Hilario Galindo, miembro de la asociación local de cafetaleros y secretario del capítulo local de Grupo Gestor, un grupo de liderazgo empresarial nacional que promueve el desarrollo económico desde el nivel local.


Mark era carismático, dulce, amable, generoso, confiado, directo, dedicado, bien intencionado y lleno de sol. Siempre un verdadero caballero, poseía una actitud optimista y positiva hacia la vida. Desde su infancia en Europa y los Estados Unidos, hasta el trabajo de su vida en la ayuda y el desarrollo internacional, hasta su amoroso matrimonio de 50 años y sus años de agricultura y desarollo de la comunidad en Guatemala, su vida fue una de armonía, familia, servicio, fe y bondad.


Cuando comenzó la pandemia de COVID-19, Mark y Ana Maria se quedaron varados en Hawaii y pasaron seis meses con la familia de Nadia y su hermana Ellen. Fue una época hermosa. Durante ese período, Mark escribió su autobiografía, que se publicará en 2022. Es un registro cálido y maravilloso de su interesante vida y los valores que encarna, y será un tesoro para todos los que lo conocimos y para otros que pueden inspírarse con su vida. El tituló del libro es Hold On: Trying to Help People in a Changing World, en honor a la canción favorita de la época de los derechos civiles que él y su hermana Karine solían cantar juntos con sus guitarras.


Se están planificando servicios conmemorativos virtuales en inglés y español. Todos están invitados a asistir y celebrar la vida de Mark. Las condolencias, fotos y recuerdos se pueden publicar y ver en el memorial: www.mykeeper.com/profile/MarkSchomer/.


En lugar de flores, considere donaciones en memoria de Mark a Faith in Practice en www.faithinpractice.org/ways-give. Mark era tesorero del hospital rural guatemalteco que alberga equipos quirúrgicos extranjeros voluntarios de Faith in Practice, y le apasionaba apoyar su trabajo para salvar vidas.

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Name Mark Philip Schomer
Date of Birth November 3rd, 1947
Date of Death May 8th, 2021
Home Town Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FR 
Other City San Felipe, Retalhuleu Department, GT 
Interests Coffee farming and tropical agriculture, Guitar and choral singing, Organizing and advocacy for social justice, Environmental conservation, Non-profit management and grantsmanship, French wine and cheese, Guatemalan coffee, Central America and Central Africa, International development, Small business development, United Church of Christ (UCC), Acting in theater productions
In Memoriam Donation Faith in Practice
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Cemetery Cementerio Privado Minerva
Address Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango Department
Guatemala
Family

Family

Significant OtherAna Maria Rivera de Schomer
ChildrenNadia Ranne, Vera Cardinale
SiblingsEllen Schomer, Karine Schomer, Paul Schomer
ParentsElsie Schomer, Rev. Howard Schomer
Grand-ParentsDaisy Schomer, Ellen Swenson, Frank Schomer, Paul Swenson
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1960 - 1964 University of Chicago Lab School, High School Diploma
1964 - 1968 Oberlin College, BA, Religious Studies
1971 Marriage to Ana Maria
1983 - 1985 Yale School of Management, MBA, Public and Private Management
1985 - 1993 Deputy Director, Latin America, Save the Children
1993 - 1998 Senior Manager, Christian Children's Fund
1998 - 2001 Deputy Director, US Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in Costa Rica
2001 - 2021 Coffee Farm Administrator, Finca Santa Elena y Anexos

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Vera Cardinale published a tribute .

Grupo Gestor de Quetzaltenango, lamenta profundamente el sensible fallecimiento de nuestro amigo Gestor, Mark Schomer. Presentamos nuestras condolencias a su familia y amigos, rogándole a Dios les conceda resignación y fortaleza espiritual por el descanso eterno de nuestro amigo Mark.

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Dwight Call published a comment .

NOTE: I enter this on Dwight's behalf, as I have for some of our other classmates, because it has been hard for them to navigate the technical aspects of this parts of our website while struggling with their feelings of loss.

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I have a hard time believing that Mark has left us. When we graduated from Oberlin in 1968, Mark went to work in the Congo and I went away to work Japan. We kept in touch by mail, which took time.

Later, email made communication a lot quicker and easier. No matter where we were in the world, we were able to communicate almost instantaneously. The Internet also made our communication less complicated when both of us moved around the world to work in various countries and/or in the U.S.

After Mark moved to Guatemala to manage Ana Maria’s family coffee plantation, I was able to visit a couple of times and to enjoy Mark and Ana Maria’s hospitality. Email made communication quicker and easier. Mark visited me in Milledgeville, Georgia, where I was directing international programs at Georgia College, and we drove a couple of hours to hear Jimmy Carter preach at his church in Plains.

Most recently, Mark and Ana Maria stayed with me at Kendal at Oberlin when we had our 50th class reunion and we enjoyed catching up in person.

Mark was a very kind and generous person, reflected in his various job selections around the world. I’m very sad to learn of Mark's passing.

Dwight Call

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Still sad to remember and note Mark's passing. Dwight

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Steve Collins - Church World Service published a tribute .

I met Mark in 1980 when he was director of Action for Relief & Rehabilitation of Kampuchea (ARRK) in New York. I was in Phnom Penh and helped him program the generous relief effort by CWS and five other relief agencies after the fall of the Khmer Rouge.
I saw Mark implement an extraordinary program with passion, love, diplomacy and generosity. And Mark used these skills throughout his life to serve others. His compassionate heart was huge and always welcoming to all, especially those needing a helping hand. He was a rare person who used his right and left brain to serve others. I attribute this to his multi-lingual & multi-cultural birth, marriage & career. Mark was a true world citizen and will be missed. For those of us who know him, his legacy lives in our heart. Godspeed to Ana Maria, Nadia, Vera and Mark’s many friends around the world. Sovanna Ly who was our guide and translator in Kampuchea joins me in this tribute.

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Patrick Vercoutere published a tribute .

In the name of ADRENALINA TOURS , tour operator in GUATEMALA and my own name , my deepest condolences to the family of this amazing person who was always friendly , apasionate and above all one of the greatest human beiings i have know . Proud to have known him , it was a privelege. Thank you Mark ... all of us at your farm , we will all miss you !

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Judy Nebrig published a comment .

Mark's open arms, warm heart and thoughtful hospitality greeted me and groups I was part of, at The Finca. several times. We so looked forward to the refreshment and the time of reflection he and his family and staff offered. His spirit touched and stays with us and many more sojourners. Muchas Gracias por Mark.

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Annie Hammond published a comment .

I didn’t know Mark myself, but I am blessed with the friendship of his sister Karine — his glowing face in that portrait gives me hope, and a sense of calm determination to find good in the world. I send love, from a complete stranger, to his family and loved ones.

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Jane Groves published a tribute .

Mark served many roles as a member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Richmond, VA, but none more precious to me as a member of the Stephen Minister team while I served as Stephen Leader. He was a wonderful caring, grounded minister who provided sensitive, agape love to his carereceivers as well as all of his fellow Stephen Ministers. Mark became a very special close personal friend to my husband and I. We will miss his beautiful smile and our wonderful conversations. Condolences and love to all of his family. Jane & Bill Groves

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Susan Lennon published a tribute .

I am very sorry to learn of Mark's death. He and I were classmates at Yale School of Management. We did not know each other well; I wish we had. He was one of the most grounded, curious, joyful, kind and caring people in our class. His beautiful and engaging smile and eyes were always at the ready -- a gift to all of us! My condolences to Mark's family and friends. I hope that memories bring you comfort and peace. Susan Lennon '85 MPPM

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Vera Cardinale published a tribute .

Odile Mazel:
Marc is the brother I cherished and admired so much. When in July 2003, Ana Maria and Marc welcomed me for a week at their Finca San Elena and around Guatemala, they offered me 7 days in paradise.
Though we hadn't seen each other since their marriage in Paris 6°, where with Elsie and Howard and I had organised a small party after the ceremony, we shared so many memorable moments of the Schomer-Mazel ties.
Their hospitality, enthusiasm, generosity is exceptional. Marc driving the old golf in a risk it all way, took us to Fuentes Georginas Spring, Atitlan, Antigua... placing his dried bananas and coffee in various shops. How grateful I feel for these precious moments.

Marc has inherited the Schomeresque humour, patience and clever energy enabling him to innovate openmindedly.
After a week with them, I had learnt a lot about coffee plantation, Guatemalan difficult living conditions and most of all the true treasures of life.

Wish I could hug Ana Maria and you.

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Rev Michael Poulos published a tribute .

I visited the finca several times with visiting church groups from the Presbytery of WNC. Mark’’s hospitality and love for Guatemala and coffee were all gifts. I remember a time when he would take some of us on the back of his truck to tour the plantation. His love of life was contagious. May his memory be eternal.

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Noemi published a tribute .

Though we never met in person, we met via FaceTime when we were visiting Hawaii in 2013. We won't forget when he said to Bob "Yay! Another blonde in the family!!"

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John Chudy published a tribute .

Mark and I were colleagues through work from 1999 to 2001. Mark was then serving with the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) based regionally in San Jose, Costa Rica, and I was serving as Hurricane Mitch Reconstruction Coordinator with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Guatemala, for both its bilateral and regional reconstruction activities. Mark and I teamed up on joint USAID-OFDA activities that were directed at strengthening CONRED, Guatemala’s emergency management agency and on regional activities with the countries of Central America affected by Hurricane Mitch. As OFDA’s representative, Mark made frequent visits to Guatemala. In late 2001, Mark informed me that he had made a decision to leave OFDA, and with his wife, Ana Maria, a native of Guatemala, would return to Guatemala to manage her family’s coffee farm in San Felipe, Retalhuleu. In 2004, my wife, Mary Ann, and I would decide to retire from USAID and live in Antigua, Guatemala. We purchased a home and settled into it in 2005.

My first retirement project was organizing a country committee of Democrats Abroad in Guatemala. Mark joined Democrats Abroad in 2007 when our committee was formally recognized by the Democratic Party Committee Abroad. In 2009, when an area representative was needed in Quetzaltenango and the greater western part of the country, Mark stepped up to assume the role, formally called, MeetUp Chair for the Occidente region. Mark encumbered that volunteer position for several years, helping sign up new members and assisting them to vote in U.S. federal elections from Guatemala. Mark would stay active in Democrats Abroad, despite the responsibilities of running the farm and volunteering with other community activities in San Felipe. Beginning in 2011 to 2016, Democrats Abroad conducted a global online auction every two years to raise funds for Get Out The Vote campaigns in its 50-plus country committees worldwide. Mark and I teamed up to offer a Guatemala package that included several days stay at my place where auction winners could enjoy colonial Antigua, followed by a stay of two to three days in San Felipe at Finca Santa Elena, to learn about coffee farming and related tropical agriculture activities on the farm from Mark.

Mark was present at our last full-Democrats Abroad Guatemala activity, which was our annual general meeting that took place March 20, 2021 online via Zoom. We are all saddened that he won’t be with us for future events, but his memory will remain with us.

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Vera Cardinale published a tribute .

Dwight Call, Oberlin College '68:
"I have a hard time believing that Mark has left us. When we graduated from Oberlin in 1968, Mark went to work in the Congo and I went away to work Japan. We kept in touch by mail, which took time.
Later, email made communication a lot quicker and easier. No matter where we were in the world, we were able to communicate almost instantaneously. The Internet also made our communication less complicated when both of us moved around the world to work in various countries and/or in the U.S.

After Mark moved to Guatemala to manage Ana Maria’s family coffee plantation, I was able to visit a couple of times and to enjoy Mark and Ana Maria’s hospitality. Email made communication quicker and easier. Mark visited me in Milledgeville, Georgia, where I was directing international programs at Georgia College, and we drove a couple of hours to hear Jimmy Carter preach at his church in Plains.

Most recently, Mark and Ana Maria stayed with me at Kendal at Oberlin when we had our 50th class reunion and we enjoyed catching up in person.

Mark was a very kind and generous person, reflected in his various job selections around the world. I’m very sad to learn of Mark's passing."

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Carolyn Rieth, Oberlin College '68:
"I was shocked and saddened to read of Mark's death. We were connected through French studies. In the fall of 1967 as part of M. Barenbaum's class, we were paired up to teach teach French to a fourth grade class at the local elementary school. This involved many hours of writing lesson plans together and discussing our strategy to teach the kids, then carrying it out. We were so different from each other and made a great team. It was fun and rewarding and remains a wonderful memory. I was thrilled to see Mark and meet his wife at the 50th reunion. She was lovely and he seemed very content with his life. I agree with all the comments I have read about what a quality person Mark was."

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William Harman, Oberlin College '68:
"How could it be possible that Mark is no longer living? He seemed always to be the source of so much life at Oberlin. He sang, often with his guitar, joyously, positively, generously in groups that assembled for political movements and in groups involved in events of joy and companionship. He entertained so many of us at French house where he did the evening announcements. He loved puns and visited them upon us mercilessly. He was always committed to social justice. After he graduated he ended up committing himself to the religious world in Africa, braving the dangers of the Kimbanguist branch of Christianity. He did much else with the World Council of Churches, always fearlessly but always lovingly. It was impossible not to like Mark. He wanted the best for all with whom he came into contact. If he made any enemies, I would be surprised. He was that unusual combination of a man with firmly held convictions and a man who could respect (though not agree with) all points of view. The world needs more people like Mark, and it is diminished by his untimely passing."

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Susan Gardner, Oberlin College '68:
"I was very pleased to see Mark and to meet his wife after so many years. They were a delightful couple. Mark, as always when I was around him, exuded pleasure and delight in everything he was doing. Our freshman year he, Al Banner, my roommate Cherie Kaneko, and I went to church together for Easter. Somewhere I have a picture of us all looking happy and pleased by the spring weather. I always think of him with that beautiful smile on his face."

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Ted Morgan, Oberlin College '68:
"I, too, am saddened to hear of Mark's passing, and so agree he was a sweet, conscientious person, always ready to greet you with a warm smile. And he clearly followed his commitment to peace through his work and avocation."

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Jessica Rosenberg, Oberlin College '68:
"I am so sorry to hear about losing Mark. I have several sweet and clear memories of Mark at Oberlin. We came from such different worlds, but we always seemed to have a curiosity about each other and an affectionate connection. He was one of the good hearted people."

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John M. Rathbun, MD, Oberlin College '68:
"Mark and I hit it off in our first year at Oberlin because of a common interest in folk music, which brought us together repeatedly in various venues over the next few years. It was through him I met my wife, Barbara, who has been my best friend ever since. After a stint as the head of Church World Services, he married into a coffee-farming family in Guatemala, where he lived out the balance of his days. He was an affable guy with a strong Christian background who didn't mind doing backup vocals and guitar. He'll be missed!"

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Marianna Grossman published a tribute .

May Mark’s memory be a blessing. He lived his life with faith, integrity and courage. May his family and community find comfort at this time of loss.

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Molly Baldrige published a tribute .

I knew Mark at Yale, but not very well at all. And I'm sorry about that. Reading about his life and viewing his video presentation and photos in the memento section, I realize I missed a huge opportunity by not making more of an effort to get to know him. He was married and busy and serious, and I was young and not as serious, but now that I am older, I realize the value of what he chose to do with his life. I admire greatly his choices and actions, and am in awe of his 50 years of marriage. I am glad to know him a little better but sorry that it's posthumous. What a great example of humanity he set for all of us, regardless of how well we knew him. I'm sure he touched many many lives. Many blessings and good wishes to his family and friends, and much courage to live on well in spite of such a huge loss.

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