Marquise Durran Sigler

MARQUISE SIGLER WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 14, 1987, AT SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS TO WALTER SIGLER AND YOLANDA FERGUSON. BORN INTO A PROUD MILITARY FAMILY, MARQUISE HAD THE UNIQUE A OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY-EXPERIENCING LIFE NOT ONLY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES BUT OVERSEAS AS WELL.

THESE EARLY ADVENTURES HELPED SHAPE HIS VIBRANT, OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT AND DEEP APPRECIATION FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. MARQUISE WAS A MAN OF MANY TALENTS.

IF YOU COULDN'T FIND HIM, HE WAS LIKELY IMMERSED IN ONE OF HIS MANY PASSIONS-SKATEBOARDING, CREATING MUSIC, OR EXPRESSING HIMSELF THROUGH ART AND DRAWING. CREATIVITY AND MOVEMENT WERE THE HEARTBEAT OF HIS LIFE.

DURING MIDDLE SCHOOL, MARQUISE JOINED THE YOUNG MARINES PROGRAM, WHERE HE DEMONSTRATED DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP, EVENTUALLY GRADUATING FROM THE PROGRAM WITH PRIDE.

HE WENT ON TO ATTEND BOTH HAVELOCK HIGH SCHOOL IN HAVELOCK, NORTH CAROLINA, AND KINGWOOD HIGH SCHOOL IN KINGWOOD, TEXAS, WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. A TRUE JACK OF ALL TRADES, MARQUISE PURSUED A WIDE RANGE OF CAREERS AFTER GRADUATION.

HE TRAINED AND WORKED AS A SURGICAL TECHNICIAN, ELECTRICIAN, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANT, AMONG OTHER ROLES. HIS ADAPTABILITY, STRONG WORK ETHIC, AND DESIRE TO HELP OTHERS GUIDED HIS PROFESSIONAL PATH.

MORE THAN ANYTHING, MARQUISE WAS A PROUD FATHER TO HIS BELOVED SON, KIONDFIE. HIS LOVE FOR HIS CHILD WAS EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING HE DID-HE STRIVED TO BE A STRONG ROLE MODEL, PROVIDER, AND SOURCE OF UNWAVERING SUPPORT. MARQUISE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS DEEP COMPASSION AND INFECTIOUS ENERGY. HE HAD A UNIQUE ABILITY TO LIGHT UP A ROOM-TURNING SILENCE INTO LAUGHTER AND STRANGERS INTO FRIENDS.

HIS PRESENCE WAS LOUD, HIS HEART WAS KIND, AND HIS LOYALTY UNMATCHED. IF YOU NEEDED SOMEONE, MARQUISE WAS THERE. HE LIVED A LIFE FULL OF CREATIVITY, LOVE, AND PURPOSE-A LIFE THAT TOUCHED COUNTLESS OTHERS AND LEFT A LASTING MARK.