Mark Alan Siegmann

member of his family to be born overseas. It was a very exciting time

then, and Mark’s parents always referred to him as the happy baby.

During this time he moved back with his family to California, New Jersey,

and Massachusetts before traveling across the Atlantic again to Ireland.

There, as a very young boy, he often played in the fields behind his home

where horses, cattle and sheep roamed. Even then, Mark was

adventurous.

After moving back to the US with his family in 1966, he went to preschool,

kindergarten, elementary school, and high school, in Huntington

Beach and Fountain Valley.

He had a keen mind for science, programming and computers. He had

one of the first ever available personal computers, which he had to build

from a kit. He was a founding member of his computing club in high

school. He was so smart in school that he was an “MGM”, or mentally

gifted minor. He also loved printing technology, and was around the

presses so much at school that he once got his finger caught in the press.

Later on, his hobbies included model rockets, stamp collecting, coin

collecting, electronics, antique bottles and telegraph insulators from a

hundred years ago. He obtained his AA degree from Orange Coast

College, then went to work at a vitamin company. His interest in

computers landed him a job as a hard drive and floppy drive technician

for a technology firm. During this time, he loved his work and made many

long lasting friendships.

He then went on to work for Continental Data Graphics, which later

became a division of Boeing. He started in the parts listing department

cataloging aircraft parts, and later moved into providing IT support and

writing software for Boeing. He loved his team at CDG, and they loved

him. He was an employee of the month, and year, at his division so many

times we lost count.

Mark persevered even through adversity. He was diagnosed with a brain

tumor, and his surgeons gave him a grim prognosis. But through it all,

the surgery and radiation, he persevered. Undaunted, he continued his

work and enjoying life and travel, and was hit with an aneurism that

required a second brain surgery. But he persevered again and recovered

from that too.

He travelled through the US, Europe and Asia, and spent much time with

his family. He was laid off from his beloved job at CDG after 30 years of

work there due to consolidation in the aircraft industry, and took the

opportunity to care for his mother, research the family genealogy, and

spend time at home. He was looking forward to traveling, taking another

trip like the one he took on the Queen Elizabeth II, working on his

hobbies, and enjoying time with his family and friends. He will be missed

by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

Mark Alan Siegmann, was born on October 8, 1961 in Luxembourg. He passed away on Monday May 28, 2018 in California.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 2:30 pm in the Westminster Memorial Park Main Chapel with an interment service and reception to follow. Arrangements under the direction of Westminster Memorial Park, 14801 Beach Blvd. Westminster, CA 92683. (714) 893-2421