Marcus Marc J. Zaborowski

East Lansing, MI

Loving husband, father, brother, uncle and son and friend extraordinaire ended his brief but valiant battle with brain cancer on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Marc was born February 7, 1955 in Lansing, MI. He graduated from Grand Ledge High School and Michigan State University. He spent his life helping others in professional and personal capacities. Marc understood silliness as a resource and joy and pie as sustenance. He loved Michigan, especially the shorelines of Lake Michigan. He exhibited his creativity through his projects and his selflessness through his relationships with family and friends. Marc filled his last days with music, family, good friends and good food, and he was at peace with his preparations for his transition.

Marc was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather, Dorothy Biscoe and James Grow, and his father and stepmother, Joseph and Bethany Vercoe Zaborowski. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Norris; daughter, Anda Zaborowski; sister Jane (Bill) Burnett of San Antonio, TX and Naubinway, MI; brother Joel (Avis) Zaborowski of Sarasota, FL; parents-in-law George and Ellen Norris of Zebulon, GA; sisters-in-law Karen (Brad) Tate of Ashland, VA, Linda (Larry) Chapman of Canton, GA, Beth (Daniel) Hamilton of Richmond, VA; nephews and nieces Bill (Katherine) Burnett of Memphis, TN, Rebecca (Kevin) Livingston of Austin, TX, Emily (Andrew) Smith of San Francisco, CA, Drew Burnett of Houston, TX, Scott (Lois) Boggs of Canton, GA, David Boggs of Canton, GA, Lindsey Tate of Ashland, VA, Caleb, Sara and John Mark Hamilton of Richmond, VA; and great-nephews and great-niece Billy Burnett, Kate Livingston and Gavin Livingston, and special friends Roger and Charlene Huss of Eagle, MI, and Rob Curtner and Karen Arndorfer of East Lansing, MI.

The family is being served by the Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes of East Lansing. Details about the service of celebration of Marc's life will be made available at www.greastlansing.com. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to The Old Newsboys of Greater Lansing, P.O. Box 14058, Lansing, MI 48901.