He was born in Lewiston, Maine on May 8, 1952 the son of the late Gordon and Margaret (Cronk) Windle and had been a resident of this community all of his life.
Mark's avocation has been all-things-cars: cruise nights; car shows; restoring old vehicles; and membership in the Downeast Street Rod and Knuclebusters automobile clubs. His pride and joy car is his 1979 Plymouth Roadrunner, one of the last ever produced. Besides what he terms "tinkering with old cars".
Court Street Baptist has been part of his life since the early 1960's. His service at Court Street Baptist Church in adulthood has included ushering for years.