Mark was born on October 22, 1953 in Rockford, Illinois although he considered himself a native Texan. He was a proud family man whose life goal was to continuously provide for his family. Anyone who knew Mark would tell you he was a great friend and an even better father.
He was raised in California with his three younger sisters: Martha, Mary and Margaret. Having lost his parents at an early age, Mark quickly learned how valuable life was and cherished his relationships with his sisters.
Mark began working residential home construction and eventually moved to Texas to pursue his dream of building custom homes. After the housing market bust, Mark ventured into the wire rope industry where he flourished as prominent business owner eventually becoming the Chief Operating Officer in his company Liftex.
Mark was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. After meeting his former wife, Sandy, they married, had their first child, Brittany and bought their first home together within a year. Ryan, their second child, came two years later and they raised their children in The Woodlands.
He shared his love for the outdoors with his family by boating, four wheeling, camping and traveling. Every year he blessed his family with memories of adventures through vacations near and far. Eventually passing these experiences down to his four grandchildren he adored.
Mark was a man who could never sit still. His famous phrase was “there’s always something to do.” He would putter around his property and almost every weekend you would find him at deer camp working. He would set his schedule the night before, wake up before sun rise, execute every task, closed each night with an ice cold chelda and never left without blowing the leaves off his custom hand-built deck.
He is remembered as "old school" because of his regimented schedule, high standard of work and unique ability to always be prepared. Mark would arrive at the office every morning at 6:15 am and leave at 4:00 pm everyday with or without hitting Houston traffic. Many family members have expressed that if they encountered a problem they would ask themselves "what would Mark do?"
We always knew that when someone needed a random piece of equipment or tool Mark would have it. He was the most dependable person I knew. His idiosyncrasies, wisdom and gentle kindness will be greatly missed.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 5th, between 12:00 - 2:00 pm with a service immediately following from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at Forest Park Funeral Home & Cemetery, The Woodlands, Texas 77384.
The family wishes to thank Memorial Hermann Hospital ICU staff for their kindness to Mark and his family.
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