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Mark L. Gillispie, 63, of Cleveland Heights, a longtime journalist in Northeast Ohio, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, of cancer.

Mark was a gifted storyteller and dogged reporter, working nearly 40 years as a reporter at (The Lake County) News-Herald, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and the Associated Press, where he worked as a Cleveland-based reporter until September.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 30 years, Mary Lou (Sneyd), a newspaper copy editor …

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Dear Hanna, Mark, Sam and Laura, 

We send our deepest condolences on the loss of your father and father-in-law, Mark. He…

Dear Hanna, Mark, Sam and Laura, 

We send our deepest condolences on the loss of your father and fat…

Dear Hanna, Mark, Sam and Laura, 

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Still hard to believe that G is no longer with us. We had our semi semi annual boys weekend at my home in Silver Spring…
Still hard to believe that G is no longer with us. We had our semi semi annual boys weekend at my h…
Still hard to believe that G is no longer with us. We had our se…

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Born

March 12th, 1959
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Passed away

January 29th, 2023
Cleveland, OH

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