Picture: 46th APS Ramp Port Dawgs, C-17 Globemaster III, Dover AFB, Delaware 9 February 2014 

My condolences to Mark's family, children, ex-wives and significant other. Mark was a good friend, excellent airman, and a great employee. As a friend, he offered genuine feedback and was the “best man” at my wedding. As an exemplary airway, we served together in the United States Air Force and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Post deployment, I assisted him in securing a job at JP Morgan Chase where he excelled. In the echo chamber of his friends, Mark was kind with his words, had a positive outlook to life, social, and geo-political paradigms, and offered constructive feedback through sound, ethical, creative, and emotionally intelligent perspectives. Mark motivated me to earn a masters degree; today, I have 6 masters degrees and a doctorate. I will miss him. Sleep well “port-dawg” brother.