Wednesday, February 26, 2025
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What a shock to learn of Mark’s death. I don’t know if anyone will see this 6 months after his passing but I’m posting anyway…
We first met when he showed up for work at the glass shop I worked at in Berkeley, Randy Strong Art Glass. We 2 comprised the crew to bring bits and start pieces in the hot shop. We learned a lot about glass, and how to run a business, and how not to.
He went on to start Tundra Glass, and I went on to start Blacksheep Glass In Escondido, CA.
During our time together in Berkeley he introduced me to big band music via at the juke box at the bar next door to the studio. We’d go there after work to have a beer and play Mrs Pacman. He showed me how to squash my first penny on the rail road tracks next to the hot shop! Even now, whenever I hear a train whistle blow, I think back to those times spent with Mark and a bottle of Barbara, watching the trains roll by. Good times, great times!
Although we really didn’t keep in touch after Berkeley, he was never far from my heart. I heard of his passing from a mutual friend, thank you Facebook.
I send my most heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. He was my friend and he will be forever missed and always remembered fondly.
