Mr. Mark was among honourees at Grenada's 35th Anniversary of Independence Celebrations in New York in February.
He was cited as among the first batch of 43 students to attend the St.
Andrew's Anglican Secondary School when it opened its doors on April
12, 1942. Mr. Mark migrated to the United States in 1958 where he
studied at Howard University for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil
Engineering and then pursued graduate studies at City College, New York.
Upon graduating from Howard University, he worked for Andrews and
Clarke Engineering Consultants, New York, and was assigned to the
construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York. Up until his
retirement in 1998, he was a civil engineer with the NYC Department of
Highways.
However, Mr. Mark will be best known for his active involvement in the
community in New York where he held membership in a number of voluntary
organisations including the Grenada Independence Celebrations Committee
which he headed between 1993 and 1995.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Bernice of River Sallee and his
two children Kervyn, a supervising Public Health Inspector with the NYC
Department of Health and Robin who works as a Cash Analyst for Barnes
and Noble, New York.
Citations credits: Grenada Independence Celebrations Committee, NY
On May 18, 2008 Mr. Mark appeared on Sundays with George Grant by phone from his home in New York. Click
here to listen. (00Hrs:28Min:09Sec)
