and tomorrow,
and tomorrow,
… to the last syllable of recorded time;
you are gone.
nevertheless, our love endures, is unstoppable
my beautiful,
my sweet,
my beloved
This memorial website was created in memory of Mark J. Sienkiewicz, Jr., 51, born on September 14, 1963 and passed away on August 15, 2015.
A memorial gathering took place on November 14th, 2015 at Carroll Baldwin Hall, 9035 Baltimore Street, Savage, MD 20763.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
The Mark and Carolyn Sienkiewicz Scholarship in Oboe
Patrick O'Neall
Director of Major Gifts
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
1 E. Mt Vernon Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
There’s a tradition at my workplace to decorate for Halloween. So around September of 2014, Mark told me he had an idea for a decoration for our office door, but he wanted to make sure I was okay with it, because he knew I am very squeamish about some things.
“What would you think if I printed out & hung up the image from my bone scan?” he asked, referring to the full-body bone scan that initially indicated that his cancer was metastatic at diagnosis. “Because that’s sure the scariest skeleton I’ve ever seen!”
I wasn’t sure if I’d be too squeamish for it, and said maybe I could see it first and then decide? And he didn’t do it, after all. But I was heartened by his ability to find that dark humor in it.
Happy Halloween, Mark.