Mark's life was short, he died one week after his 25th birthday.  Even in that short time Mark was able to acomplish with his life so much and able to touch so many other's.  He was a wonderful brother, I could call at any time day or night, and he would answer and with patience and love provide support and guidance to me. His wisdom and insight was beyond what any reasonable person would expect from such a young man. I miss those talks so much. Mark was so selfless and full of love and compassion. I know we have a tendancy to overly romantacize a person when they are gone, but it is my most sincere belief that it's not possible to reflect on Mark's short life without ariving at the realization that he was an exceptional person.  His family was so blessed by him. Mark was loved so dearly by us all. His loss is felt profoundly. Forgive the cliche- "If love could have saved you, you'd have lived forever"