Born and raised in Iowa, Mark came to Princeton from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. At Princeton he majored in history, was a leader of Debate Panel, participated on the Campus Fund Drive, and worked at the Firestone circulation desk. He roomed with Frierson, Brinkley, Nick Hammond, and Chris Montgomery in Patton and belonged to Cap and Gown.
After University of Iowa Law School, he moved to Minnesota and started his law career. His first two marriages ended in divorce. Upon marrying Carol Rice in 2005 in California, he added her two daughters to his own son, daughter, and grandchildren and reported, “It is never too late to live happily ever after.”
Mark was an expert in patent and intellectual property litigation at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in Orange County, Calif. He was renowned for his sharp wit, keen legal skills, generous spirit, and fondness for Vikings football, Democratic politics, and old movies. Mark and Carol hosted many social events in Orange County and at their treasured second home in Palm Springs, where a celebration of life was attended by hundreds of friends and family in May.
The class sends condolences to Carol; son Nick; daughters Meredith, Cassidy, and Callie; four grandchildren; brother James ’79; sister Marcia; Mark’s parents, Donald and Mary; and other family and friends.