[1969] Mark Ellis - Sad News...

[Eve Ellis]

Folks,   It's with a heavy heart that I share with you the sad news the doctors have determined there is nothing more they can do for Mark. Over the weekend he developed further complications and a CT scan revealed he'd suffered irreversible brain damage, leaving no hope that he'd ever be coming home again. Later this afternoon, surrounded by family & friends he will be taken off of life support. I want to thank all of you for the outpouring of thoughts and prayers, phone calls and e-mails. They've made a terrible time much more bearable. In his own quiet way, Mark was a wonderful person and will be missed more than words can ever say. Arrangements are still pending at this time - tentatively a memorial service here in his adopted home of Virginia, before being taken home to Pennsylvania and laid to rest with his parents at the Chapel in Valley Forge State Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either the CORSA / CPF Fund or the SPCA. As you know, his beloved 1969 Corvairs, the '69 Project, the '69er Newsletter and our rescued cats were very important to him. I know he'd be embarrassed by all the fuss, I don't think he ever realized how much folks thought of him. Sincerely, Eve Ellis