Date: | 2013-04-18 20:32:32 | |
Sender: | Wetzel, Scott L. <Scott.Wetzel@honeywell.com> | |
Subject: | [SLR-Mail] No.2163: The Passing of Our Friend, Mark Davis | |
Author: | Scott Wetzel, Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. | |
Content: | From nobody Tue Oct 29 11:44:15 2013 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=”_000_49930F537488DF408FCA4E8EABA94E2E1E7213C8de08ex3004globa_” --_000_49930F537488DF408FCA4E8EABA94E2E1E7213C8de08ex3004globa_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Author: Scott Wetzel, Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. Dear colleagues and friends of Mark, It is with great sorrow that I want to let you know about the passing of ou= r dear friend, Mark Davis, at approximately 8:20 PM, Saturday 4/13/2013. H= e left us surrounded by his parents and friends. For the past 15 months, Mark fought valiantly against pancreatic cancer. M= ark had 18 rounds of chemotherapy in total, surprising even his doctors, as= he battled with this very aggressive form of cancer. Through all of his = treatments he never let it get him down. Mark, true to his nature, remain= ed positive and determined throughout his entire ordeal, keeping people inf= ormed of his almost daily status in the manner of a Flight Mission. The fl= ight mission status messages were so authentic, some of his co-workers thou= ght that he was providing status for a real launch. Mark never lost his di= sarming smile, wit, and desire to help so many in the SLR community. Mark´s accomplishments to the SLR community are too numerous to note here, = but he touched every aspect of the technique from the hardware and software= of the ground stations, to the survey methods, to the retroreflectors, to = the SLR data orbital analysis and beyond for both the NASA and NRL programs= . He also lead and supported many other projects during his 21 years as pa= rt of our SLR family. He will be greatly missed by his friends and colleag= ues. One of Mark´s goals as he was undergoing treatment was to attend the SLR Wo= rkshop in Frascati. For those who attended, saw a much thinner, but just a= s engaging Mark Davis. He was also optimistic about attending the workshop= in Japan this Fall, where he was working on abstracts for the meetings. A= lthough he won´t be there with us physically, I know that his spirit will b= e with us as he lives in our hearts and minds. Mark´s funeral will be in Michigan on Friday, April 19th. Arrangements hav= e been made through the Filbrandt Family Funeral Home http://www.filbrandtf= fh.com/. In lieu of flowers a scholarship fund is being setup for Mark´s nieces and = nephew. Donations can be sent to the MARK A DAVIS SCHOLARSHIP FUND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND For Nieces & Nephew HOPE A. DAVIS CALEB A. DAVIS SHILOH M. DAVIS Mail to: George or Judy Davis 70165 16th Ave. South Haven, MI. 49090 Finally, to use the last word of every conversation I always heard from my= friend, either in person, on the phone and in so many e-mails and messages= ... [cid:image002.jpg@01CE3C34.526F12A0] [cid:image002.jpg= @01CE389E.AF2D8FB0] ”Smile” Scott Wetzel --_000_49930F537488DF408FCA4E8EABA94E2E1E7213C8de08ex3004globa_ Content-Type: text/html; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable osoft-com:office:office” xmlns:w=3D”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word” = xmlns:m=3D”http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml” xmlns=3D”http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40”> > Author: Scott Wetzel, Honeywell Te= Dear colleagues and friends of Mark, It is with great sorrow that I want to let you know = For the past 15 months, Mark fought valiantly agains= Mark’s accomplishments to the SLR community ar= One of Mark’s goals as he was undergoing treat= Mark’s funeral will be in Michigan on Friday, = In lieu of flowers a scholarship fund is being setup= Donations can be sent to = COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND = HOPE A. DAVIS CALEB A. DAVIS SHILOH M. DAVIS Mail to: George or = 70165 16th Ave. South Haven, MI. 49090 Finally, to use the last word of every convers=  = Scott Wetzel --_000_49930F537488DF408FCA4E8EABA94E2E1E7213C8de08ex3004globa_--ÿØÿà JFIF ` ` ÿÛ C #%$””!&+7/&)4)!”0A149;>>>%.DIC ;(”(;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;ÿÀ R” |