On February 11, Mark A. Elmore of Crystal Lake, Illinois, after a long battle with MSA-P, Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinson’s type. He was born on July 31,1950, in Springfield, Illinois, to Robert J. Elmore and Louise P. Elmore (nee Luisa Flamini), who predeceased him.
He moved to Arlington Heights in the summer of 1966 and graduated from St. Viator’s High School there. From there, he attended the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. After a year abroad studying at Ecole de Beaux-Arts in Paris, France for his fourth of the five years in the Architectural Engineering program (where he met his future wife), he graduated in the spring of 1973. On November 24, 1973, Mark married Pamela A. Wozniak in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Four years and one child later, they moved to Crystal Lake, Illinois. What followed was the founding of his business in 1982, two more sons and many years of love and laughter.
Mark was a notable local architect. Work included several Chicago area churches. He was unfailingly upbeat, and was a tireless volunteer: soccer coach, former president of the Illinois Solar Energy Association, president of the Crystal Lake Jaycees, 1985-86, a McHenry County zoning board member, chairman of the City of Crystal Lake economic development committee, involved in numerous charitable fund-raisers for the library and others, and offered his services pro bono to many local school organizations and charities. He made the most of his life.
He was a lover of a good dad joke (and instigator of many), an eclectic array of music, and ANYTHING sweet.
Mark is survived by his loving wife Pamela Wozniak Elmore, his selfless sons, Christopher A., Timothy A.(Heather), and Ryan A. Elmore, his cherished brothers, Michael R. (the late Connie) and David C. (Sue) Elmore, and countless nieces and nephews who he always tried to make laugh.
Visitation will be on Friday, February 17, 2023, 4 to 8pm, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014. Funeral mass follows on Saturday at 10am at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014. Interment will follow at Crystal Lake Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the MSA Coalition online. More info, call Funeral Home at (815)459-1760 or www.querhammerandflagg.com.
