Mark was born in Springfield, IL and graduated from Griffin High School; he later earned a degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois. Mark enjoyed a 44-year career in the technology sector, most recently at Cisco Systems where he long held a senior-level account manager sales position; Mark retired in 2017.
Mark was a thoughtful, empathetic, generous and loving gentleman with an unparalleled passion for golf, his family, and a personality determined to make people smile. He was a resident and member of River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond for 15 years where in 2017 he won the award for most rounds played in a year. Mark was also a parishioner of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edmond.
Mark was preceded in death by his father John Skube and mother Dorothy Skube. Mark is survived by his loving wife, Kris; children Justin Skube of Edmond, OK and Jarin Skube of Brooklyn, NY; and beautiful grandchildren Kalyn and Londyn Skube. He is also survived by his stepmother Louise Skube; sisters Janice Butler (Jack) and Mary Jo Wasser (Stanley); and brother James Skube (Edith), all of Springfield, IL; brother Michael Skube of Durham, NC; sister Denise Skube of St. Louis, MO; brother-in-law Kevin Proctor (Carolyn) of Springfield, IL; and many wonderful nieces and nephews.
A heartfelt thanks goes out to the collective efforts of Dr. Milind Javle and Dr. Prajnan Das at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Dr. Susanna Ulahannan at Stephenson Cancer Center along with their respective teams and support staff in Mark’s heroic fight and those to come. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation (cholangiocarcinoma.org) and/or The First Tee OKC (thefirstteemetokc.org).
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