Condolences to the family.

I/ my family lived in the house behind the Royals' in Holly Ford, so  more or less, Mark and I knew each other all of our lives.

My Dad and Mom were friends with his parents Jim and Virginia, and my sister was friends with with Mark's sister Ginger.

James Marcus Royals was known to all  the neighborhood crew as "Mookie".

We never walked around the block to see each other, so we always hopped the fence between our houses.  I learned how to hop a fence without using hands on their fence.  We visited so often that eventually, the top of the fence bent down

I remember as a kid,  early one Sunday morning awakening to the sound of giant "BOOMS" .  We jumped out of bed to find Mark  in the back yard shooting  squirrels out of the giant bull pine tree between our yards with his 410.

I remember us hopping the fence into Mrs. Denny's yard to get pecans off of the ground, then hopping back over the fence and shelling them on the back porch.

Every time I see a 70"s aluminum Christmas tree with a color wheel, I think of the Royals' tree in their living room.

Then there was the "Dusty Rhodes Atomic Elbow" story.

Those of you that really knew Mark will know I'm not being funny when I say "there will never be another Mookie"

My prayers are with you and your family.  Praying God's comfort and peace for you during this time.


Jody, we were no saddened to hear of Mark's passing.  You were both a blessing to our class and are missed.  We have been exposed to COVID-19 so we are not able to attend the memorial service but know that we are praying for you and your family.  I pray that God will give you comfort in this time of grieving.  God bless you.

Jason
You are always in our prayers we will pray especially for this unexpected lose.  May God hold you in the hollow if His hand as you grieve.
We love you and Cindy.
Your daddy loved you very much, you are  precious and special to him, as you are to me.
Granmama and Uncle Lee

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18 junio, 1960 – 17 octubre, 2020

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