Mark Allen Carro

Mark Allen Carro, 71 (October 10, 1952 - December 4, 2023) died in a car accident near his Dublin home. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. He is preceded in death by his parents, Nick and Agnes Carro.

Closest survivors include his wife of 46 years, Patty Hillis Carro, his devoted sons Brian (D’Jovana) Carro and Adam Carro, and his grandchildren Olivia, Collin, and Hailey, his sister Karen Carro, and his nephews Shaun (Tara) Power, Nathan (Stacy) Power, and Anthony (Ariana) Power, Sisters-in-Law Dona (Greg) Weber, Linda (Ronald) Bayma, nieces Amy (Chris) Thomas and Jennifer (Doug) Johnson, as well as Aunt Norina Waugh and family, Aunt Phyllis Natal and family, Uncle Dan Carro and family, and many cousins.

To know Mark was to know his Wurlitzer jukeboxes, antique radios, splashy red convertibles, fast boats, and the whistle of model trains. His passion for collecting meant that he always came home with something new, always old. Some fathers took their families on trips to exotic islands, but Mark made sure we had our reservations for frigid Chicago in November for the annual jukebox show. In fact, his enthusiasm for his many interests was contagious and inspired the next generation to pursue their passions.

His entrepreneurial instinct flourished in college as a wedding invitation specialist, and he thrived for the next five decades as the train never stopped. He spent 20 years building his printing company, Fine Line Graphics, into the largest employer in Grandview at the time. His energy was directed toward investing in people, real estate and all things vintage – most recently the ten-foot-tall theater lights whose beautiful art deco design spoke to him so strongly that he neglected to consider where these enormous lights were going to hang.

He often camouflaged his obsession with red convertibles by hiding his new acquisitions in plain sight - we could hardly tell one from another. When Patty eventually discovered another new one, it was often presented as a surprise “early anniversary gift.”

Mark challenged himself in many areas including learning and teaching others how to play piano; restoring cars, boats, and other machines that made noise; and his goal was to keep up with the younger guys in his workout group at Go Fitness (through shoulder surgery and two knee replacements), and was proud to maintain his status as The “Silver” Iron Man.

In the last few years, Mark had some wonderful adventures with Patty in retirement. He drove an Indy-style racecar at Kentucky Motor Speedway, drove two actual steam locomotives in Nevada and Ohio, was a passenger on five historic trains in Colorado, and most recently took the trip of a lifetime on the famed Rocky Mountaineer in western Canada.

Mark loved sharing his hobbies with his three young grandchildren, cherished the time spent at Indian Lake hosting family and friends, and was a role model to all. Mark would want his family and friends to always remember: “Life is short, have adventures.”

Family will receive friends from 12-2 P.M. Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at Schoedinger Northwest, 1740 Zollinger Rd., where a brief remembrance and prayer will begin at 2 P.M.