The Buffalo Bills are doing well . David would be pleased . And a new stadium

David during ethnophysiography case study with Yindjibarndi people in Western Australia in 2002

David was a great friend and research collaborator with me for forty years.  After initial interactions related to development of digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS), we worked together on landscape language research (ethnophysiography) in Western Australia and SW USA.  We established this field of research with the assistance of David Stea and many others, especially through David Mark’s key role in the Yindjibarndi (Pilbara WA Aboriginal language) case study. 

A summary of the ethnophysiograophy  research activity, focussed on David Mark’s contribution, can be found at:
Turk, A. and Stea, D. (2014) David Mark’s contribution to ethnophysiography research. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, Special Issue on the Scholarship and Impacts of Professor David M. Mark. Volume 28, Issue 6, Taylor and Francis Online, DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2013.874560. pp. 1246-1263.

David assisted with my academic development in a huge way, over several decades, with many co-authored publications.  More importantly, he was a wonderful friend, always helpful, encouraging and considerate.  I will miss him greatly.

When I next visit the Pilbara area, I will pass on news of his passing to the friends he made during his visits to Australia


When I think of David I have only very fond memories. I was privileged to have spent close to a decade closely interacting with David at least twice each year at Santa Barbara and at Maine or Buffalo.  We engaged at many more national and international conferences over the years. He was a true intellectual thoroughly pondering evidence and arguments from all sides, developing new approaches when exploring societal and scientific issues, calmly and rationally reflecting on the perspectives of others, and convincingly providing his own insights. He was fair, honest, and a joy to work with. Most of all for me and so many others he was a lovely, engaging, and trusted friend. He is sorely missed. My heartfelt condolences go out to family members and all others who were so privileged to share in his life. Sincerely, Harlan Onsrud  

David and I liked to call each other “Cuz” as we were each other’s first cousin. I recall some of his early forays into science. He was the only child I knew who truly was a naturalist at a very early age. He would arrive for a visit with his parents, butterfly net in hand. He told me, with great authority, that the black seeds in watermelon were actually black beetle eggs and I was convinced. I marvelled at his many interests and talents. 15 yrs ago my son Liam and I met up with David and his colleague Bobcat at a remote spot outside of Blanco NM and had a marvellous visit. I am so glad he and Jeri found each other. I am sure these were the best years of his life. He will be missed so much by so many. 

I work at Buffalo State College, a friend of Dr. Mark. 
The first time I met him in 1998 after I arrived in Buffalo. 
I invited him for a guest lecture at Buffalo State College. 
He told me that was his first visit to Buffalo State College. 
He always supported me for my academic works. 
He made a lot of contributions to the concepts of GIS. 
He is such a great person that we lost! 
Sincere condolence to the family members. 

Dr. Tao Tang


 I was so sorry to hear of David’s passing . He was a good friend of  my late husband . They shared football and hockey season tickets for years while they both worked at UB . He was also a fellow Canadian . 
A wonderful man.  He will be missed . RIP💕
Val  

I knew David when I was a PhD student at the University of Western Ontario and David was visiting at the University. He did a dry run of my dissertation presentation and gave valuable comments. That was in 1980 – 42 years ago! Since then, we saw and chatted with each other almost twice every year in professional meetings until he retired.  David had said that we saw our colleagues more often than our relatives.  We were indeed professional relatives. David was the main founder of University Consortium on GIS (UCGIS). He had contributed to GIScience and geography tremendously. He was a great mentor to his students and junior colleagues. I will miss his Chinese New Year wishes that he sent every year until he retired. His passing is a great loss to our professional community. He will be dearly missed.  

I have had the pleasure of knowing David for over 10 years. He and Aunt Jeri attended my wedding to Casey in July 2011. I learned afterwards that he had shared with my Mom his appreciation for the event details and his love for the Jaeger family. He had such a generous spirit.

Another family wedding brought us together in New Jersey. On an outing to the shore, a large group of us lunched together. Just as I recall wondering how the 10+ group was going to split the bill, I learn David had paid it in full!

Over the years there have been many more family visits, hearing of special travels and bird sitings. A recent special memory was a walk with my husband, Jeri and David at the San Joaquin Marsh Reserve in Irvine. Casey and I were excited to introduce David to this new location and we were proud he added 12 birds to his annual list. 

David will be missed dearly. With Love, Michelle Proulx

David was a sweet, gentle soul and beloved companion to my Aunt Jeri. He was always good for a thought provoking conversation about the intersection of people and the physical earth we inhabit, and the go to guy for bird identification when the need arose. He was also my soccer watching buddy when we happened to be visiting during World Cups or other tournaments. My family and I will miss him and are keeping Jeri and her family in our thoughts as they grieve their loss. Much love, 
Hannah, Matt, Lottie, and Milo

My sincerest condolences to David's family for their loss.  Like many at SUNY Buffalo I was advised by Dr. Mark as a graduate student he was a kind an thoughtful mentor and I will always be grateful for his tutelage  about Geographic Information and on the side about birds.

Remembering and honoring David's legacy of mentorship and support for so many geographers and geographic information scientists... 

Dr. Mark is a great scholar in geographic information science, and his work has profoundly influenced this field. He has also been very kind and supportive to young GIScience scholars, including myself. May he rest in peace. He will be deeply missed.

Dave was my PhD advisor and a good friend to my wife Barbara and myself. I will always remember our morning conversations on campus over coffee (good, bad, and awful) about his work, my work, and whatever programming projects we happened to be working on. His range of interests was so broad that he almost always found insights into problems I encountered in my research. I’m sure he had that effect on many other students and colleagues as well—his caring is what I will miss most. 

Dr. Mark has been very supportive to the founding and the development of the International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences (CPGIS), which is now the home of over 3000 Chinese students and scholars in the field of GIScience across 59 countries and regions. Dr. Mark is a giant in GIScience and has been a great mentor and friend to us.  A group photo was taken in the 25th anniversary of CPGIS at its birthplace - UB campus in 2017. We are so grateful for all the support from Dr. Mark.  He will be deeply missed. May his soul rest in peace.

This is such a devastating loss and you have my deepest, most sincerest condolences for peace and healing. I knew Dr. Mark as a colleague in his field of geographic information science, in which he made everlasting contributions. But truly, over the last few years, every time I enjoyed seeing a bird in my yard, I would think of Dr. Mark, given his love for bird-watching. May he rest now in blessed peace with the best of binoculars and beautiful birds.
-- Dawn Wright, Oregon State University and Esri

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Dr. David M. Mark

7 octobre 1947 – 24 septembre 2022

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