Mark Hardy

Mark Andrew Hardy, 49, of Burnet, Texas died peacefully at his home on April 18, 2011 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Mark was born at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas on March 30, 1962. He married Karen Culp in 1983 and they were blessed with a beautiful daughter, Sharon Hardy. He moved to Burnet in 1993 when he became the proprietor of Burnet Auto Salvage. He worked hard to build a successful business and was President of the Kolt line as well as an active board member of the Texas Automobile Recycling Association. Mark enjoyed remodeling homes, spending time with his dogs and anything related to Germany, where he lived for five happy years during his childhood.

Mark was preceded in death by his father, Roy Hardy. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Karen Hardy; daughter, Sharon Lynn Hardy; parents Janet and George Knapik of Austin; sister Janet Jones of Norman, Oklahoma; brother Phillip Hardy of Austin; sister Gail Hardy and her husband, Wes Short of Austin; and sister Lisa Hardy of Austin. He is also survived by several nieces and other family members.

The family wishes to thank Keith Nelson for keeping everything going for us at the shop during the past year; all their neighbors on “the hill” for everything they have done to help while we were away at MD Anderson. They would also like to thank the employees of the Texas Attorney General’s Office for the blood drive for Mark and for helping keep Karen afloat during this difficult time.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 21, at noon at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home in Marble Falls, Texas. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. after visitation. Interment will follow at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park. Pallbearers are Danny Arredondo, Mark Fish, Danny Grimes, Phillip Hardy, Pat Moran and Bruce Ormand.