Excerpts from the Pasadena Star-News Guest Book

May 11, 2008
Dear Christine, David, Daniel, Diana and Mr. and Mrs. Leon & Family,

My heart goes out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

I met Mark 8 years ago at a neighborhood meeting at Pasadena Christian School. He shared with us that the city would start on making improvements to the streets so residents on wheelchairs would have an easier time to move along the streets. He impressed me and later we chatted a bit. Later on we would meet again while he served with the City of Pasadena Charter Task Reform and, again chatted with him on his thoughts to reform the public schools. Then, one day he knocked on my door to help him run for District 1, he wanted to make a difference being a councilmember. I was happy to help him.

After that, I was happy that he decided to Co-Chair the Parent & Community Engagement Committee which is a piece of the Reinvention Reform to help our local neighborhood high school, John Muir. We worked together for 3-1/2 months along a small group of parents and community members to present a plan to the Pasadena Unified School District to help Muir students and families. Mark care deeply and spent a lot of time to meet, staff, teachers and parents to hear their concerns. Mark was a remarkable man and touched many lives with his caring nature. We all going to miss him dearly but he will be with us in spirit and so we will move forward to work on helping the John Muir High School because that was our goal...

God bless his soul.
Sole Teramae (Pasadena, CA)


May 9, 2008
Mark Leon was a good man. We met on the campaign trail and I was really moved by his sincerity, his love for his family and his dedication to his public service for Pasadena. Mark set the standard as a role model for all fathers and public servants. I will miss seeing Mark at events around Pasadena.
Robin Salzer (Pasadena, CA)


May 8, 2008
A la Familia Leon,
Esposa hijos, hija y sobre todo a los padres.
Nosotros mi familia les hacemos llegar nuestras sinceras condolencias, sentimos muchisimo la gran perdida que tuvieron dentro de su familia. Personalmente lo recordare siempre al Sr. Leon, padre de mis estudiantes David y Daniel.
Amanda Vasquez Alcazar y Flia.
Amanda Vasquez Alcazar (Los Angeles, CA)


May 8, 2008
Mark was a good neighbor always concerned about the community he will be missed.
Janice Reeves (Pasadena, CA)