"...I'm sure he's singing now!!"

To the Leon Clan from the Olive Clan,

I knew Mark for many years, even before he and Christine were married, and in all that time I have nothing but good thoughts and memories of a kind and generous man. I will never forget his beautiful smile, especially when he and Christine were dating and eventually married. It almost covered his whole face! ;-)

He had a beautiful tenor voice and I sang with him for many years under the direction of John Schroeder. I tried many times to recruit him for the New Hope Choir, but with his career and civic opportunities which he loved dearly, not to mention family and church responsibilities, he would always say, with that same big smile, “Maybe later.”

Well, later has come, and I’m sure he’s singing now!!

Celestine Olive

Music and Worship Director

New Hope Christian Fellowship