Mark will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

We are conscious that some people from the time when Mark was at the School may not be in contact with us and we would ask if you could pass on this information to those that you know.

As is the usual practice, we would like to place an obituary for Mark in the 2023-24 OI Journal and would be very grateful for any stories or memories you may wish to share which we could put together for the publication. Please address any contributions to me through oldipswichians@ipswich.school

Sally Webber
OI Chair

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In our early years together in the Prep School, Mark and I were close friends.
At “Subbuteo” he was always Ipswich Town and I was Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid.....Ipswich always won! He was a keen supporter of Town. He would run back to school from rugby at Top Field on home match Saturdays to change and rush down to Portman Road to get in at half-time. In his time at school he was a handy hockey player and he continued distance running...even when there wasn’t a football match to get to!
He was a natural on stage. As Michael Darling in the Prep School production of “Peter Pan”, through a succession of roles as we grew culminating in an unforgettable 6th Form Review appearance in a black ball gown – my mother in the audience to Mark’s mother sitting next to her “Who is that gorgeous girl in black?” She in reply “That’s my Mark!”
I remember a dry, deadpan wit – Mark was fun to be around.
He was quiet, thoughtful and studious in class. Insightful and happy to share his views - not least in our English Literature Critique “S” level studies with Dick Tucker where he excelled. He was a poet who went on to be published.
I am sorry not to have kept up with him and was surprised how affected I was learning of his passing.

Richard Harris (OI 1966-76)