Mark Richard Siegel

Mark Richard Siegel, 54, of Mesa, AZ. died unexpectedly on November 12, 2003. A Buffalo, New York native, he graduated from Riverside High school. Mark was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Williams College and went on to earn a Master's Degree in Humanities from the University of Buffalo and PhD in English at the University of Arizona. As a faculty member of the University of Wyoming English Department, he participated in an exchange program with the University of Osaka, spending 18 months in Japan. He returned to Wyoming, where he became English Department Chairman. In 1986, Mark relocated to Mesa where he graduated from the ASU Law School. He became an accomplished Certified Litigator, while working for the law firms of Solomon, Relihan and Blake and later with Phillips and Associates. Mark had a passion for writing and was recently honored with the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award. He was a gifted athlete, excelling in both tennis and swimming and holds the Arizona State Master's Swimming Record in the 1200 yard Butterfly. He was a loving husband and father. Mark joins his sister Linda Susan and is survived by his soulmate and wife of 32 years Carole Drew; daughter Amanda and son Max; his parents Marvin and Joyce Siegel of Buffalo, N. Y.; brother Richard (Cindy) of Bemus Point N.Y.; and sister Marcie (Torrence) of Charlotte, N.C. . Mark we will miss your keen wit, frequent kindnesses and lust for life. The family will be receiving visitors at their Mesa home on Saturday and Sunday, November 15th and 16th, from 2PM-6PM. Donations in Mark's memory can be made to the American Foundation for AIDS Research, 120 Wall Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10005-3902.