Mark Christopher Fortin

SANFORD — Mark Christopher Fortin died at home in Sanford on July 25, 2011, after a long illness.

Mark was born on Nov. 7, 1968, in Falmouth, Mass., the son of Mary Elizabeth (Keay) and Dennis Napoleon Fortin.

Mark attended schools in Acton and Sanford.

He loved soccer, music and anything Irish.

In high school, Mark was goalkeeper for the varsity soccer team. In his twenties, he played in several rock bands in southern Maine, where he spent many happy hours performing with friends.

Mark will be remembered especially for his generosity and his enormous sense of humor. He will be mourned as a young man whose life ended far too early.

Mark was predeceased by his father, Dennis Fortin.

Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Mary and Robert Stackpole, of Sanford; his sister and brother-in-law, Nicole and Gary Strangman, and their three sons, Alec, Leo, and Conall, of Tewksbury, Mass.; his sister, Emily Stackpole, of Providence, R.I.; and his brother, Rory Stackpole, of Philadelphia, Pa.

Funeral services will be private.

Arrangements are under the direction of Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home in Springvale.

Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the York County Shelter Programs, Inc., P.O. Box 820, Alfred, Maine 04002.

To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit www.blackfuneralhomes.com