MARCUS NEWTON "MARK" ALMON

MARCUS 'MARK" NEWTON ALMON, 74, born March 24, 1936 and entered into eternal rest August 31, 2010.Mark loved God, family, and his work. After serving in the US Air Force, Mark worked for National Supply, General Electric, and Wells Machine, and then began his own business, Compressor Pump and Engine in Casper, Wyoming. National Supply purchased CP&E in 1978, and Mark was again in their employ. In 1979, Mark moved to Northern Ireland where he opened a Well Control Valve Manufacturing Facility. He spent two years building that branch of National Supply and then returned to the Houston Area to lead the Mobile Rigs Project for National Supply. In 1984, Mark repurchased CP&E from National Supply and returned to Wyoming. In 1997, Mark sold CP&E to Kinder Morgan. After a brief retirement, he purchased Hyper Products and Mark continued his career as a Project Manager. During this time, Mark opened two facilities for Cook in Colorado.Mark returned to the Houston Area in January 2010 with hopes of finding new locations for Cook. The family would like to express our deep appreciation to the Cook family and many others for all the support we have received and the consideration given to Mark during this difficult time. Left to cherish his memories: loving wife of 31 years, Maureen Almon; children: Price Almon, Kathy Lewey and husband Robert, Sherrell Cothran, Russell Almon and wife Carla, Katherine Allison; grandchildren: Laura, Lacey and David Lewey, Jared and Sharon Almon, Christian and Alex Scherf; brother-in-law, Bob Matthews, along with numerous other loving family and friends. Visitation will be Thurs., Sept., 2nd from 6-8PM.Funeral Services will be 12:30PM, Fri., Sept. 3rd. Both services will be held at Brookside Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Brookside Memorial Park.