Mark David Vann

Always in remembrance. A very nice guy.

What a man I think of him often!!To his family

Memories of Mark's passion, humanity and whit always stuck with me in a legendary way from the brief time I worked with him at Sonoma Mission Inn. He would always keep us grounded and smiling as he would run around shouting "this isn't ER kids", as he referred to us all. Am so sad for his being lost so young, during his prime, especially to those closest to him. Look forward if I'm privileged to seeing him brought back during that miraculous time when the Grave gives up all those whom we've...

Keeping the Vann family in my thoughts. With much aloha.
Lisa Shattuck- Kamuela

The news that Mark had passed hit me like a ton of bricks. This was a man that though we hadn't talked in many years, as he traveled the world in his culinary and life pursuits, mattered to me quite a bit. Every couple of years as I dealt with my own life stuff, I'd look him up, wondering "What is Mark up to, where is he now?" Due to his talent and innate personal qualities, which people wanted to write and talk about, I was able to get a feel for his recent activities, and was quietly...

Mark has always been and always be an inspiration for me, he took be under his wing at Sonoma Mission Inn, he asked me to help plan and have lunch with and to plan the meal for a guest chef dinner with Gary Danko (I oversalted the polenta, oops!)
Mark was always pulling us aside to show us different things to educate us.
How many Executive Chefs would wash your truck when you were't looking instead of taking the tires off and leaving it on cinder blocks (another story).
How many...

Mark never lost his thirst for fun and adventure. We will love and miss you always, my beautiful cousin. Sending love and healing to all who love him.

Dear Margret,
Hearing the news this evening, I am flooded with memories of my friendship with Mark and Myron and you. I am sending you my love and healing energy. Many thanks to Myron and you for sharing the treasure of Mark with us.