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Mark Botkin Obituary
55, of Mesa Arizona, passed away June 22nd. He is survived by his two daughters Lt. Col. Malina Dubbs (SFC. Jason Dubbs); and Amanda Steward (Brad Steward); his mother, Nora Painter, his siblings Tawanna Blakely; Ret. MSgt Clay and Teri Botkin; and Scott Botkin, , and most importantly his two granddaughters Alexis Dubbs and Katie Dubbs. He honorable served his country for over 20 years in the Air National Guard; retiring with distinction as a Senior Master Sargent. Mark will be remembered for the love he shared with his family, who were also his friends, and his friends, who became part of his family. We send Mark off on the eternal bus ride with a Memorial Service at Bunker University Chapel, 3529 E University Dr., Mesa, AZ, on Friday June, 27 2014 at 2pm. In lieu of flowers donations to a charity you feel deserving would be appreciated.
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Brian Carpenter
June 27, 2014
Mark touched many lives across the state as he worked with the State Communications Vehicles. He was more than willing to help and went well above the call of duty to help us with whatever he could do to help.. He will be missed greatly missed by all the Toad crews...Especially Toad 4 Navajo County
J. Sanchez
June 27, 2014
Rest in peace Mark. You will be missed!
Kenneth Douglas
June 26, 2014
My condolences to the family. I served with Mark In the 107th ACS. Always helpful, always faithful, always with a smile. Rest in peace!
John Steward
June 26, 2014
My thoughts and prayers are with you, so sorry for your loss.
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John Steward
June 26, 2014
So sorry for your loss, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Glade Jarman
June 26, 2014
My sympathies to Mark's family. I had the privilege of working with Mark over the past year and enjoyed his company very much. He often spoke of his family and how proud he was of them. Mark will be missed.
Andrew Chabra
June 26, 2014
I knew Mark from our service in the 107th Air Control Sq., Arizona Air National Guard. I was stunned to hear about his passing.
Rest in Peace Brother.
Karen Allen
June 26, 2014
I was very saddened to hear of Mark's passing and send my condolences to his family. I thoroughly enjoyed being around him, hearing his stories and how candid he was. I had the good fortune to work with Mark on several projects over the last two years. We were both so proud of the written and video SOPs that were created for the Toads (communications vehicles) across the state. The team laughed while watching his expressions during the project – no rolling of the eyes during filming ? He will be remembered fondly by those that watch the videos in the future. Mark jumped into projects with both feet and was a pleasure to work with. He cared so much about all that he was responsible for, had great integrity and did all that he could to make sure things were done well. I am so glad he was able to go to the Colorado meetings with our team so we were able to spend more time with him recently.
I met Malina at the National Guard facility earlier this year when we were doing a communications exercise. It was obvious how proud of you he was by how he spoke of you, and that he would work you into conversations about the base. He was so excited to introduce you to all of us this year – his smile was ear to ear while he was around you! He also spoke lovingly of his granddaughters. I will miss seeing his smile and hope your memories bring smiles to you during this difficult time.
From the Staff of Bunker Family Funeral Homes
June 25, 2014
We wish to extend our deepest sympathies at this difficult time.
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