Mark Elliott Furlane

Mark Elliott Furlane, age 73, passed away early in the morning of Thursday, April 27th, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Mark was born on August 2nd, 1949 in Joliet, Illinois to Francis Furlane and Tosca Cipriani. Mark graduated from Central College in Pella, Iowa in 1971, with degrees in Political Science and Mathematics, cum laude. Immediately following college, he entered the JAG Corps in the Marine Corps. While serving, he graduated from George Washington University School of Law in Washington D.C. in 1974. He also received his Master's in Business Administration from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago in 1982. Mark served his country for over 10 years (from 1971 - 1981) at which time he was honorably discharged as a Captain. During his time in the Corps, he served in Washington D.C., Iwakuni, Japan and at the Great Lakes Naval Air Station. Upon completion of his service, he joined Gardner Carton & Douglas (eventually acquired by Drinker Biddle & Reath) in Chicago, where he worked as a partner until 2017. There, he ran the pro bono program for 20 years. He served as the President of the Chicago chapter of the Federal Bar Association from 2014 - 2015. Mark was a member of the Pro Bono Advisory Committee for the Northern District of Illinois and was the Chairperson of the Labor and Employment Committee. He also served as President of the Erie Neighborhood House Board and served on the Board of the Center for Disability and Elder Law for many years. Since 2000, he was a pro bono lawyer for Thresholds, a mental health care non-profit organization. At the time of his death, he was Counsel at Berger, Newmark & Fenchel P.C.

Mark is survived by his beloved wife, Susan Keegan, along with his dear children, Gahan Anderson (Nathaniel) & Michael Furlane (Jessica Oswalt-Furlane) all of Baltimore, Maryland. He welcomed two grandchildren into the world in his final years - Elliott Anderson & Stella Anderson. He is also survived by his siblings, Laura Kasper (James), Debra Smagacz (Dennis, decd.) Scott Furlane (Mary Ann), & Joyce Appel (James), along with many dear nieces and nephews.

The deceased is preceded in death by his father, Francis Furlane & his mother, Tosca Furlane.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Thresholds (http://support.thresholds.org/site/Donation2?2181.donation=form1&df_id=2181&mfc_pref=T) and to the Center for Disability & Elder Law (https://www.cdelaw.org/in-memory-of-mark-furlane).

Visitation Friday, May 5th, from 9:30 a.m. until time of Funeral Mass, 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 708 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657. Interment Private.

Arrangements by Sullivan Funeral Home Hinsdale. 630-323-0275 or www.sullivanfuneralhomehinsdale.com.