Marc Dekirmandjian

Well, Marc, it's been five difficult years you have been absent from our hearts. Love you and miss you lots. I know you're having Heavenly fun 'cause I know you knew how to have fun. Thinking of you and great memories a lot today. Gone too soon, Marc. Always in my memory and heart. Love. Cousin Annie.

I just learned of Mark’s passing in 2017. He was such a great person. We did a Freshman engineering project together at Marquette and he was such a blast to be around. He just made you feel at home. I cherish the time we spent inventing the battery heated glove with Eric Borkenhagen and Andy Bittman. We affectionately called him “Deko”. I am honored to have spent some time on this Earth with him. I will keep him in my prayers and I hope to see him again in the next life. May God hold you in the palm of his hand Deko!

What a beautiful, exceptionally written, touching obituary for another Angel who was called Home to Heaven.

Like everyone else I was shell shocked, dumfounded, shaken, and I still am in disbelief to hear such tragic, unfathomable news about my good cousin Marc's sudden passing...and way too soon. Thinking about him every day. Sadly we will see no more, live, that sweet, forever smile, easygoing wonderful personality, always laughing demeanor, from this young man except to be immortalized in pictures. I truly can't believe this. The whole thing seems just surreal. It goes beyond unthinkable!

I had just seen Marc two months prior when he came to his home town (Libertyville, IL) to visit for Father's Day and help his parents, Claude and Sharon, and we all sat and talked around the kitchen table all afternoon spending quality time. At the same time he was plugged into his laptop and always working and working hard. Little did we all know what next... Sadly, it was the last time I saw him. I am soooooo glad I went to visit family that day and got to see Marc. I miss him and wished to have spent more good times with him and was hoping to visit him in Austin one day soon.

In reading the posts I am not surprised that Marc was such a strong, positive, enriching influence on people's lives that he came into contact with including myself. He knew how to have fun and lived his life to the fullest and made huge, enviable accomplishments in his life in such a short time. We should all live by his example. And, I'll never forget--one of my fond memories of him--he saved my dog's life some years ago after I told him what the dog's problem was when I was at my wit's end and Marc made a simple, helpful, caring suggestion that worked. God bless him forever!

Claude and Sharon, know that you can be proud of Marc and can hold your heads up high that you raised a wonderful son and a good man to many. Andrea, you were blessed to have known an exceptional man like Marc. Stay strong all. Life is a gift. Life is too short no matter how long we have the privilege of being here. Let's all bond together, and take comfort in the warm memories of Marc and our family.

To the friends of Marc's who put together a wonderful memorial of the celebration of Marc's life like I've never seen before. Great slide show. Great job!

To all the lives Marc has touched, our loss, my sincere and deep heartfelt condolences.

Sincerely,

With love and sorely missed by your cousin,

Annie
Gurnee, IL

Marc,
we only talked business but I had the chance to know you and I consider myself lucky in having met you. I'll miss You... Enjoy your new life, I am sure you'll do.
My condolences to Dekirmandjian family.

Marc,

It was at Marquette University where I had the opportunity to meet you. I have fond memories of the times and challenges we shared there.

Thank you for your gift of friendship. You were then as you have continued to be throughout your life, a remarkable man that positively impacted peoples lives. Your humor, charm and sincerity touched people, inspired people and made them better. That is what I remember most.

Thank you my friend.

Dear Marc,

It was at Marquette University where I had the opportunity to meet you. I have fond memories of the times and challenges we shared there.

Thank you for your gift of friendship. You were then as you have continued to be throughout your life, a remarkable man that positively impacted peoples lives. Your humor, charm and sincerity touched people, inspired people and made them better. That is what I remember most.

Thank you my friend.

Marc will always be remembered as a fun loving human being. Enjoyed working with him for years. My condolences to Dekirmandjian family.

Dear Sharon and Claude,
I never met your son Marc but for me, his passing is a big loss. I would have loved to meet and get to know the man who inspired my niece, Andrea to follow her heart and her dreams. By all the posts I've been reading, he was an exceptional human being. He touched many people who are better for having known him.
May you find peace in knowing your son touched people who never met him with his love and generosity. I will always be grateful he gave Andrea the strength and determination to do what felt right and true for herself.
You must be exceptional parents to have raised such a wonderful son.
Sincerely,
Valerie Williams

Sharon & Claude, I'm so sorry for your loss. And Andrea, so very sorry. Marc was a great neighbor in Gurnee and a friend. I was just wondering how he was doing in Texas during the storms, and decided to look him up in FB. I was shocked to hear of his passing. I have not kept in touch since I moved to South Carolina. My prayers are with you. Patricia (Pat) Felak

Marc,
It's a real pleasure and honor to know you for the past decade via Dell.
You are such a genuine, fun, personal, patient , trust worthy , open minded and very kind gentleman.
Days before your passing, you continued to work relentlessly to bridge gaps between two giants and tried your very best as you always do to reach win win situation. Thank you!
Dell community appreciates your great support and endeavor in every aspects, you have made our joint work more pleasant with excellent communication and execution. You are the one that we can reply on and one of the kind!
Your sincere smile and positive attitude toward life will always be with us.

Dear Mr. and Mrs.Dekirmandjian, you raise such a fine and amazing man. Marc brings us so much joy/joint achievement and positively impacts many of us here in Texas! Thank you!

What a special person... good friend, colleague, human.

Dear Mr and Mrs Dekirmandjian, my thoughts and prayers are with you during this heart breaking time. I worked with Marc for many years at TDK, and then was fortunate to spend some time with him again, when I moved to Austin. He was a wonderful man and a great friend to all!! Always smiling, always kind!! Marc will be truly missed. God Bless

Sincere condolences to Marc's parents.

It has been a priviledge having met, worked, laughed with Marc.

Our office will not be the same without him.

Marc, you were a great friend and partner to work with. I'm grateful to have your support. Thank you for always using your big laugh and funny metaphor to cheer me up. There are great memories with you visiting Austin, and we had lots of fun time when took you around Taipei.
I will always remember your kindness, your charming smile, and will miss you greatly.

My thoughts and deepest condolences to Marc's family.

I feel very fortunate to have known Marc and to have shared work and social time together. Marc always saw the positive in every situation - He was FUN to be with! I will remember him in my heart forever.

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Dekirmandjian,
Marc was a great friend and had such a wonderful and easy nature about him. I'm deeply saddened to learn of his passing. I was his classmate through all the years at Oak Grove elementary school and through highschool. His humor, smile, and genuine kindness were always present. I pray you find comfort through all the friends and family that surround you. With love and sympathy, Debbie

I can't believe Marc is no longer with us. He had an amazing energy about him regardless of the challenge thrown his way. Marc was always a pleasure to work with on any program from the mundane to the "Hmmmm, not sure how to attack this..." He will be missed by many.
My heart goes out to his family and close friends who were blessed with knowing him even better than I did.

Marc: I am so grateful that I had the chance to be a friend and colleague of yours. You will be missed. Thanks for always making me laugh, and for introducing me to Durty Nellies many years ago. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Few were quicker to smile and even fewer brought more positive energy into a room. Roommates in college, we had not connected in many years. I wish we had.

I had the pleasure to work with Marc in the ST Austin office back in 2006-2009. I really appreciated Marc's sense of humor and kindness. He was a very nice person and will not be forgotten

Marc: We will never forget the times we all had on Eagles Nest Lake when we were kids, and the great times fishing and having a few at the cabin on Lake Vermillion. Just the thought of you being reunited with Brett and Grandma and Grandpa will hopefully help the healing for your family and many friends. Like you always said with it was time to go home, "so long brutha"
Your cousins to the north - Kevin, Jeff & John

Marc,

We tore it up buddy, from Chicago to Denver to Austin.

Marc and me, ATV trip, Vail, CO 2002.

Love ya, buddy.

Marc my friend, you are without a doubt one of the best people I've ever met. Always a smile. Always a laugh. I've known you for more than 20 years now, your loss is a huge one for us all. Bless your family with the knowledge that you did them proud. Miss ya buddy.

Mr. & Mrs. Dekirmandjian, my deepest condolences to your loss! I met Marc when we were peer at TDK in 2000. Marc was so full of life and fun to be with. I am shocked that Marc left this world so young so suddenly. I am sad that I will not have the chance to see him & his smile again in this life.
As Marc now enters into the eternal life and to be with Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ & Holy Spirit;
May Our God comfort you and His Words strengthen you at this special moment, as we mourn the lost of Marc. Our thoughts & prayers are with you.
Marc - It has been an honor to know you and to have you as a friend! You will be forever missed, till we meet again someday!

To Marc's parents ~ my heart breaks with and for you. I am so grateful to have known and worked with Marc. Words cannot express the deep sense of loss for such an outstanding human being. He was smart, funny, infectious.
Rest in peace dear Marc. The world is a better place for you being here, even such a short time.

I am so sad about Marc's passing. My thoughts, prayers, and deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. I shall very much miss Marc's engaging personality and cheerful nature. May God bless you Marc, rest in peace.

My sincere condolences to Dekirmandjian family. I am very sorry for your loss.

Such a big part of my life. Cub Scout projects, trick-or-treating, learning to ride the horses bareback, building forts in the woods, rowdy sleep-overs, lab partners getting into trouble, massive snowball fights and childhood summers that seemed to last forever.
Thank you both for bringing him into this world. He will be missed greatly.

First, my heartfelt condolences to Mr. and Mrs. Dekirmandjian and Andrea. I was blessed to have Marc as my next door neighbor, friend, and as others have called him..like a brother for 11 years. The words neighbor and neighborly should have Marc's picture next to it in the dictionary. He was always offering to help me, looked out for my house, would find a way to assist even if he was busy. Good conversations and lots of laughter. Would text me from all over the world to check on his "babies" (his fish). It is so hard to look out my window and know I won't see him bounding out the door. Rest in peace Marc, you truly brought a lot of joy to this world.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dekirmandjian,
We are deeply saddened to hear of this news of Marc's passing. It all seems too surreal to even be writing this message as I still feel at a loss of words. Having known Marc since he was a youngster, he was a great friend and person to all who knew him and always brought a smile and a laugh to everyone he was around. We had many great times together which will always be memorable and cherished. Marc will be greatly missed, but never forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers are with you both at this time of sorrow.

~ Rob and Lina Klein, Grayslake, Illinois

What a great loss at such an early age. I worked with Marc many years, and I emphasize "with" because he was always a team member not just a supplier, and worked hard to help us succeed. He will be greatly missed. My sincerest prayers and condolences to his family.

Sparky, you will be missed forever. Such a shock. I miss your voice
, your never ending smile, the fun times, so many positive feelings you brought to all of us. Our prayers go out to your family. Rest is peace my friend. Tom

Hey, City Kid, I believe you are now up there with many awesome people we all knew and loved. Please give them hugs from me. Those of us left down here will take good care of your Mom and Dad. You will be fondly remembered and greatly missed....

"Brutha, I got you covered" was the last email from you to me on 8/18/17. Marc, you lived your life to these words. I will miss and cherish the conversations we had on politics, sports, life and many others. The afternoon foosball game at work has a permanent void now.

We have made arrangements for Marc's celebration of life event for Monday August 28th at 5pm in Austin. The location is Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon http://thelittlelonghornsaloon.com/public_html_new/. Marc was a regular at Ginny's and everyone there knows him. We think this would have been his preference to have us at Ginny's to share stories and have a beer in his memory. For those who cannot travel, there will also be a gathering in Chicago, more details on that to follow. Please post favorite photos of Marc DeKirmandjian so we can build a slideshow to view on the TVs inside of Ginny's.

Marc, I remember your smile always.

My sincere condolences to Mr and Mrs. Dekirmandjian and Andrea.
I worked in the ST Austin office with Marc back in 2006 and he was always a great colleague to work with. He had such a great sense of humor and was always ready to make you smile. We kept in touch during the past years and he came to visit CO this past June and it was a great reunion with several ST colleagues. I will keep you all in my prayers during this very tough time. Too young too soon

What a terrible loss. Words can't express my sincere condolences at this time. Marc was so full of life and so much fun to be around. We tried to see him whenever he was in town. Last October I finally made it to Austin to see his place where he took me out on his boat. I will always remember his smile and friendship.

I am terribly sorry for your loss. Marc was a great guy. I met him & Grant at the Heather Ridge golf club about 15 yrs ago and had many fun times. Always a huge smile on his face.
May Marc rest in peace. May you find comfort and support in family and friends.

Marc will be missed but never forgotten. He touched so many with his kindness, honesty, and that infectious smile.

Dear Claude and Sharon,
Our deepest condolences on the loss of your son Marc. May your beautiful memories sustain and bring comfort to you during this difficult time.
The Ghobrial family,

Dear Sharon & Claude,
We are heartbroken to hear of the death of Marc and words seem inadequate to express our sorrow. We are so happy for the time we spent with him in Punta Cana and will cherish the memories and photos we have. He was an amazing person and know why you were so proud of him. May you find peace, comfort and healing as you remember him.

Dear Claude and Sharon.
Our deepest condolences on the loss of your son Marc. May your beautiful memories sustain and bring comfort to you during this difficult time...
The Ghobrial family.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dekirmandjian. While I never had the opportunity to meet you, I did work with Marc for many years at TDK. I know your hearts must be breaking. Please know that Marc was always the guy who made us all laugh, and now cry. He touched all who knew him. He will be terribly missed.

Dear Claude and Sharon,
We are just so broken. It is hard to find any words of consolation when your closest of friends lose a son such as Marc. We know he gave you so much joy in life and your visits to Texas were as special as could be. Marc will be sorely missed by all who knew him and loved him. Grief is not a passing thing....we will be here for you if you ever need us. Words just cannot express our sadness.
Bill and Cindy

Sharon and Claude,
I am so sad about Marc's passing. But I am also glad that we got to meet again for Ryan's wedding. He was so full of life and we had a wonderful time. He will be greatly missed. I have you both in my prayers and may God be with you in this time of sorrow.

Mom & Dad
There is a special gift in life that some of us receive;
It's not a fancy car or house or a brilliant jewel to wear;
No, that very special thing is a person, near and dear,
Someone we call "brother", the greatest gift of all`
I'm going to miss you my Brother

Dear Claude and Sharon. I was stunned and saddened to hear about Marc. I've been thinking of all the great times we had together growing up. He was the first friend I made when I moved to Libertyville. I am so sorry to hear about this.

Dear Claude & Sharon. So very sorry for Marc's passing. We will always cherish the great times we had when we got together. He was so much fun to be with. He was the life of the party. May he rest in peace. Stay strong. We are here for you.
With love...
Max, Mary, Sylvia, & Lisa