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Mark BATY Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 11, 2014.

BATY - Mark M. of Lindenhurst caught his last wave to Heaven on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Our hearts are broken as he was the "Captain" of the family, JoAnn's husband and best friend of 41 years, AMAZING father to their children Corey, Mallory & Kyle, and his daughter-in-law Megan. Mark was the most specialGrampa to Julia (his first mate) and Emma (Bubbles) Baty. He was loved beyond words and will be missed everyday of our lives. Family will be receiving friends to celebrate his life at Lindenhurst Funeral Home, 425 South Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst on Thursday, June 12, 2-4 & 7-9:30pm. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, June 14 at 9:00am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help RC Church, Lindenhurst. Family requests you wear bright & happy colors as we celebrate Mark's unique and special life.

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July 12, 2025

Meet our new Grandson Mark. Mallory had a son. His name is Reed Joseph Colin 7 lbs 7" born at 1:11 on 7/12. He has your chin and Mallory´s nose. Please watch over him as he grows. Wish you were here but I am confident that already met him in heaven. Sending love

June 10, 2024

How are you gone for us for 10 Years? It's not fair. We miss you so much. Here is your beautiful legacy. You and I did good. I miss you so much. Love forever, Jo xoxoxo

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May 15, 2024

Sorry it has been so long since my last post but things have been quite busy here on earth with the kids. I guess that's why you have been visiting me in dreams the past few weeks. I miss you, I hope you know that. I am going to share some pictures for you as our beautiful, smart, funny, granddaughter Julia Rose (your first mate as you called her) has graduated not only from high school (tomorrow night) but also Cape Fear Community College last Friday with an Associates Degree in Science. She is only 17. What an accomplishment. We did good Mark in building our family. We did real good. So much more to share but it will be in another post. Till then....please keep watching over us. We need you to pull some strings up there and make everyone healthy, happy and secure. xoxoxoxo

July 10, 2023

Miss you

July 2, 2023

So on June 30, 1979 you and I were married and stayed that way for "almost" 35 years....you left 20 days before we were to celebrate that milestone. Now we rush forward and we would have been married 44 years. What would life have been like? What would we be like? So much has changed in these past 9 years. I know that you sent us Shane - your baby boy Kyle's baby boy who turned 5 years old on the 30th. I know you sent him to us on this day because we always celebrated our anniversary and you didn't want this to be a sad day - so you gave us this magical blessed little boy. He has your name - he is Shane Markus and he is just like Kyle and you - very mechanical. He loves to take things apart like his bed LOL but he is so sweet and kind. I know you know this. We miss you Mark but also know you are watching over us. Please tell my Mom I promise to deliver if you all will allow this next special surprise to happen. I will pray. Happy Heavenly Anniversary babe. Love you always. xoxoxo

June 10, 2023

Well Babe you are now gone 9 years, 3285 days. Wow. When I spoke with Corey he said "has it been 8 years" and I said "no 9" and he said "Damn....that long? That's crazy stuff!" (So Corey) and I said "Yes and 2 humans ago..." I told Corey that you sent him and Kyle Jack and Shane. We laughed and he said "yup we put the stem on the apple..." We laughed and he told me that Megan is scared for life from when you said that.. We laughed again. We now laugh about our stories of our life with you. We try not to cry or think of the sadness of you being gone but rather gratefulness that you were here and you were ours. We miss you, we still and always will love you. Please keep our babies healthy Mark because they are all struggling health wise. The world is a crazy place right now - keep us all safe please. We live each day trying to do the best we can. Peace, love and light Mark. Hope you are still catching some amazing waves up there. xoxoxo

Jo xoxoxo

December 25, 2022

Merry Christmas 2022 - our 8th without our Santa. Our beautiful family continues to grow up in spite of me wanting them to all stay little. I told Corey today if I could just step back in time for a minute or two on each of our past Christmases I would treasure that. You and I gave them spectacular Christmases and I'm so proud of us for that. You were truly my (Our) Santa. Thank you for giving me the best present this year with blocking John from joining you up there in heaven. Today I wore the Snow baby pin you gave me and Corey noticed it. He knew why. I just needed a piece of you here with me. They gave me the most beautiful necklace - it's a 4-leaf clover with the birthstones of each of our Grandchildren - Julia, Emma, Jack and Shane. It's beautiful and I will treasure it always. So Merry Christmas in Heaven - please tell God, all the angels, St. Ludovico and all of our relatives thank you for prayers answered this year. I will not let them down. Love you forever.

December 1, 2022

Well Thanksgiving has come and gone and I'm now just getting to sending you a Happy Thanksgiving message. This one was a wild one.... We WERE going to have 10 people here to celebrate a very grateful Thanksgiving. Mallory went up north to be with Joe's family in NJ and Kyle was with Chelsea and Shane still on Long Island. Really look forward to a day where maybe we can all be together again. But we did plan...Both of John's children and his Ex-wife along with Corey, Megs, Julia, Emma & Jack were set to come here... and then it began. Corey became very ill - thinking it was gallbladder but it turned out to be an "Extreme" Flu and he was hospitalized for a night... needless to say No Corey and family here. I sent food over to them because we had a 22 pound turkey and all the fixings. Then on the day before Thanksgiving Grace came down with the flu so her and Madeline were out. It ended up being John, Louis & I. It was a very pleasant Thanksgiving - but certainly not as large as we thought it would be. That's right Life is all about Handling Plan B. Oh how I wish we could have Thanksgiving with you once again also. So many turkeys, so many parades, so many memories. Mostly awesome but you did have one where you spent the night in jail on a DWI and I had to go get you Thanksgiving morning from the courthouse. Oh Mark, what a life we had. I hope that you spent Thanksgiving with all of our family members that are not here. We miss you and will always always love you. Now onto Christmas. xoxoxo

November 12, 2022

Happy Heavenly Birthday Babe - Your 9th in Heaven. Oh how we would celebrate your birthdays here on earth. You absolutely LOVED your birthday and that always made me laugh....but now maybe I understand it more. You celebrated being alive, being with your friends and family - being.... I hope that Heaven provides great birthday celebrations and that your soul is celebrating on high....literally. We miss you, we love you, we wish you were here - but we know that you are surrounding us. We feel you. Please keep watching over all of us as we need you. We will love you forever and miss you each and every day. Family is forever and boy how we know that now more than ever! xoxoxo

August 14, 2022

Our boys and their beautiful families. xoxoxo

June 10, 2022

8 years, 2,920 Days, 70,080 Hours, 4,204,800 minutes without you here with us. We miss you. We know you are with us though as you make us aware of your presence often. In fact, on Wednesday 6/8 you sent Allison Verde a whiff of me while she was walking at the ocean. She looked around and no one was there so she just smiled at the ocean. I had just posted a photo of you on Facebook and she hadn't seen it yet. She messaged me an OMG! These moments where you let us know you are still with us mean everything to us.

So much has happened in these 8 years... some so good, some not so much. Your family continues to grow forward in love. Our Grandbabies show us that all the time.... Julia is going to be 16 in 3 days, Jack turned 5 this year and going to Kindergarten in the Fall, Shane is going school every day loving it and is going to be 4 on 6/30th which is our 43rd anniversary, and Emma is 11 and going to Middle School next year! Continue to watch over us, guiding us and protecting us. And thank you for answering my prayers about John. Love you forever xoxoxo

MaryBeth Andersen

May 29, 2022

I was so sorry to read that a friend I knew from the 70's had passed. He was a good person! I am sending a photo I have of him to you. My email is [email protected] if you would like to contact me.

May 24, 2022

Mark thank you, thank you, thank you! I know you and all of John & our heavenly family members, as well Saint Ludivico and the healing angels, the spirit of light and the Lord helped John through this most horrific and challenging health issue. He is back home - weak but healing slowly. He was surrounded by love in the hospital but also from the heavens above and I know deep in my heart you helped to orchestra this! Thank you also for giving me the strength myself to survive the stress of all of this. I had to be strong because our children and grand babies still need me here. You would be so proud of how much support Corey, Mallory & Kyle gave me during all of this. Missing you every day as we approach our 8th anniversary of your leaving us. Love to you forever... xoxoxo

February 22, 2022

Mark I need you to help us to get a "W" for John. Please don't let him come to heaven make him stay here with us on earth. Please surround him with the healing angels and with the Lord. Please ask everyone up there to heal him. I cannot lose him. Please

January 1, 2022

Happy New Year in heaven Mark. This is our 8th year without you. Knowing you you´re partying with Betty White who passed New Year´s Eve morning. Please please help us all as the struggles to strive are real. We love and miss you always.

December 25, 2021

Well it's Christmas #8 without you here on earth with us. So much has changed yet our love for you has not. We talk about you often mostly with funny stories and heartfelt memories. I personally have to thank you for the amazing Christmases that we had together as a family. You always made it special and were the most amazing gift giver ever. This year your grandkids all had many laughs and I still can't get over how old they are getting. Julia is now 15, Emma is 10, Jack will be 5 next month and Shane is 3. We miss you and love you and wish you the merriest of heavenly Christmases and please watch over us in 2022. Please make it easier for us all. Love forever.

November 13, 2021

Happy birthday Babe,

I'm so sorry I missed sending you this birthday message yesterday but the day wasn't going great and it got ahead of me and before you know it it was over.

This would have been your 70th... I posted your picture on Facebook and many people sent you a happy birthday message.

Just to think I met you just before your 22nd birthday and fast forward to now your 70th???

I hope you rocked the heavens celebrating and I thank you for all the good things that happened this week that I'm sure you had a part in making happen.

We love and miss you very much. xoxox Always

Your Jo

June 30, 2021

June 30th 1979 - 42 years ago we became Mr. & Mrs. The theme was "It's About Time" hahaha our friends made a poster for the back of our 4 wheel drive truck that was our limo. Fast forward to 2019 and our baby Kyle and his Chelsea had our grandson Shane Markus. Today we celebrate Shane's 3rd birthday. Time is going by too quickly. We celebrate life, we celebrate you, we celebrate family. Keep watching over us Mark we need your heavenly blessings. Love & Miss you as always. xoxoxo

June 24, 2021

Look who turned 15 on 6/13/21... Can you believe that our Julia Bulia - your 1st Mate - the one that bestowed upon you and the pleasure of becoming a Grampa & Annma for the 1st time. She is beautiful inside and out...please protect them all Mark. They are treasures to this world.

Your Jo

June 22, 2021

So here we are - June 10th came and so did Father's Day and even though I didn't post anything here it does not mean for a minute that these two dates went unnoticed. We miss you. That's it - no matter how much time goes by it is still hard to believe or accept that you are gone. So many people send you love Mark. Corey called Joel on his birthday (June 16th) and I think Corey was finally able to let it out a little bit. He and Joel both spoke of you, cried for you and laughed about your life. Kyle sweet as always set flowers on your grave for us - and we of course spoke of how much love we have for you. And Mallory and I went out to lunch and it was a good day - shared some happy memories and thankfully no tears. You were a blessing to us all and we will love you forever. Rest well love. Always xoxoxo

Your Jo

June 8, 2021

7 years ago today you began your journey..... not one single day are you not thought of, remembered, spoken of and loved. May you be in peaceful waves in heaven. We carry you with us in our hearts always and forever

January 14, 2021

Mark I need you now more than ever before. Please gather our Angels and help me. Our house, our home, the place that held so many memories has now caused me to be indebted to the government for taxes well more than I can ever pay. I've used all the money I had to get this far with paying it but there is nothing left. Please help me to get out of this. Send a miracle because I need one.

Julia, Emma & Jack<br />Christmas 2020

December 31, 2020

3 of Your 4 Grandbabies

December 31, 2020

I would read this every Christmas Eve to our kids. Do you still hear the bell?

December 31, 2020

So today is New Years Eve 2020. Wow has this one been a doozy. I think everyone in the WORLD is happy this year will be over. So much sadness, sickness, alienation from your loved ones, so much to worry about. Will someone I love get the Coronavirus? How can we protect each other? You would have hated this time. But now onto a new fresh start with the New Year. So as you are all partying up in Heaven can you please please make sure 2021 is an awesome one for all of us.... free from pain and sickness, free from the worries about money, free from the worries and onto the joy of life. Moving on without you has been a challenge for all of us. Not a day goes by that I don't think about you or speak of you. I will never forget you and neither will Corey, Mallory, Kyle, Megan, Julia, Emma or Chelsea. And I know that neither will Jack or Shane because you met them before they came to earth. But please Mark, take care of their hearts. Let them feel your presence to comfort them. They need it and I just can't seem to provide it enough for both of us. I will love you forever - know that and so will your family. Rest easy Angel - and Happy New Year.

December 25, 2020

Merry Christmas to our Heavenly Angel. Well this Christmas is sure one for the record books. 2020 has been so challenging and no one really has the Christmas spirit. We are all trying to keep the Baty Family traditions going with Christmas PJ's and cookies and breakfast pie and remembering all the crazy fun filled Christmases we had with you. The longer you are gone the stronger the memories are of you and I am beyond grateful for that. You were the true meaning of Christmas and Santa. Way too many presents way too many decorations but certainly grateful for the amount of love these represented. Kyle tried to get down to us but Covid kept him up North, Corey & Megs and family tried to go up North, but Covid kept them from doing that and Joe had to stay in Florida and encouraged her to go and be with him. But you it's you we miss having you here with us. We miss you Santa. Love to you always, Your family xoxoxoxoxo

November 27, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving to our favorite Turkey. This is now the 7th Thanksgiving without you and it still seems wrong and I think always will. I thank you and am grateful for the many many Thanksgivings we had together. Sometimes it snowed most times it did not. You would get up with me and put the turkey in the oven after you tented it perfectly. This year we ate the same traditional food but not together because of this Corona virus. Always in our hearts and thoughts every day. I hope the turkey was moist in heaven and that the ""Trickellafete" did not get you too much. Love always your grateful family. xoxoxo

November 12, 2020

Happy 69th Birthday to our very own "Goofy" - you were our man! How is it possible that your are celebrating your 7th birthday in heaven without us? We celebrated your birthday in some many places... Disney where you had dinner and Goofy came by to wish you a happy birthday, in Vail where we got to give the kids a taste of snow in the form of a blizzard - boy did it snow!!! A surprise birthday upstairs in our unfinished bedroom where Joel was the first person to sleep up there - although it was on a pile of sheetrock without heat! And how about me bringing Mallory home as your present for your 60th birthday as a surprise? You should be here to be celebrating with us!!!! BUT in true form of you - you made yourself be here. Mallory had a very tough decision to make today and did so on your birthday which she acknowledged. And then a "birthday" greeting came to her email for the first time every from a car dealership wishing you a happy birthday. Thank you for sending her that message. She misses you so much! As do we all. Happy heavenly birthday to my man. We love you and miss you so much. Life moves on for all of us but we are missing a very big piece of it with you not being here. Love to you always and forever. xoxox

October 25, 2020

So it's been a bit since I last sent you a message. Been trying to hold it together amidst all this Covid stuff and political BS. I need you to send me some help though Mark - the house strikes again and has sent me into a desperate situation financially. Please it's time to send me some help in the form of financial aid. I have helped the kids and now I need it. Please Mark don't desert me. Send the angels to surround me and help me through this so I can live the rest of the life I have left being a little more comfortable and a lot less desperate. As always you are missed every day and I see you in my dreams almost nightly. Help! Love to you.

July 6, 2020

June 30, 2020

Today holds a double meaning now. It would have been our 41st anniversary (sad) and Shanes 2nd birthday (happy) ! Covid19 has kept us apart from Shane & Kyle & Chelsea (so sad). Watch over us Mark its scary down here and our Grandbabies are just beginning their lives. Love to you always. xoxoxo

June 11, 2020

So everyone made it through the day with more smiles than tears. I just couldn't write something to you yesterday because this day is so painful for my heart. I know you didn't want to go but you left me alone to handle the broken hearts of our children and it's too hard, too exhausting and something I simply cannot fix. I try to believe me I try. The peace in my heart came in multiple ways though.... Mallory seemed much better - Joe was home and I gave her a token of your love - a simple bracelet with a daisy on it. Corey said it was a good day and not what he thought it would be. A better day remembering you with smiles not tears. Kyle went to your grave and placed flowers there for us and an Anchor balloon - how appropriate. As always he is the one that completed the circle of our family and in many ways keeps this circle together. And Shane - sweet little Shane was waving to you up the stairs. (I know it was you - you always hung out up the stairs listening to the family laugh downstairs.How many times did I just ask you to come down and join us?) And I made a video for Julia for her 8th Grade graduation which cannot be celebrated because of the Pandemic. It had pictures of everyone one in our family and Meg's family. Everyone loved it - she has grown up so much. You must be very proud of her. So now we move forward to entering the 7th year without you. I want us all to remember you with love and happy memories - no more just thinking about that you died. It's not healthy for any of us and certainly not the way you should be remembered. Love to you as always. Keep watching over our little family please. xoxoxo

June 8, 2020

6 years ago..... life changed as we knew it. One minute you and I were eating a sandwich sitting on the beach at Hemlocks watching Julia play in sand with you reflecting on how she brought memories back to you of Mallory. Such a sweet moment... and then life changed. We often talk about if someone had the opportunity to pick the place they wanted to be where their life would end this would be the place that you would choose... so you did. I know you didn't want to go but it was your time. If I were to tell you that everyone is ok that would be a lie. Your kids miss you so much, we all do. I try so hard to get them to a peaceful place.. but it is so hard. I just told Mallory that there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of you, speak of you, remember you. So this I promise you - you will NEVER be forgotten. Please watch over us and bring peace to their hearts. Life is so different for us all without you, but memories give us comfort. Thank you for giving us the life we had together - all the good and the bad. The family we built together will keep us all together because I know that is what you would want. Give a hug and kiss to our heaven family and I will kiss your earthly family. xoxoxo Forever

May 25, 2020

Memorial Day 2020 - a somber day as we reflect upon those that served and gave their lives. My Dad was in the second wave on the beach in Normandy. Such a rebel. When we first met you and I would go camping in Montauk with so many friends. Memories. While you did not serve in the military you were one of the most patriotic people I ever met. We are so proud of you for that. The Pandemic is still wreaking havoc here on Earth. We are 11 weeks in. Wow. Missing you as always. Keep watching over us. We are missing you almost 6 years now. How is that possible? Love as always... your family will never forget you. xoxo

Our beautiful Jack William

April 23, 2020

Our beautiful Shane Markus

April 23, 2020

April 12, 2020

Happy Easter to our family's Captain. Missing you in our daily life every day but continue to carry you with us in our hearts. We are in the midst of a Pandemic here on Earth with the Coronavirus reeking havoc with so many lives lost. Please keep our family safe. The bandannas you bought me 6 years ago in my Easter basket are coming in handy as a face mask. Certainly not what is was intended for but certainly appreciated back then and now. Love forever... your family xoxoxo

Your girl

March 13, 2020

Today is our beautiful baby girls 35th birthday. Time just keeps flying by and yet stands still at times. I replay when Mallory was born and for a fleeting few hours you told everyone her name was Ashley Lynn. When you came back to the hospital I said nope it's Mallory Blythe. And she is 100% our Mallory Blythe. She is strong and sensitive, beautiful and witty, kind and loving. She is the best and worst of both of us. Thank you thank you thank you for giving me the best birthday present ever in her and for our amazing 2 boys Corey and Kyle. We did good Mark, we did real good. Miss you and love you every day. As long as we live, you will live on thru me, them and our beautiful grand babies Julia, Emma, Jack and Shane. Keep watching over us. Love forever. xoxoxo

December 31, 2019

Happy New Year's Eve 2019..... 2020 here we come.
Spent many many New Years together didn't we? Downstairs in the basement on Bayview Ave then Granada Parkway. Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel concerts. Some with sick babies and some just playing in the snow. Sadly this is our 7th here without you. Please send blessings this year to our babies and there's. They miss you so. Love to you Mark always. Happy Heavenly New Year. xoxoxo

December 26, 2019

Well Merry Christmas a day late. I'm so sorry but the chaos of the kids and Grandbabies got ahead of me so I failed to wish you a Merry BUT that did not mean you were not thought of or spoken of because you always are. I gave Corey and Megs a couple of pictures and Corey choked up when he saw you. All three of them miss you so but Kyle is the bravest because he visits you when he can and bought you your wreath. I gave Mallory the diamond convertible necklace you gave me one Christmas and she remembered you giving it to me. I told her I want to see her wear it not receive it someday. I told her you would want her to have it. Watch over the family Mark and know that as long as we are alive we will NEVER forget our Santa. Merry Heaven.y Christmas and PS I lit a candle for you in St. Marks Basillica in Venice Italy for you. xoxo

November 28, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving to you in heaven. Sadly this is your 6th away from us. But gone you are not because you are loved and thought of every day.... we carry you in our hearts forever. Today we will celebrate with Joe and Mallory at their house.... having Turkey Day with Mal for the first time in 10 years. And I'm so proud of Kyle because he is cooking a turkey for him and Chelsea and Shane for the first time! Boy do we wish they were here with us. We are watching the parade and I am so happy I was able to take you there to see it in person before you left us for heaven. Please watch over our family Mark and bless them with all things good. I'm so grateful to you for giving me the greatest gift of all.... our children

November 12, 2019

Happy 68th birthday to the man who loved to celebrate his birthday . We miss you and celebrate the many birthdays we had with you... Vail Colorado, Dinner with Goofy at Disney, hiding Joel in the new unfinished bedroom upstairs. So many memories.... yet seems like so little time. Miss you every day and pray that you are at peace. Please watch over our family and bless them with peace over the loss of you. Love forever...

October 26, 2019

Hey you.... you have been in my dreams and in my thoughts this week more than usual. We love and miss you always know that,

June 30, 2019

Happy 40th Anniversary Mark. What a party that was. A 4 wheel drive caravan to Democrat Point instead of Argyle Park. And dancing the night away. That celebration is now the date of our newest grandchild Shane's birthday. And what a doll he is. He has a quick smile and bright eyes. And a giggle that is music to our ears. He is one today and we celebrate him joining this world. AND..... Our baby Kyle proposed to Chelsea at his party she was so surprised! And she said YES. So another party to look forward to. You are here with us always and were spoken of at the party and today. So we love you always xoxoxo

June 16, 2019

Happy Father's Day in heaven. Your #37th as a Dad and your 6th in Heaven. You would be so proud of Corey & Kyle at what amazing Daddy's they are. You taught them well. As for me....thank you for my 3 babies. You gave me amazing children and I am forever grateful. Love you forever Angel. xoxoxo

June 13, 2019

13 years ago today we became Grandparents for the first time with the birth of our beautiful Julia Rose Baty. What joy that day brought you and I. She was your 1st Mate, our sweet girl who cooed to the angels when I held her. She named me Annma and her smile melted your heart and still does mine. She misses her Grampa and just like her Daddy she still finds it hard to talk about you for fear of crying. Keep watching over her Mark, protect her from this angry world. She will carry your legacy forward showing the world how smart and beautiful she is. Love forever from all of us to heaven! Congratulations Grampa on great DNA. ❤

June 10, 2019

Five years without you in our lives is Five years too long. You are in our hearts every day! Rest my Angel. You will always be loved. Forever and a day. xoxoxo

June 8, 2019

You began your journey 5 years ago today.... a journey we wish you never ever began or completed! How has 5 years gone by so fast - yet so long ago? So much has happened. We now have Jack & Shane.... Mallory is living with Joe & Lilli and is a Paralegal.... Corey, Megs, Julia, Emma & Jack have moved to Wilmington.... Kyle, Chelsea & Shane are living in their little cottage in Amityville and no one from the Baty family is living on Granada Parkway in Lindenhurst anymore. We pray for your peace and ours as we move forward through life without you - yet carrying you with us always in our hearts. Love for you is eternal. Rest easily Angel Mark. Continue to watch over us and bless us with your presence as we find pennies from heaven. Love forever xoxoxo

April 3, 2019

5 years ago today I finished chemo. I was halfway thru eliminating cancer from my body. You however were in pain from shingles. I wish I could have eliminated that pain. I tried to comfort you. I miss you and I'm sorry for all the pain you went through. Love and miss you always.

March 19, 2019

So I turned 65 on Saturday. 45 years ago I celebrated my first birthday with you. How did life go by so fast? How are you gone from us almost 5 years? How did this happen and why? We miss you so much. We spoke of you at the game changer party and I made a ringer while playing horseshoes. You taught us so much and we continue to live with the love you gave us. Love forever my Angel Hubs.

My 65th birthday celebration sadly without Kyle, Chelsea and our Sweet Baby Shane. They surprised me with a game changer party..

March 19, 2019

Pure Daddy all the way!

February 19, 2019

Happy "birth" day to us. 37 years ago our first baby was born to us at 10:06 pm. Our son - our Corey William. So much love was born that day. And oh how proud you were! Wish you were here to celebrate his birthday with us - so smile down upon him today and make it a good one for him from heaven. We are going to make sushi for him on Friday night and we will definitely remember the time Mallory & I introduced you to sushi rolls for the first time. In the middle of the night you got up for a snack and ate that "little green ball" and didn't like it one bit. That was wasabi - oh how we laughed at that one. Miss you and your crazy antics. Thank you for giving me our children - the greatest of all gifts you gave me. Love you to the best Dad ever (and Corey is giving you some significant competition for that title!) We love you.

February 18, 2019

So time keeps slipping by.... but you are still here with me. I have dreamt about you the past 3 days - and you are so alive in my dreams. I miss you. The kids miss you. Your grand babies miss you. Why are you gone? I need to ask you to help. I need for Corey, Mallory, Kyle & I to be ok financially. We need you to send us the jobs that will bring that security. Please Mark. I need to be at peace and I can't be when I'm worried about them being ok on their own and me running out of assistance for them. I love you, I thank you for all you gave me, but I need this....please. Rest my love.

Our beautiful grand babies. How blessed are we?

December 24, 2018

Our babies & Me

December 24, 2018

Annma with Kyle & Shane

December 24, 2018

Your legacy lives on!

December 24, 2018

It is Christmas Eve 2018. The 5th Christmas Eve without you here with all of us. It seems like only yesterday in some ways - but in other ways it seems like forever. Life has continued to bestow us blessings... the births of our Jack & Shane just two examples. I see you in both of them. Jack is so methodical like Corey and is just the sweetest little guy. Shane has your "Goofy" smile - the one that finally showed itself when you had a slight buzz on and got giggly. Both Jack & Shane are just so happy. As for your little granddaughters, Julia & Emma, they are amazing. I tell them stories about you all the time so they never forget you.... but let's face it who could forget you? Kyle surprised us here last weekend by showing up at the door on Friday night - in person! - with Chelsea & Shane. Best surprise and Christmas present ever!!!! And I got to get a picture with our 3 babies - Corey, Mallory & Kyle - all together with me in the same room at the same time. And ones with all our grand babies! Oh what joy! A perfect photo op! That hasn't happened in 5 years.... the 1st Christmas without you. So this Christmas I want you to know that you made our Christmases very special Mark. From the outside lighting - done most times on the coldest of days in the snow - to all the presents upon presents you bought me - to the famous Christmas Village.... the list goes on and on. The one present we still wish we had was you here on Earth with us. We miss you, we love you, we will NEVER forget you. Continue to watch over us and send blessings for 2019. Love & Merry Christmas Babe xoxoxo

Our baby with Chelsea & Shane on their 1st Thanksgiving as a family.

November 23, 2018

My girls

November 23, 2018

Julia and Emma

November 23, 2018

Me lovin' up Jack

November 23, 2018

Your beautiful girl with her people

November 23, 2018

#1 Son & I butchering the turkey

November 23, 2018

D meeting Jack and both missing you

November 23, 2018

Family love

November 23, 2018

So sorry I never had a chance to send you a message here yesterday but don't think for a second that you were not thought of. Many stories told at Thanksgiving about you with many many smiles. Thank you for giving me these beautiful kids and grandkids. Very thankful day.

November 11, 2018

Oh Babe tomorrow is your 5th birthday in heaven. How in the world is this possible? I have sooooo many memories of your birthdays. Back to Bayview Avenue where the tradition was to smash a cake in the face (I hated that) , to your week long celebrations. Joel was in town many times - we loved those days - to celebrating your birthday in Colorado or at Disney with Goofy. Your being born was worth celebrating. The best was bringing Mallory home as your present for your 60th! Celebrate like you always did here on earth only now in heaven. We will honor your life here on earth. Love for eternity

October 29, 2018

Hey Babe its been awhile. Much going on...the world has gone mad. Today marks 6 years since Superstorm Sandy. What a night that was for us. For many. It was the beginning of the loss of you in many ways. The house was everything to you. You never got over it being destroyed even though we put it back together. We did that together. Wish I could have put you back together. Miss you every day. Think of you every day. I believe you are at peace. Please let us find a way to be st peace with your loss. Love always. xoxoxo

September 11, 2018

Ok this is a really really big request for Earth to Heaven...Attention Mark Baty please protect your family in Wilmington. A huge hurricane is heading our way...bigger than ever before. Please keep us safe xoxox

The little family xoxoxo

September 6, 2018

Our baby holding his baby xoxoxo

September 6, 2018

August 15, 2018

We are here in Wilmington minus Kyle, Chelsea and Shane. We know you are here too because we keep finding your pennies. Please help Kyle to handle his family being so far away. And help Corey find the new future he so desperately wants. Love and miss you...always.

Life in a Pod

Mom

August 15, 2018

Welcome

Mom

August 15, 2018

I asked Corey to kiss you hello.

Mom

August 15, 2018

Corey, Megs, Julia, Emma and Jack will Now live here. Fresh starts.

Mom

August 15, 2018

Where we honored you still stands!

Mom

August 15, 2018

855 Granada Pkwy Lindenhurst NY - June 1979 to August 6, 2018. Thanks for the memories! We take them with us as we all move on to make new ones.

August 7, 2018

July 1, 2018

Hey Grampa, Sorry I need to make one adjustment to you about your new Grandson.....

His name is Shane Markus Baty - you know like you used to say....
Mark with a K - the ONLY way to spell it.

Well he listened..

xoxoxo

Proud Daddy & Mommy

July 1, 2018

The new little family

July 1, 2018

Our baby holding his baby

July 1, 2018

Shane your grandson

July 1, 2018

Shane Markus Baty 6.30.18 8 lbs 1 ozs. 20 Long.

July 1, 2018

June 30, 2018

What a day it is! June 30, 2018 - the day our newest grandson was born.
Shane Marcus Baty has made his safe entrance into the world. Our baby boy Kyle now has a baby boy. Shane Marcus is 8 lbs. 1oz. and just simply gorgeous. This day - already one that we celebrated since 1979 as our anniversary now has a new meaning - Shane's birthday. Thank you for keeping this beautiful boy safe in heaven and sending him safely to us. Love and hugs. Always. Your legacy lives on.

June 29, 2018

So on the eve of what would have been our 39th wedding anniversary we await the courts decision to let Corey and family stay in the house till end of July. Please make this happen and then we will kiss the house goodbye, be thankful for the blessings of love and laughter it provided these past 39 years and let it go. We will never forget Granada Parkway I can tell you that....but it's time. Please Mark. It should be a time of joy our newest grandchild is about to be born. Please.

Michael joined the family in heaven, but so many broken hearts left behind. xoxo

June 28, 2018

June 25, 2018

So another loved one slipped away off the Heaven without warning. Cousin Mike Baty joined his heavenly family one week ago. So sad for Pam, MJ, Becca, little Mallory, Cheryl, Jackie, Brian & David and the entire family. I know there is a party going on up there... but we are sad down here. Take care of Michael for everyone... he was very loved and is very missed. xoxoxo

Your flower this year

June 9, 2018

Coming back to me

June 9, 2018

Surfin' the waves

June 9, 2018

Bubba time

June 9, 2018

4 years ago I prayed so hard for you to come back to us. In my heart I believed you would do it...you were invincible...but it was not meant to be.

We let you go...but not without pain and broken hearts.

4 years later, life continues to move forward. We have a new grandson, Jack, and we have our 4th grandchild about to make his or her grand entrance. Kyle and Chelsea are moving into their "little cottage in the woods" next week and will welcome this beautiful child home there.

4 years later we will say good-bye to our Granada Parkway house. It has served us well, provided us with ever-lasting memories...but it time to let that go too.

4 years later Mallory has found the love of her life in Joe and has given her heart to his daughter Lilli too. She looks forward to the future with hope.

In a few weeks Corey, Megs, Julia, Emma & Jack will be moving here to Wilmington to have a fresh start.

All this is as it should be - but that doesn't mean that there is a day that goes by that I don't think of you. Yesterday John took me to the beach (as he has for the last 3 years) to send you a flower and a prayer. The flower kept coming back to me just like I wanted you to 4 years ago. It made us laugh. You were surfing and wanted just a little more time with me. I wish for that too.

I am happy with my life. John is a good man who loves me and I him and treats me amazing. As Mallory said the three of them are happy because they know I am ok and safe.

But you.....I leave you with these words from a song....

Ain't it funny how the years go by like pages in a book. If I had another chance I'd stop & take another look. And I'd remember every moment & treat it like it just might be the last.Cuz' it all goes by so fast.

I love you Mark, always have and always will. Watch over our family and anytime you want to stay with me awhile.... I welcome it.

Thanks for the pennies and messages. xoxoxo
Rest well and be at peace.