Mark McCandish King

Mark McCandish King, age 56, was delivered into God's loving arms July 13, 2016 while doing what he loved so dearly, fishing with his sons Michael and Colton. Mark was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother, son, uncle, nephew and cousin who loved life and lived it to its fullest.
Mark was a business visionary, exceptional investor and a highly regarded leader in the private equity industry. Mark founded businesses in Manhattan beginning in 1985, and then in Denver in 1988. Mark completed his first acquisition, of Bowen Smith Tower Company, with the Cadmus Group, which he also co-founded when he was only 27 years old. From 1989 thru 1995 Mark also was Co-Founder and President of Industrial Services Technologies, a leading engineering and environmental turn around services firm. Mark was inspired in 1996 to of conceive and be the Co-Founder of the first Denver originated and based private equity firm of its type, KRG Capital Partners. Mark's career spanned more than 31 years and included co-founding two leading middle market private equity firms, KRG Capital Partners and Revelstoke Capital Partners.
As a Managing Director at both KRG and Revelstoke, Mark was a creative leader behind the growth stories of many industry leading companies in the middle market, completing hundreds of successful acquisitions and employed thousands of people. Mark served as the Chairman of the Board, or a Director, of numerous successful companies in the middle market in which Revelstoke and KRG Capital invested. For his inspiration, vision and creativity, Mark was truly a trusted and valued partner to the many entrepreneurs and management teams with whom he worked with over his career.
In addition to his history of professional successes, Mark not only had a natural ability of capturing people's respect but their hearts. To know Mark was to love him! Those who loved him, were hooked for a lifetime. His energy was compelling and he left a trail of friendships around the world.
Charismatic, and boisterous his presence would light up a room and attract people to him instantly. He was playful holding push up contests and hockey shootouts in the office, he'd ask strangers at restaurants for a bite of their food, and start the music and the dancing began.
His generosity extended well beyond monetary gifts. He'd help people pursue their dreams, give advice on business plans, and rescue almost anyone in need. He was a very diverse individual who was larger than life. Not only a highly successful businessman and brilliant thinker but a lifelong outdoorsman and global traveler as well as committed father, dedicated family man and doting husband. He had a way of leaving things better than he found them and people gravitated to his energy.
One of his most impressive qualities was the ability to overcome adversity. Throughout this life, he was provided tremendous experiences yet enormous challenges. His hunting days and summer ranch duties as a teenager enhanced his ability to be tough. His resilient and persistent nature was the heart of his success. He knew what he wanted and was determined to get it. With a successful business, an adoring wife, a loving family, lifelong friends and sons who were at his side on his last adventure, Mark passed on a happy man.
Mark was a philanthropist donating to numerous charities including National Jewish Hospital and serving on its Board of Directors. Mark Co-Founded and provided original funding for and charitable contributions to Evergreen Country Day School. In addition to his love of fishing, Mark was an extreme skier, avid mountain biker and was a superior sporting clay, skeet and trap marksman. Mark loved to play hockey with his sons. Mark loved flying and the traveling it entailed.
Mark was born June 30, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Cherry Hills Village, Colorado when he was eight weeks old as the son of John McCandish King and Carylyn Becker King (Lewis) and grew up there with his brother John McCandish King IV, and his sisters Carylyn K. Dooley and Sally K. Rogers. Mark is survived by his wife Julie P. King, sons Michael M. King and Colton M. King and their mother Brenda K. King, his mother Carylyn B. Lewis and his step-father Bob Lewis, brother John and Debbie Marko, sister Carylyn and brother-in-law Michael Dooley, sister Sally and brother-in-law Bruce L. Rogers, his step-mother Mary Louise King, Mark's Aunt Marylyn B. Baker, and his nieces, nephews, their spouses and his great nieces including H. Daniel Bell and his wife Heather, Kathleen Buck, her husband Jacob and his great niece Raegan, God daughter Caitlyn B. Van Valin, her husband Luke and his great niece Lochryn, Ian Gregory Bell and Rebecca, God daughter Madison Ann Rogers, Layton Bryce Rogers and Chase Colton Rogers, and stepson Jake Pelletier, stepson Luke Pelletier and stepdaughter Lily Pelletier. Mark is also survived by his nine cousins Kingston Cole, Tom Cole, Libby Becker, Jeff Baker, Wendy Baker, Rhett Becker, Karen Dolan, Bruce Becker and Shelly Baker, and their families.
A Celebration of Mark's Life service will be held at Grace Chapel, 8505 S. Valley Hwy, Englewood, CO 80112 at 10:30 AM Saturday July 23, 2016. Burial shall then be held at Fairmount Cemetery to be followed by a Reception hosted by Mark's sons Michael King and Colton King, and their mother Brenda King at the Buell Mansion located at 1 Buell Mansion Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St. Denver, CO 80206 Attn: Memorial Dept. or go to https://www.nationaljewish.org/lo/2015/main and Evergreen Country Day School, 1036 El Rancho Road. Evergreen, CO 80439, or go to www.ecdschool.org.