CULLINGS, Mark A beloved longtime resident of Hingham, Massachusetts, passed away on August 5, 2024, at the age of 78. He was known for his kindness, generosity, and unwavering love for his family, friends, and community. Mark was born on September 24, 1945, in Rochester, NY. After graduating from high school, he attended Union College, enrolled in ROTC. He fulfilled his commitment to the United States Air Force during the challenges of the Vietnam War and served for over five years. After retiring from the Air Force, Mark proudly flew for Delta Airlines for over 30 years, retiring in 2004. In 1979, Mark and his family moved to Hingham, where he was very active in the community. Some of his contributions included serving on the Hingham School Committee for 10 years, being a founding member of the Hingham Education Foundation and the Hingham Sports Partnership and being Director and VP of the Hingham Historical Society from 2007 - 2018. One of his greatest contributions was re-establishing the Hingham Farmers Market over 25 years ago, serving as its President until his death. Beyond his civic involvement and passion, his heart always lay first with his family and friends. Mark lost his wife of 41 years, Janice Cullings, to breast cancer in 2009. Mark is survived by his two daughters, Carolyn and Lauren; and his four grandchildren, Emerson (Emme), Andrew, Luca, and Giulia. A Celebration of Mark's Cife will be held at Old Ship Church in Hingham, Massachusetts, on September 14th at 3:00PM. At 8:30AM, that same morning, there will be a ceremony in honor of him at the Hingham Farmers Market prior to the opening bell. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Hingham Farmers Market. Please make checks payable to Hingham Farmers Market and mail them to Beverly Vernon, 31 School St., Hingham, MA 02043. For more information and online guestbook, go to www.downingchapel.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Aug. 16 to Aug. 18, 2024.

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Captain Wayne R Merrill, retired

August 8, 2025

I can't believe it has been a year since Mark's passing. I miss him as one my best friends. Mark, I hope you are able to soar thru the skies as you loved to do.

Paul - Hingham Farmers Market patron

September 21, 2024

Thank you, Mark and my condolences to the Cullings family for their loss.

Denise Kaplan

September 11, 2024

To Mark´s Family

I am so sorry to hear of his passing and my condolences to you.

I drive by his beautiful home every day to get to work and noticed he got a new corgi puppy years back. I stopped to ask him where he got him from and he told me he got Tarzan from a breeder in Maine and gave her contact information. Mark is the reason I have a beautiful corgi who looks like Tarzan and has the same ears!

He never knew of the impact he had on our lives and probably didn´t remember my name but he would wave all the time.

I will always think of him and Tarzan when I drive by.

ALEXANDER JORDAN

September 11, 2024

Mark,

How we will miss you!

Air Force and airline pilot
Patriot
Veteran
Loving husband and father
Good neighbor
School committee chair
HHS Museum construction supervisor
Farmers´ Market leader and its heart and soul
Community activist,
Beloved by his book club members and
Loyal friend,

Rest in peace, brother.

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Denise McDonough

August 23, 2024

So very sorry for your loss. Denise McDonough

Mike Rivera

August 17, 2024

Thank you for your service to our country, and our community Sir. Job well done and it´s now time to Rest In Peace. May God Bless You and your family.
~Salute~
VFW Post 1012, Medford, MA

Dick George 101st Airborne Division Newburyport

August 17, 2024

Requiescat in pace amica meus! Ave at que vale!

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Dorothy Hannigan Kye

August 15, 2024

I am truly saddened by his loss. He will always be in my heart.

Wayne Merrill

August 14, 2024

I have know Mark since we were hired by Delta Airlines and started our training class for the Boeing 727 in January of 1973. We both ended up being based in Boston which was just what he wanted. We would occasionally meet near the airport to have lunch and sometimes we were in recurrent training together. He was a great friend.
Ironically I had lunch with Mark in Plymouth this last July 24th. We had a great time catching up on our families etc. I think he said he was finally selling 44 Spring and was planning on buying a condo. He hated the idea of selling the property.
We are about the same age and so we talked about our health and living and dying. We both decided we wanted to live long enough to enjoy watching our children and grandchildren live their lives. Mark and I often flew together as he was a line check airman and he would arrange to give me a line check on the way to Nice. We would then have a nice dinner together there as we both loved the place. You can probably imagine that I always passed my line check. I might note that on Mark's final flight (or close to it) the whole crew of the Delta office at Nice had a cake for Mark on his departure day. He was moved by that.
I will miss him greatly. He was a man of integrity, kindness and generosity and was always a Gentleman. He was very proud of his daughters and loved seeing their lives as they lived them.

Goodbye old friend, I am so glad I got to see you in July.

Take your final flight West Mark and Rest in Peace.

Captain Wayne R Merrill Retired.

Richard young

August 14, 2024

Met mark as an abutter to the hingham museum he was in charge of restoring.....wish I knew he flew for delta......bet he knew my dad...who scheduled pilots like him working at Logan airport....he was a character and passionate about his interests....RIP brother.

Chris Cassels

August 14, 2024

Mark was the epitome of quiet kindness. Always ready with a smile, a truly gentle soul. He always had his Lodge brothers in mind. He will be sorely missed.

Beth Schares

August 14, 2024

I'm so sorry to hear of Marks passing and my thoughts and prayers go out to his family. . I had the pleasure of being Mark's hair stylist for about 21 years. I always enjoyed talking with Mark about his trips, his family ( which I lelt like I knew personally) and his adorable dog Tarzan. Mark always made sure he asked how everything was with me first, because that was the type of guy he was! Among many things we laughed about was, every summer when 4th of July hit, and Mark usually went to Nantucket, when I was him afterwards, he would always say to me... well Beth, you know once it's 4th of July SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER! I always said no it isn't! He said that probably 20 yrs in a row. I will miss Mark terribly. What a wonderful Man he was. Take care! Beth Schares

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