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Title: Moment of Silence, please
Post by: trumpetguy on December 19, 2007, 04:49:13 PM
Last night a friend of mine was killed on his motorcycle when a pickup pulled in front of him at about 10:00 PM.  He was wearing his helmet, and was on a highway when the truck pulled out from a side street directly in his path.  Mark hit the drivers door of the pickup and was killed.

I had known him since high school and he was an excellent and accomplished musician.  He had played tuba in the Sacramento Symphony and for the last several years was playing and teaching in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.  I had just seen him 10 days ago when we played a concert together.  He will be missed.
Title: Re: Moment of Silence, please
Post by: GI_JO_NATHAN on December 19, 2007, 05:14:31 PM
I'm sorry for your(our) loss. He and his family are in our prayers. :cry:
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Post by: frankieG on December 19, 2007, 07:08:37 PM
I am very sorry to hear of your friend
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Post by: spc on December 19, 2007, 07:30:17 PM
Damn TG,
That's horrible, I'm sorry for your loss :cry:
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Post by: yamahonkawazuki on December 19, 2007, 08:11:31 PM
 :bowdown: :bowdown: :cry: rbother i know what apin you are goin through. prayeers and well wishes are sent :bowdown:
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Post by: ajaxgs on December 19, 2007, 09:10:53 PM
R.I.P
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Post by: jserio on December 19, 2007, 09:49:55 PM
wow. that's really sad to hear man. many prayers to you and his family.
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Post by: Domindart on December 19, 2007, 10:16:50 PM
Sorry tohear of the trajic accident.
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Post by: trumpetguy on December 20, 2007, 08:24:59 PM
More about Mark:
http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Accident_claims_1220.326d919b.html (http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Accident_claims_1220.326d919b.html)

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071220/NEWS01/712200333/1060/NEWS01 (http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071220/NEWS01/712200333/1060/NEWS01)

http://www.star-telegram.com/407/story/368736.html (http://www.star-telegram.com/407/story/368736.html)

The funeral will be the day after Christmas (it was changed to Dec. 28).  On a positive note, many D-FW area musicians (including me) are donating money from their Christmas gigs to the family.  Mark would have played on several of these gigs.

Thanks to everyone for their prayers and thoughts.  Sometimes wearing gear isn't enough...
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Post by: 97gs500e on December 20, 2007, 10:53:06 PM
Sorry for your loss  :cry:

RIP
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Post by: Dan02GS on December 21, 2007, 08:21:14 AM
Sorry to hear about this, what a tragedy, Take care.
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Post by: The Buddha on December 21, 2007, 09:38:12 AM
Sorry for your and the whole world's loss. Yea TX drivers are bad, and I'll give you a hint, its not the mexicans.
Cool.
Srinath.
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Post by: pantablo on December 21, 2007, 04:20:25 PM
I'm so sorry for your loss. Thats horrible news.
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Post by: sanjay on December 23, 2007, 05:40:54 PM
He taught private lessons in Grapevine, where I went to high school, so I heard about it through old band friends, too.  Such a tragedy.  My thoughts are with his family.
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Post by: pandy on January 02, 2008, 09:27:13 PM
So sorry for your loss.  :cry:
Title: Re: Moment of Silence, please
Post by: trumpetguy on January 03, 2008, 09:21:57 AM
A fund has been set up to help Mark's family.  Any amount is welcomed.  He left behind a wife and three children (one in college, two in HS).

Click the link below and you'll be directed to a page on the D-FW Musician's Union site where you can email a pledge.  You'll then get a PayPal invoice corresponding to your pledge.

http://www.musiciansdfw.org/pages/mark_wolfe_fund.htm (http://www.musiciansdfw.org/pages/mark_wolfe_fund.htm)

Thanks to everyone who responded and/or read this and thought or prayed about his family.