Mark Scott Stainbrook
October 2, 1956 - September 15, 2006
2004 Reunion
Mark Scott Stainbrook, 49, of
Washington, died Friday, September 15, 2006, in Washington Hospital, following a
lengthy illness.
He was born October 2, 1956, in Washington, a son of the late Warren Howard
"Bud" and Evelyn "Effie" Knotts Stainbrook.
He was a 1974 graduate of Trinity High School and a 1978 graduate of Washington
& Jefferson College, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was a
national sales representative for Questeq Inc.
Mr. Stainbrook attended First Christian Church, Washington, and was an avid
golfer.
Surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins. He leaves behind many loving
friends and fraternity brothers.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are his maternal grandparents, Deward and
Gertrude Knotts, and his paternal grandparents, Paul E. and Hazel Keener
Stainbrook.
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09/18/06 Email from Pam Eddy -
I am deeply saddened by the news of Mark's death and, given the absence of any immediate family to send my condolences, I'm sending this reminiscence to the website.
Of my future THS classmates, Mark was the first one I met when I moved to Washington from Greene County. It was the summer of 1971, and I was finding my changed circumstances pretty inhospitable (everyone in Trinity Park stayed indoors in the a/c whereas in my old hometown, Brave, we all sat on our front porches and talked to our neighbors). My sister, Lana, and I only ventured outside to check the mailbox or to work on our tans in the backyard. One afternoon, the door bell rang (we had none of those in Brave!) and we opened the door to find this very cute boy with incredibly rosy cheeks and a sheepish grin clutching a snarling cat that was obviously not ours (in retrospect I don't know why this was the case - not only did we know it but so did Mark and so did the little kids who stood nearby to watch this neighborhood Lothario make his move!) He asked "Is this your kitty?" and lingered at the door chit-chatting long after we said no and the cat and the kids had run off. From that day on, Mark was a constant, cheerful presence in my new world.
Mark was sweet and funny and fun-loving, and a consummate BS'er most of the time. I'm happy I got to see him again at the reunion.
Regards,
