Appleton High School East Class of 1976

This page updated on  06/06/2006

CLASSMATE BIO

Mark Swick

Mark was my beloved boyfriend of 9 1/2 years when he passed away unexpectedly of a massive heart attack on 2/19/2006. Mark was working at Milltown Paper, and was sober, happy and had gained a new lease on life this last 2 1/2 years. He particularly enjoyed fishing, bowling, crossword puzzles, watching "Becker" and playing with our dog Scrappy and our cat Molly. Mark loved, enjoyed and was very proud of his two children, Steve and Sara, and his three grandchildren: Tierra, Tim and Hailie. He was a family man and worked hard to give us a good home, and to take care of his mom MaryAnn, his sister Cheryl and his Aunt Ginnie too, but he never forgot his youthful exploits and often regaled me with stories of playing around down by the river, and getting in trouble at school and on into his twenties and thirties! Whether he was washing dishes to Metallica or puttering around in the basement with his power tools on his latest project, untangling my fishing line for the 47th time or reading one of his Conan books for the 5th time, he lived his life with zest, helped anyone around him who needed it, swore like a sailor as a matter of course with every sentence, and was always ready with a 400 watt smile, a witty joke or a down-home simile straight out of Hee Haw! I feel blessed and honored to have shared my life and home with this very special man, and particularly to have been with him to see him fight his personal demons and win. He was a source of love, joy and inspiration to me and although I will miss him every day of my life, until I die I will also feel warmed every day by the memory of his unswerving loyalty, strength, patience, intelligence, humor and love. Kate Ewing