Bye Mark Pash

Today we held a memorial service at our school in honor of Mark Pash, our music teacher who passed away last week.  Since he passed away students have been leaving messages for him on facebook and on the whiteboards you saw above.  Two of Mark's three kids came out and participated with us in a memorial service for Mark.  It was a really touching service and a great way to remember this man that has been a part of the GSIS community for the past 3+ years.

The experience of losing someone in your community is just hard.  It is really amazing the impact one person can have over so many people.  There are many things I've been pondering and learning over the past week since we heard about Mark's unexpected death.  One of those musings is that I am so blessed to be a part of this community.  This community loves really well, and it has been so evident this week.  In the midst of sadness I feel thankful for Mark, for teaching, for great students, for friends, for family, and for a solid community.

Bye Mark.  Tell Jesus hey for me.