Mark Smith Obituary

Smith
Mark Andrew
Smith
May 15, 1963
April 17, 2024

Mark Andrew Smith, beloved father, brother, confidente, and friend, passed away due to a heart condition at age 60, on April 17, 2024 at the home he shared with his son, Dakota, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born on May 15, 1963 in Seoul, Korea to John and Leslie Smith, Mark had a life full of adventure, love, and service to the country he loved so very much.
He was born in Korea where his father was working in 1963, later lived in the Philippines, and several places around the San Francisco and Los Angeles area with his parents. Mark attended Simi Valley High, enlisted in the Army and began Basic Training in February 1982 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was a helicopter mechanic and also served in Fort Eustis, Virginia, and Pyeongtaek, South Korea. From there he was assigned to Fort Ord, California in 1983 where he graduated NCO Academy and left with an Honorable Discharge in 1985.
Mark was a curious traveler and had a long list of places he wanted to go and things he wanted to see. He loved the learning that travel brought, from the ordinary to the extraordinary, it was a fascination with the world that we knew would mean more museum visits and stops at historical markers along the way.
Mark was predeceased by his father, John who passed in 2017, and mother Leslie, who passed in 2022. He is survived by his three sons, Phineas, Aesop, and Dakota who all live in Colorado Springs, his brother Neil Smith of Simi Valley, California, sister Iris Harrison of Tualatin, Oregon, and his nephews Anthony Smith and Alec Christensen. Also mourning his loss are his extended family by marriage, including his niece and nephews, who loved him dearly.
There will be a memorial service to honor his life and legacy in Colorado Springs on Saturday, May 18th. A reception will be held after the service. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.