His sister, Carol Duda, recalls a family trip to Santa's village in New Hampshire in the fall of 1963 when her nine-year-old brother decided to play a prank on her.

We were riding and we had the window down because it was electric and would go up and down.

And he threw my shoes out When we went to Shangalaro, Santa's Village, or wherever we were, I had no shoes come out the window.

My father was so livid about that, so they had to go buy me shoes.

I

feel like any of even my students that had learning disabilities, they always shined in a different way.

So Mark shined with his personality, himself being able to read people.

He had a great personality.

His sister, Carol Duda, recalls a family trip to Santa's village in New Hampshire in the fall of 1963 when her nine-year-old brother decided to play a prank on her.

We were riding and we had the window down because it was electric and would go up and down.

And he threw my shoes out the window.

And I only had my red socks on.

When we went to Shangri-La or Santa's Village or wherever we were, I had no shoes come out the window.

My father was so livid about that, so they had to go buy me shoes.

Here's Carol again.

any of even my students that had learning disabilities they always shined in a different way so mark shined with his personality uh his himself being able to read people um he had a great personality and so he was able to shine through all of that