{
    "fullName": "Mark David Serafin",
    "bio": "Mark David Serafin, along with his twin sister Marsha Jean, was born on October 5, 1952, at the New England Sanitarium and Hospital in Stoneham, MA. The proud parents were Lois and Frank Serafin. Not long after the birth of their third child, Carolyn Elaine, the young family moved to Glendale, CA, where their last child Stephen Michael was born. There the family remained throughout the four children\u2019s school years.\r\n\r\nMark graduated from Glendale High School in 1970. He later earned a degree in microbiology from California State University at Los Angeles. He also completed the coursework for a master\u2019s degree in microbiology at Cal State and took medical technologist training at the White Memorial Hospital in LA, finishing in 1979. Whole working as a medical technologist at Loma Linda University Hospital, he studied for a master\u2019s degree in theology at La Sierra University. He finished all the coursework save for the thesis and became a Seventh-day Adventist pastor, a vocation he enjoyed for four years.\r\n\r\nIt was during his time as a pastor that Mark was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He subsequently moved to Wasilla, Alaska, and resumed his career as a medical technologist at the Old Valley Hospital where he eventually became the Clinical Lab Manager, working for four and a half years until his disability made working impossible.\r\n\r\nMark identified a \u201cgreat divide\u201d in his life a pre- and post-disability. His pre- life was filled with outdoor pursuits. Camping, hiking, bicycling, and birdwatching were among the activities that brought him joy. In his post-disability life, he was confined to his bed, unable to complete common tasks unaided. This he bore with remarkable optimism and grace, treating those who visited with him to stories about his experiences and free doses of his wisdom.\r\n\r\nMark passed away on December 5, 2021, of complications from multiple sclerosis. He is survived by his siblings Marsha, Carolyn Buel, and Stephen; his children Jaime Leigh, Leilani Helena, Erin Renee, and Isaac Jonathan; two nephews Frank and Eric Walter; a grandnephew Marcus Walter; and a grandniece Xandria Walter.\r\n\r\nSearch me, O God, and know my heart!\r\nTry me and know my thoughts!\r\nAnd see if there be any wicked way in me,\r\nand lead me in the way everlasting!\r\nPsalm 139:23-24 RSV",
    "country": "United States",
    "imageFilename": "15.png",
    "dateOfBirth": "October 5, 1952",
    "dateOfDeath": "December 5, 2021",
    "spouse": "",
    "siblings": "Marsha Jean Serafin, Carolyn Elaine Serafin, Stephen Michael Serafin",
    "children": "",
    "restingPlace": "",
    "occupation": "",
    "city": "Stoneham",
    "state": "Massachusetts"
}