RE: Fw: A Life Well Lived : Mark Sachnik

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Mark was a wonderful man and will be missed tremendously. I am truly

saddened by his untimely passing.

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From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of nagla

Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 8:29 PM

To: autismparentsupport ;

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Subject: Fw: A Life Well Lived : Mark Sachnik

In honor of Mark:

I first met Mark Sachnik about 12 years ago when the autism society of

collin county was first getting started. At the time I was in such awe of

him, here he was an individual with autism who communicates well, has a

college degree and so friendly and social. Over the years I've gotten to

know Mark really well since he has been intimately involved in the autism

society and I have to tell you, my awe for him grew even more.

Mark was one of the sweetest, most decent human beings you ever wanted to

know, always eager to learn, to improve himself, and to help . He loved

people, loved to go to parties and gatherings, drink a couple of beers. Mark

was an avid cyclist, he completed 10,000 miles this year, that was his goal

for 2007, and he was so excited when he did, he sent me an email with a

picture of him on his bycyle and an entry to a blog he made about his

accomplishment.

Mark was the 1st vice president of ther autism society of collin county for

over 6 years, he headed the self advocacy group, he was a presenter at the

state conference on autism, he also presented at ASA national conference

last year. Mark belonged to the Knights of Colombus, he was active in his

church and he had great faith in God.

Besides all his volunteer work, Mark worked full time for UTD in their

purchasing department as a purchasing agent.

Mark was my very good friend, we served on the autism society board

together, traveled to conferences together, and went to parties and social

gatherings together. Despite having autism, Mark always tried his best, one

of his proudest moments was doing Cycle USA from the border of Texas to the

other border of Oklahoma to raise money for ASA.

Mark had a wonderful sense of humor. He was a great friend, well loved by so

many people and he will be missed by so many people.

Even though I am very saddened, I know the angels in heaven have a bigger

smile on their face tonight, Mark passed away yesterday in his sleep.

I will miss you terribly Mark.

Nagla