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RIP mark, I had the good fortune to know Mark and spend some time with him at different gun shows and him coming to my house. You will be missed by me.
Shocking and disturbing, Mark will be missed. I am fortunate enough to have purchased a Mark Christian M1-Garand a few years back. I will keep it for all my years.
I am shocked and saddened to say the least. I only had interactions with him through messaging but was always extremely impressed with his knowledge. RIP, Mark Christian.
I haven't seen any mention about charitable donations in his memory. Instead of us making individual donations, perhaps someone with a business address could receive our checks. Then make one large donation, either to his charity or to his family to help out at this time.
I got the" Hello, first you are not in any trouble on the forum." E-mail. My wife is very sick, and I am desperately trying to get out of the Socialist State of NY back to my native state of Virginia. Mark was so kind and got back to me right away when I informed him that I just would not have the time to be a moderator. I don't know how the "Forum" will ever find someone with all his attributes to fill his shoes. They say no one is indispensable but he is the exception to the rule. -----------------Ray
One night we were messaging each other, and the subject of banned members came up. I told him that it reminded me from my childhood days watching Rudolf the Red nosed Reindeer, and the Island of Misfit toys. Well, he took it from there and we can all see what he did with it. I think it's hilarious, and the title of Mayor given to Dano was over the top.
Those heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country to of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
Atatürk, 1934
Several years ago Mark took a trip to Gallipoli and he took this photo. How classy, and how poignant.
I met with Mark shortly after he came to Florida from California at some local gun shows. He showed his knowledge of a vast majority of guns that we looked at. We had several good communications on and off the forum. He came to my house to meet Kasey on one of her Florida runs and I got to see the mark C. Off the forum. He hated the traffic around Orlando and I had a feeling that he liked the slower country living better. His house was tastefully decorated from the pictures he showed me. I am truly saddened by his passing.
I have no words. I loved Mark, truly. It was probably this next year I was going to buy an M1 from him. I don't even know what else to say. Gone too soon.
Some will die in hot pursuit
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I never got to meet Mark in person but we corresponded quite a bit here on the forums. He was a natural leader and always fair in his judgements and actions. I once ribbed him a bit about his decision to make member guesshots a moderator in the year 2085 or some such future date. His sense of humor was right up my alley! 😁
With Mark's passing I feel the great loss of a good friend. This place will just not be the same without him around.
Spoke with him a few times over the telephone regarding purchases I made from him. Always a gentleman and professional.
Have also received a couple of now cherished emails, one during one of my time-outs, and another that was just out of the blue and very much appreciated.
His kind are few and far between, and we all are much richer for having him in our lives for these many years.
Freedom and a submissive populace cannot co-exist.
The forum, myself included, will certainly miss him. I still remember him answering someone's post regarding how we chose our GB user names. It looks to have been lost in the forum migration however, I tried to find it.
No idea he was 62. With his knowledge, I would have added another 15-20 years to his actual age.
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Very sad indeed.
Rest in peace Mark, you will be missed by so many.
We have been blessed by his presence here.
Goodbye Mr. Christian.
Brad Steele
R.I.P.
RIP mark, I had the good fortune to know Mark and spend some time with him at different gun shows and him coming to my house. You will be missed by me.
Seem to be a fair minded moderator here.He absence here is a loss. Rest in Peace Mark.
serf
Mark was a very fine man, very helpful and full of information and more then willing to share it all.
A shock to hear this,
R.I.P. Mark
He is already missed and will be remembered with fondness by all who knew him in this community of ours.
Shocking and disturbing, Mark will be missed. I am fortunate enough to have purchased a Mark Christian M1-Garand a few years back. I will keep it for all my years.
Very sad. Prayers for him and his family
RIP Mark...
Gone way to soon...
JIM...............
This was not the post i wanted to read first thing on a Sunday morning, Rest in Peace Mark, you were a good man and mentor and will be truly missed...
RIP, Mark. Always a steady hand on the rudder of the good SS Not GB, Express.
I've had several 'dealings' with Mark and he was always fair & helpful, always the gentleman. he will be missed
we are diminished 😓
Fair, honest, helpful and knowledgeable, not many people have all of those qualities. RIP Mark.
just curious, was it health related or accident? he allways seemed to talk like he was in great health, RIP Mark
Holy crap.............that is really shocking news. He was a great mod.
Does anybody know what happened?
I am shocked and saddened to say the least. I only had interactions with him through messaging but was always extremely impressed with his knowledge. RIP, Mark Christian.
Wow, such sad news.
Thanks for sharing your time with us Mark, you will be missed.
He will be missed.
From a PM back in September 2021:
"Jim, you make me laugh so often that I should ban you because of it. Of course I'd never do such a thing.
Best, Mark C."
My condolences to his family and friends.
He's been gone for almost 3 weeks, like many others I'm curious too. Never read or heard him speak of any family.
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
I got this from Mark awhile back.. Made me laugh when I got it...
LOL! I gave you a "promote" for that. No one knows what promote actually does, but it is the GB forums highest award for posting.
Mark and I also had a few good conversation about our bourbon collections.. I wish we could have met and had a drink together.
Just a thought.
Remember it was not too long ago that MC put out a call for folks willing to be Mod's?
Said he needed some help. Humm, I wonder what he might have known a bit of the future..
I haven't seen any mention about charitable donations in his memory. Instead of us making individual donations, perhaps someone with a business address could receive our checks. Then make one large donation, either to his charity or to his family to help out at this time.
I got the" Hello, first you are not in any trouble on the forum." E-mail. My wife is very sick, and I am desperately trying to get out of the Socialist State of NY back to my native state of Virginia. Mark was so kind and got back to me right away when I informed him that I just would not have the time to be a moderator. I don't know how the "Forum" will ever find someone with all his attributes to fill his shoes. They say no one is indispensable but he is the exception to the rule. -----------------Ray
One night we were messaging each other, and the subject of banned members came up. I told him that it reminded me from my childhood days watching Rudolf the Red nosed Reindeer, and the Island of Misfit toys. Well, he took it from there and we can all see what he did with it. I think it's hilarious, and the title of Mayor given to Dano was over the top.
I'll certainly miss him as he would often sell an M1 Garand and had a collection of them. My condolences.
He called my car collection "Clunkers"... That was very funny .
He has his mother, and a sister out in California yet. He drove out there in May(?) to visit them.
He will be greatly missed by me, and most on this board.
Those heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country to of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
Atatürk, 1934
Several years ago Mark took a trip to Gallipoli and he took this photo. How classy, and how poignant.
Thank you, Mark.
I met with Mark shortly after he came to Florida from California at some local gun shows. He showed his knowledge of a vast majority of guns that we looked at. We had several good communications on and off the forum. He came to my house to meet Kasey on one of her Florida runs and I got to see the mark C. Off the forum. He hated the traffic around Orlando and I had a feeling that he liked the slower country living better. His house was tastefully decorated from the pictures he showed me. I am truly saddened by his passing.
l remember Mark when he and 'footlong' used to spar
Sorry to hear this he will surely be missed, his helpful wealth of knowledge shared so willingly.
I have no words. I loved Mark, truly. It was probably this next year I was going to buy an M1 from him. I don't even know what else to say. Gone too soon.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I never got to meet Mark in person but we corresponded quite a bit here on the forums. He was a natural leader and always fair in his judgements and actions. I once ribbed him a bit about his decision to make member guesshots a moderator in the year 2085 or some such future date. His sense of humor was right up my alley! 😁
With Mark's passing I feel the great loss of a good friend. This place will just not be the same without him around.
Spoke with him a few times over the telephone regarding purchases I made from him. Always a gentleman and professional.
Have also received a couple of now cherished emails, one during one of my time-outs, and another that was just out of the blue and very much appreciated.
His kind are few and far between, and we all are much richer for having him in our lives for these many years.
Brad Steele
Damn sad news. Rest easy Mark😞
I didn't meet him in person, but we had many exchanges via the forums and email.
He was one of the good ones, gone too soon.
Damn, that's tough to hear. Always liked him, and would've loved to have met him in person, and talked M1s for a few hours.
The forum, myself included, will certainly miss him. I still remember him answering someone's post regarding how we chose our GB user names. It looks to have been lost in the forum migration however, I tried to find it.
No idea he was 62. With his knowledge, I would have added another 15-20 years to his actual age.