Mark C Veldey

Jillian, your Uncle Josh and I are heartbroken for you. We loved Mark very much. One thing I remember about Mark is how kind he was to our mother. That was so special and meant so much to me. And I know how much it meant to Grandma Joyce.

I've known Mark most of my life. We grew up together, went to school together and roomed together in Madison for a few years after college. He was exceptionally bright, easy going and funny. Since he had moved back to Madison recently, we were looking for a time to get coffee but life always seemed to get in the way and this virus lock down also complicated our plans. Now I wish we'd found a way, but we always assume we have more time. I will miss Mark a lot and believe he left us way too soon. Godspeed Mark, may you know rest, peace and love.

Mark was my former boss. He took a chance on me for which I’ll be forever grateful. He was incredibly generous and was constantly looking out for how others were doing. We would have our annual baseball wagers, played golf together. I am truly going to miss him.

Mark was the CFO of my company and I worked for him for 7 years after he finally convinced me to leave the front desk and pursue finance. He's the reason I was able to work from home once a week when my daughter was born, he advocated for raises for my coworkers and I, encouraged me to go back to school, was a reference for me when I went to Epic and has stayed in touch over the years. Thankfully I got to talk to him a few days before he passed and though it was a very brief conversation, I'm so glad I got to hear his voice. I will always appreciate his feisty attitude and the playfulness he brought to our work environment all those years. We definitely had a fun rapport which I truly loved and have missed. Thank you Mark for always looking out for us and for just being you. I will miss you. Sending so many prayers to Mark's family and especially to his beautiful daughter Jillian whom he spoke of often and always spoke of with so much pride.

I was sad to learn about Mark's death. We were law school classmates, and I recall him as a very nice person.