Mark Anthony Reese

Mark attended Harrington Elementary, Merrill Junior High and he graduated from Kennedy High School. Mark was a student of life and spent much of his time talking with the wise men of the neighborhood. Many times we’d ask, “Where’s Mark” he would almost always be found holding a long conversation with Mr. Kelly, Mr. Rice or Mr. Richardson. As a young child he earned the nickname of “Joe” Mark – for being an old soul.

Mark became mechanically inclined watching his dad work on cars and trucks. He was good with his hands and could fix almost anything. In his youth, Mark built go-carts and motorized mini bikes with his friends in the neighborhood. Mark was creative and devised number of ways to entertain himself and family members as a kid. He was fun-loving, a good pool player and loved music. Mark would turn serious on a dime and if his intense stare didn’t set matters straight, he would follow with precise words to get your attention.

Mark resided in Denver for the last 14 years after returning from Minneapolis, MN where he lived for a decade. He met LaTanja Hogan in Minneapolis; the two of them were employed at Wagner Spray Tech and they remained a loving couple for 22 years. The two of them managed the Clermont House Apartments for eleven years until the building was sold in 2017. Mark and LaTanja found joy in raising Carlia, their 2 ½ year old granddaughter.