Mark...Marky...Daz...Mongo...however you remember him, he will always be with us.
Mark Robert Heidlage Jr. was born in Connersville, Indiana on February 27, 1982. He was born to the parents of Mark Heidlage Sr. and Joanne Hand. He had 5 brothers: Bob Heidlage, Josh Heidlage, Noah Sexton, Travis Sexton, and Timmy Hand; and 3 sisters: Marci Heidlage, Emily Sexton, and Amanda Hand. He lived in Columbus, Indiana until the age of 10 and lived in Connersville, Indiana until his death on August 2, 2001. He lived in Yorktown, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Lantana, Florida for shorter periods of his life as well.
Throughout his life, Mark made countless friends. If you knew Mark personally, you were his friend. Everyone loved Mark for his special personality, which can neither be explained or replaced. He was the person everyone loved to be around. He knew how to make any person laugh and any situation fun. Mark was the exact opposite of boring.
As his brother, he was my best friend. I've spent my whole life living with him and hanging out with him. If I ever needed anyone to talk to, he was the person who I went to. When you grow up with an older brother, you try to be like them and make them proud of you. I tried to be like my brother so much that I can even see a little bit of him inside me. Everyone has a piece of Mark inside of them, it just shows the best when you love somebody.
My love for my brother is unconditional. My feelings cannot be said with words. The best thing I can say is -I love you Mark. You are the light of my life. My idol, my inspiration, my best friend, and my brother. I have never met anybody that can even compare to you. I never thought I could live without you, now I wish I couldn't. I would give anything to be with you, either here or in heaven.-
I personally want to thank anyone who was friends with my brother. It was his friends that made him happy. He lived for you guys. You made his life worth living. Mark is watching our backs now from up above. He's laughing with us everyday.
We love you Mark. One by one we will join you in eternal peace. Your time came too early, now we feel like ours will come too late. Do not worry about us, we know that we can push on, somehow. We know that you can finally stop worrying about yourself; you need not worry about how you look, how you act, how you care. We know that you were the best at what you did. You made us laugh, you made us happy. We owe you so much. Thank you Mark, your presence in our lives makes us happy still. We will always care about you. You know you are always welcome at my door. Rest in peace my brother, I'll be with you someday...
