Shawn the Grill Master

Here is a memory that I want to share and keep - Shawn sporting shades and showing off his grilling skills at the 2011 St. Mark's parish picnic at Herrick Lake. Shawn, Joanie, Parker and Carly arrived at St. Mark's just two years ago and quickly became part of the core of our community. From grilling hamburgers to serving on the vestry, Shawn was committed to making St. Mark's a welcoming and caring church community. He loved to talk about baseball with my son, Geo. On Sundays, they would check in about the Sox and the Twins. Not being a baseball fan myself, I'm not sure what they talked about - but I could tell it was fun for them. A topic for us to talk about was Minnesota and the north woods of Wisconsin - when each of us would have the next chance to be going up there and how great it would be. Shawn loved Chicago and he loved the north woods. He had the best of both worlds. Shawn pictured with Dick Anstee, Dick Mylander and Bob Bernero

- The Rev. George D. Smith, Rector