Tuesday, December 10, 2013

R.I.P. Dad (UPDATED WITH SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION)

I really feel strange posting about my personal life on the blog, but I just wanted to take a second and thank everyone for their emails, calls and notes about my dad, Stuart Markus.  He was such a good man.  I really can't think of a person that didn't love the guy. 

I also want to thank Dave Ovalle for writing this obituary, which captures a lot of great stories about him.

He was almost 60 in this picture.  60!  I wish I looked that good now.

Stuart A. Markus

And here he is recently, in his 80s:



 UPDATED--WE ARE SETTING UP A SCHOLARSHIP IN MY DAD'S NAME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW SCHOOL WHERE HE GRADUATED IN 1958.  DONATIONS CAN BE MADE AS FOLLOWS:

Stuart Markus Scholarship
University of Miami School of Law
Office of Law Development & Alumni Relations

Donations can also be made online at this link:


Donors should select "Other" from the drop-down menu and type "Stuart Markus Scholarship" in the field to earmark the funds.

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11 comments:

  1. MC Waste Services, Inc5:47 AM

    My condolences. I read he was very proud of you. By your work, keep his spirit alive always. Never forget the little guy.

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  2. South Florida Lawyers10:49 AM

    Sorry for your loss David, you have done him proud.

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  3. Anonymous1:14 PM

    So sorry for your loss. Hope you find comfort in all of the fantastic memories you must have of that fine man.

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  4. Anonymous2:10 PM

    David-
    I didn't know your father but you can tell a lot about a person from what their children say about them. Judging from your comments, he was a true mentsch. My condolences.

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  5. Bob Becerra2:12 PM

    Deepest Sympathies.

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  6. kelly4:40 PM

    David,
    I am so sorry about your father. Your entire family is in my thoughts.

    Kelly Melchiondo

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  7. kelly4:40 PM

    David,
    I am so sorry about your father. Your entire family is in my thoughts. My deepest condolences.

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  8. Mark9:46 AM

    Dear David,

    I am very sorry for your loss but I thank you for sharing the wonderful story David Ovalle wrote about him. He obviously was a very special man and a very special father.

    Mark Miller

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  9. Aloyma M. Sanchez5:28 PM

    Dearest David
    I remembered the first time I met your father.
    So full of life and so very proud that his son was clerking for Judge Davis. He was a true gentleman and had heart of gold. My deepest condolences.
    Aloyma

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  10. Steve Stallings11:13 AM

    David, I am so sorry for your loss. I have so much admiration for the way you can -- with humor, intelligence, class and dignity -- bring all of us into your inner circle with your postings on this blog. Your father is certainly very proud of you.

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  11. Anonymous12:17 PM

    David: I just found out about your father's passing. He was such a charming man. He mediated many of our dissolution matters and from the start of each mediation, it was clear to the parties that you could not find a more just and able mediator. I am very sorry for your loss. He will be missed.

    Griselle Aguilera Perez

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