I've only just seen this thread and I have to say it was a shock.
I'd not met Mark in person and spoke only a couple of times to him online directly and, silly as it is, it's strange to see photos of a young and obviously normal man when all I'd seen in my time on here was his avatar.
The internet is a strange place where it's very easy to make assumptions about people based on a few writings and a picture, but it was quite clear that Mark really did care a great deal about helping the ex-pat community - and not for his own gain, either.
Without the forum, life would certainly be very different here for my family as we'd have lacked a lot of the help an support it has given us over the last year. Without Mark's enthusiasm, time and effort, this forum wouldn't have been here for any of us to enjoy and use.
My thanks go to Mark for what he did with his time here and my condolences to Lynn and to Mark's friends and family.
Also, my thanks to those who are keeping this forum running in the mean time.

Tony