Vale Mark Bevelander

 

PHOTO: Ken Dickson 2019

On Sunday morning 31st December 2023, our much loved hiking mate, Mark Bevelander, passed away after a short battle with cancer. He will be greatly missed by us all. Mark joined the group at the start of 2017, only a few months after we began.

He last hiked with us on 27th July 2023 and appeared to be in good health. (See the blog)

Thanks Mark for so many memories beautifully captured in his photos. I am now looking out for a new partner to be enthused as I am when we spot an orchid on our hikes. Lyn Hooper

So sad. 😓 A very special person.  Thoughts and prayers to all his family and friends💜💜 Karen Cotter

 ....sad news..😥....he will be warmly remembered....😇  Joan Brick

Very sad to get this news. I was in Mark's photography class as well as the hikers.
He was a great guy. Tim Bosher

Oh how sad. That is awful news. My condolences to his family. 
He was a very good person. I always admired his consistent and positive nature. Always. Dick Patterson

Sorry to hear of Marks passing. So sad. May he now rest in peace. Greg Anderson

Mark always seemed to being so much fun to our walks, as shown in the photo, and he always lifted our spirits too. And it was always a joy to look at the blog and re-live the walks through his photos; photos that involved him walking (running?) much further than anyone else. From now on, looking at fungi on a walk will always make me feel a bit sad. This must be a very sad time for his family from whom he has been taken so quickly.  Gordon Talbett

Such sad news! Teena and Alan Evans

I just went to Gandarra, (palliative care) but didn't get to see him. The family said how much he loved the hiking group. One of his daughters gave me a hug. It's so very sad. Jan Herperger

Very sad news indeed about Mark. Frances and Gordon Watt

Oh dear - I am so sorry as Mark has been a longstanding U3A member and done so much in the general community also. Nina Netherway




Mark and Kath with their family on their 50th Anniversary March 2023




   Mark on his final hike with us on 27th July, 2023


The above YouTube video shows a wonderful example of Mark's photographic skills on a recent visit to Lake Elizabeth near the town of Forrest in the Otway Ranges.



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