The Passing of Mark Theiler

I regret that we must once again post a death notice here. Word has reached me that Mark Theiler, Scott Zifferer's assistant from the late 80s and early 90s, died of a heart attack in his Theinsville home last Tuesday. The photo above is from the ICOM's trip to San Diego in February of 1989, which Mark was intrumental in planning. (Scott basically flew the entire company to San Diego to crash an Allen-Bradley party; more photos from that trip will be posted soon.)

I best remember Mark's tidy stacks of papers, and the grief he saved us in having to deal directly with lawyers over things like software licensing. I also recall a very funny speech he gave at an ICOM Christmas party; the details are lost to me now, but I remember he got some pretty good laughs speaking about his lighthouse experience. Mark lost his job while the rest of us were in a meeting being assured that no jobs would be lost during the "merger" with Rockwell, which created an unfortunate amount of distrust in the days that followed.

From OnWisconsin.com:

Mark A. Theiler of Theinsville. March 23, 2005 - age 50 yrs. Loving father of Abbey Lynn. Dear brother of Mary Kay (Matthew) Iverson & Kris (Matthew) Sanfilippo. Preceded in death by his father Richard Theiler and mother Betty (Ken) Keitel. Further survived by other relatives and friends. Funeral service at the funeral home Wed. March 30, 7 PM. Visitation Wed. 4 PM until time of service. In lieu of flowers memorials to the family appreciated.

MUELLER FUNERAL HOME
W63 N527 HANOVER AVE
CEDARBURG 262-377-0380
www.muellerfuneralhome.com

Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark's family.