Mark Lipka
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“Smart, irreverent, funny, kind” are the words Mark Lipka’s wife, Linda Hendrick, used to describe him on his passing at age 75 on Feb. 19 from acute respiratory failure.
Mark (known by family as Mike) and Linda shared 36 years together. Mark, a longtime Pleasantville resident, was born in the Bronx in 1946 and attended Lehman College. He served in Vietnam in the early 1970s. Throughout his career, he worked in telecommunications, including many years as president of NTP.
Mark was a wealth of knowledge, described by his stepdaughter as her “personal Wikipedia.” He enjoyed making people laugh, traveling and seeing the world and The New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle.
Mark is survived by his wife, Linda; his siblings, Tony Lipka and Andrea Scott; his stepdaughter, Caren Levant; his nephew, Andrew; niece Cindy; cats Jake and Molly; along with cousins and friends.
Memorial services were private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key, Fla.
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