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This page is dedicated to members of the CACS who have lost their fight with Carcinoid Cancer. We present this information first as a memorial to the departed member and second in the hope that the information here will be helpful to someone who is researching or fighting our disease. Click a link below to see the memorial bios. Ted Crump 1939 - 2008 Bob DeGroot 1945 - 2007 Gloria Guadagno 1934 - 2007 Liz Hollenbach 1948 - 2007 Susan Spillman 1959 - 2006 Larry Chinnery 1938 - 2006 Mark Redfern 1956 - 2005 Jennifer Murphy 1960 - 2003 "Coach" Lombardi 1962 - 2003 "Bob" Niblock 1936 - 2003 "Bob" Kurtz 1939 - 2002 "Kay" Shea 1931 - 2002 "Mickey" Moomey 1925 - 2002 "Don" Jones 1953 - 2002 Survivors Bios of living members |
Oct. 2, 1956 - Feb. 10, 2005  Mark Gardiner Redfern was born Oct. 2, 1956 in Torquay, England and died Feb. 10, 2005 in Herndon, VA. He was a devoted and loving husband to his wife of 21 yrs, Sally and father of two children, Stephanie, 18 and Andrew, 12.He was a computer consultant for Computer Associates in Herndon, VA for 11 yrs. He loved the Boy Scout program and was a Cubmaster for Pack 1570 for 4 yrs. and an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 1570 when he died. He was very active in Trinity Presbyterian Church, Herndon, VA and served as a Deacon and an Elder, as well as being in charge of ushers and serving on several other committees. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1975-1979 and graduated from Northern VA Community College, Alexandria with an A.S. in Computer Science in 1981. August 2002 - Mark has terrible abdominal pain and goes to the E.R. They do a CT scan and find a liver tumor 7cm in diameter and several microtumors throughout his liver. It is recommended he see an oncologist immediately. A biopsy is done. Diagnosis: slow-growing neuroendocrine carcinoma, primary tumor on pancreas w/mets to the liver. His oncologist puts him through two rounds of chemo, only to have large liver tumor shrink only 1 cm. Joins CACS and finds out about Dr. Richard Warner. We make an app't. to see him in NYC and he recommends Sandostatin and embolizations. Mark begins subcutaneous injections of Sandostatin and eventually goes to monthly injections of Sandostatin LAR 20mg. In the span of 2 1/2 yrs., he undergoes three chemoembolizations and two bland embolizations. The last one was Dec. 5, 2004. His liver was so full of cancer that there was not enough "good liver" to recover from the last embolization. Mark died on Feb. 10, 2005. Mark kept his sense of humor up until almost the very end. He WAS feeling good up until Sept. 2004, when he started losing weight and feeling poorly. In February he died at home in bed with his wife and children around him. He was always cheerful, friendly, upbeat, optimistic, and extremely courageous as he valiantly fought his battle against "the noid". He loved life, God and His church, his friends and family and lived by "The Golden Rule". He had more of an effect on people than he ever would have imagined, as evidenced by the enormous turnout at his memorial service - 560 people. He is once again whole, safe and happy in the presence of our Dear Saviour, Jesus Christ, until we can be reunited one day. He is survived by his wife Sally M. Redfern, his children Stephanie and Andrew Redfern, his father Ian G. Redfern of England, his brother Bruce Daniels of Winter Haven, FL and his sister Melanie Halpin of Williamsburg, VA. A graveside service for Mark with Military Honors was held at 3 p.m. on Monday, February 14, at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Herndon, followed by a memorial service at 4 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Herdon, VA. |
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