Mark Baity DUDA
DUDA, TASSINARI
Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/27/2011 at 15:17:43
December 18, 1957 --- March 19, 2011
Mark Baity Duda, age 53, of Cumming, Iowa, passed away suddenly Saturday, March 19, 2011. Mark was born December 18, 1957, in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Dr. Edward and Marilyn Duda. Mark attended Roger Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, CT, and graduated in 1976. He was very active in sports, hockey, lacrosse and football. After high school he followed in his father’s footsteps and went to Williston Academy in Northampton, Massachusetts. He attended Ithaca College where he graduated in 1981. Mark went on to be a well-known leader in the data services industry. Throughout his career, Mark held increasingly senior executive positions at leading marketing services companies including ICOM Information and Communications, Inc., Madison Direct Marketing, The Walter Karl Companies, and the Direct Media Group. Mark was also very involved in the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) including serving on the strategic planning board.
Mark joined Meredith in 2006, and quickly become a valuable colleague, business partner, and friend. He was responsible for marketing Meredith’s deep database of American women and created many valuable relationships with clients. Mark was an energetic and passionate professional. Mark was an avid sportsman who loved hunting, fishing, cycling, snowshoeing and most of all cheering on his Vikings! His love of life and family was overwhelming and those that knew him admired him. Even when faced with tragedy and loss, he always remained positive. He enjoyed his friends and family and enjoyed spending time with his sister at the family farm in Dows, Iowa.
He leaves behind his sister, Sarah (Tassinari); his friend, Carol; three children, Rachel, Hilary and Parker; and numerous relatives and friends across the country. Memorial services are pending.
To honor and pay tribute to Mark, Meredith Corporation and members of the direct/interactive marketing community are joining together to establish a scholarship fund in his name. The fund, which benefits college and university students studying data and targeting strategies in direct and interactive marketing, is administered by the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation (DMEF). In an effort to mirror the passion and commitment demonstrated by Mark, the first Mark Duda Scholarship Fund will be introduced in 2011, with the first scholarship awarded in August. You may pay tribute to Mark through a contribution to the Fund in his name.
The website is:
www.directworks.org/Contribute/Default.aspx?id=4232http://www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com/services/services_detail.aspx?rid=9351
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