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Community - Broadneck
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Published
02/08/10
Mark George was born with Down syndrome. That didn't deter the cheerful youth from accompanying his father Tom George all over the Broadneck Peninsula. When Tom became a charter member of the Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks, Arnold Chapter No. 2608, a little more than 31 years ago, Mark tagged along to all the meetings and parties. Find Us On Facebook
Sadly, Mark died in 1981 at age 21. The Elks have not forgotten the young man with the big smile. Elk members Jim Pleasant and George Powell got the ball rolling. Since 1985, the Elks have passed the hat to raise money for a scholarship fund established in Mark's...
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