Melvin "Pete" Mark 1926-2017

[Thomas Lapsley]

Melvin "Pete" Mark. a noted businessman in the Portland, OR area, has passed away on June 1 at the age of 91. He was a collector of Presidential artifacts, many pertaining to Abraham Lincoln. Among them was a piece of the red fabric from the rocking chair Lincoln sat on when he was shot. The relic along with some of his other Lincoln items were on display at the Oregon Historical Society Museum in 2013.