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Mark Gaudin my comrade and best friend and father to his 5 yr old son Ian was murdered by 3 blacks near his home town of Palestine Texas. The blacks were arrested and as it looks now he was killed for $6.00 in a robbery as he was working one of his 3 jobs driving a cab for a small town company. He was really my best friend and I have had very few of those in my life.
I know that any time someone dies all you hear is the good. However Mark was truly a good person who would do anything to help a comrade. When the roof caved in on his T shirt shop he never asked me once for help. I told him I would come spend the weekend building him a new roof. Thats what we did. Even though I didnt ask later Mark repayed the favor by building my kids a huge wooden swing set for christmas of 2001. I was once contacted by a Resistance customer who was needing some red braces since Resistance was out and knowing that Mark made them I asked Mark to contact the young man. The customer was getting married and wanted them for him and his best man and the wedding was in 4 days.. Mark rush shipped 2 free pairs of our red braces out to him as a wedding gift. These are just a few examples of how selfless this guy was. Mark to me was as much of a hero as any other. He is as much of a Martyr as any we have had.
He was an honest hard working single dad. Holding down 3 jobs to make ends meet. Yet still many times he put his own money into various NA projects, knowing full well that he needed to spend it on car repairs or clothes. He was truly a selfless person. He worked 2 jobs in addition to making T shirts for Resistance.
While many who claim to be racial and active find it hard to step away from the computer long enough to get in the street and do anythign. Mark was at every NA meeting we have had since he joined except one. Even though he had to dive for 3 hours to get to the meeting in a car that was in no shape to be driven that much.
He leaves behind a 5 year old little boy. He was the sole custody parent of Ian who was named after Ian Stuart. Now Ian will have no daddy. Mark moved to Texas from California after his entire family except for his mother had ridiculed him for his beliefs. He moved to what is basically the middle of nowhere. This is a reminder that we can no longer seek higher ground. There are no more white safe zones.
The world and our cause especially is much worse off now that Mark is gone. However I ask that you all remember this young man that you probably never met or heard of. I was lucky enough to know him for a few years. I would like to send a special thank you to Leo for recruiting this fine man. If it were not for you handing him that NA card I would have never known him.
I would ask that you do what you can to help Marks mother. She is going to be caring for Ian now even though she is in failing health herself.
Please send donations to
Chris Evans
P.O. Box 902
Keller TX 76244
Please put For Mark. I will see that they get sent to his mother since I dont think she would want her name up here.
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