Mark Anderson

D. Mark Anderson, age 57, died Monday, June 23, 2014. Mark was born on December 23, 1956 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma to Don and Marianne Anderson. He grew up in Tulsa, Ok and graduated from OSU with a degree in electrical engineering. In 1980, he took a summer internship at Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque, NM. His first night in town he met his future wife, Susan Swalby. He went back to OK to earn his Master�s degree but his heart brought him back to Albuquerque. Mark and Susan were married in 1992. He worked for Sandia Labs for 28 years the majority of which was as a software engineer and computer analyst. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marianne Anderson. He is survived by his wife Susan, stepson and wife Michael and Jayme Swalby, three grandchildren, Marissa, Jacob and Michael, his father and stepmother Don and Cherylle Anderson, brother and wife Chris and Sara Anderson, sister and husband Laurie and Marty Lehman, stepbrother and wife Eric and Lisa Eads, stepsister and husband Jayme and John Cox, sisters-in-law Norma, Frances and husband Duane, brother-in-law and wife Vernon and Debbie Miera, mother-in-law, Anita Miera and many close nieces and nephews. Mark loved being retired and spending time at home with his loving wife, playing scrabble and watching sunsets from their garden. A Memorial Mass will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Our Lady of Annunciation Catholic Church, 2621 Vermont St. NE in Albuquerque followed by interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 7999 Wyoming NE. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Camp of the Rising Sun(a summer camp for individuals with autism spectrum disorders). Mark, thank you for all the love, joy and strength you brought to us all. Your suffering is over. Rest in Peace.