Member Maj. John Mark, Jr. Dies

Maj. John Mark Jr., 36, who joined the National Press Club in April, 2014, died suddenly of natural causes on Sept. 4. Maj. Mark, who enjoyed attending NPC luncheons, was serving his third year as a JAG officer at the Pentagon after having served a year in Kuwait. He lived in Arlington. A native of the Woodside section of Queens, N.Y., Maj. Mark was a graduate of Manhattan College and St. John's University School of Law. His father said his son was promoted posthumously from captain to major and that the exact medical cause of his death was not known.