Mark Mullenax Obituary

Mark Daniel Mullenax, 64, a resident of Coraopolis, died unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at his retirement home in Peoria, Texas. He was the son of the late William R. Mullenax and Lauri Ann Goff Mullenax Edwards.

Having grown up in Bay City, Texas and Bellaire, Texas, he was a graduate of Bellaire High School, where he was proudly involved in Boy Scouts, having earned his Eagle Scout award. He attended Texas A & M, where he was a member of the FISH Drill Team that won the national championship in 1972 at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.

He entered the Air Force in l973 as a missile systems analyst specialist (319th AMMSq./CC/SRAM IMF, Grand Forks AFB.) Achieved Technical Sergeant as a Weather Forecaster, assignments to include Det. 15, 9th Weather Sq. (Grand Forks AFB-Grand Forks, N.D.); Det. 5, 7th Weather Sq. (Katterbach Army Airfield-Ansbach, Germany); Det.11, 24th Weather Sq. (MAC- Reese AFB, Lubbock, Texas); Det. 12, 7th Weather Sq. (Finthen AAF-Mainz, Germany); Det.10, 1st Weather Sq. (Lawson AAF, Ft. Benning, Ga.). He served as the unit project officer for implementation of AWDS (Worldwide) and UAWS (Weather Data Systems) for Europe with installation in all tactical vehicles for deployment readiness in support of Desert Shield/Storm.

Mark's many awards while serving consisted of USAF Meritorious Service Medal, USAF Achievement Medal, Army (USAREUR) Achievement Medal, Army (USAREUR) Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon. While in the Air Force, Mark graduated with an associate degree in science from the Community College of the Air Force and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in business administration with a specialty degree in information systems at Columbus State University in Columbus, Ga. Mark retired in 1993 and worked at AFLAC Insurance Co. as a claims specialist, Ruco Polymer,LLC, Columbus, Ga., Muscogee County School System-Substitute Teacher, Sizemore Security then returned to civil service in 2001 as an information systems specialist returning to Grand Forks AFB- 319th Medical Group; Information Systems Shaw AFB, Sumter, S.C.; Army Engineer Corps, Buffalo, N.Y.; 598th Army Transportation Terminal Group, Manana, Bahrain; USAREUR Hq. 5th Signal Command, G6, Mannheim, Germany (assignment Heidelberg); and retired as an IT Specialist from the Army Recruiting Battalion in Pittsburgh.

Mark is survived by his wife of 36 years, Stacie Ann Moats Mullenax; daughter, Leah Marie Mullenax; son, Zachary Marton Mullenax and wife, Danielle, of Pittsburgh; and his precious granddaughter, Arya Elizabeth Wilson, as they enjoyed watching Steelers games, reading books and playing together.

Mark's wish to be cremated has been honored, and a private family ceremony will be held at a later date with interment at Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, W.Va.

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