Charles Mark Tipton, age 64, departed family and friends on January 7th, 2022 in his Houston home. Mark was born in Orlando, Florida to Charles J. Tipton and Shirley(Hyde) Tipton. He was the older brother to Kelly Tipton-Vogt and Shanna Tipton Smyth.
Mark had a dedication to his family, friends and his church and was a devout Catholic. He had a never ending love for music of many different genres and had an undeniable knowledge that was vast and deep, at the level of a music historian.
Mark was a graduate of Newberry High School, Newberry, Florida. Mark graduated from Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida with an AS degree in Environmental Science. He later would return to college to finish his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Houston Downtown.
He is survived by his mother Shirley Hyde Tipton, Kelly Tipton-Vogt and “CV” Vogt, Melbourne Beach, Florida. Shanna and Robin Smyth, Archer Florida. Mark was also survived by his nephews Alexander Vogt, Christian Vogt, Ricky Hughes and Brandon Hughes. Also his niece Savannah Vogt, Aunt Sarah “Sally” Segrest and his Uncle Keith Hyde. He was also survived by his cousins, their spouses and children.
Mark also leaves behind his Houston family who knew how to enjoy each other’s presence when together with love, laughter, music and beer! Mark was preceded in death by his father Charles J. Tipton, his grandmother Anna Lee Clemons, his grandfather Joseph Hyde, uncles Dub Segrest, Sonny Hyde, Boonie Sullivan, Charlie Reddick, Timothy Hyde and Aunt Danie Reddick .
Hamous I still think of you often. I’m glad I was between chemo treatments so that I could attend your funeral. Though we never met in person I feel like I got to know you fairly well via this platform. RIP
Rest In Peace Hamous.
and a big thanks to you for starting and hosting this blog after lst folded and allowing me and others to state our views about almost anything whether you agreed with us or not.
https://youtu.be/0EsWYj5iACU
Time flies.
some are sent home earlier than we’d like, but it’s not up to us when that time might be.
Adee
Just so you know, we have the regular Weekend Open Comments going also.
We’ve just arrived home from a lovely (as always) lunch at BJ’s in Sugar Land, bringing most of my main course home as usual. That’s because their salads are wonderful to dine on first and would not travel home and sit overnight in the fridge as well as the main course does. Anyway, while there I have to leave… Read more »
I also miss Goat and especially J-Nine Bounds (Southern Tragedy) I would have texted her yesterday to let her know Summer Sausage was on the way. 🙁
Good Morning Hamsters, Our Sunday Remembrance of friends departed is uplifting. Though unseen now, we know they are here in spirit, and that brings some comfort when the real world gets bumpy, as it will from time to time. They knew how to manage the bumps life brings through experiences great and small and kindly shared their wisdom with us. … Read more »
Forgot about the heart attack. Dang. Here’s to 2023!
I have a heart attack on Christmas Eve, 2 weeks later GJT is laid off, Mark dies the next day and then GJT’s sister-in-law is murdered a week later. We should’ve known 2022 was going to be a very rough year.
January 7th. The day after I got laid off, eight days later my wife’s sister was murdered. That was just January…
Man, as fast as time screams by, ‘22 was the longest year I’ve ever lived.
He knew it.
I know it.
And you know, too.
That damn album is a frikkin masterpiece.
/sniff
4 SQK
🙂
Getting oniony in here.
Mark was obviously one of the really great guys; he did his job (assigned by ELOHIM) well and got to go home early.
I couldn’t remember if it was early ‘22 or late ‘21. We loved him and miss him tremendously. RIP Mark.
Miss him. He brought me to The Church of the Annunciation, among other things. He gave me a platform for my prose before it became Couch 2.0. Really, really nice guy. The last time I saw him was about a month before he passed on, between masses. I miss GTOTracker as well. I had the pleasure of meeting him in… Read more »
I’d only been around Hamous a handful of times in person, but online interaction with him was nearly daily. He was one of those guys I could disagree with yet still remain congenial in our interactions. Always felt like he was extended family. I still miss him too. Prayers.
I do miss Mark and it’s hard to believe that it’s been a year now. R.I.P Mark