Mark Vann - Class of 1980
From Denise Collier (1985)

Mark Vann-Class of 1980 succumbed to Cancer on March 4th, 2002 at his home near
Longmont, CO, at age 39. Mark had been diagnosed with Melanoma this past Fall. He
is survived by his Wife Jennifer, his Mom Ricki, Dad Bryant and his brother Mike (Class
of '83), and their families.

A fund has been set up to offset costs of Marks treatment and in support of Jennifer Vann.
Donations can be sent to: The Mark Vann Fund, P.O. Box 393, Nederland, CO 80466.


For the many of you that probably don't know.....Mark did get to live his dream. He played his banjo the
best, at a Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, CO one day (twice (a.k.a. two years in a row), which landed him
a career with a fine group of musicians, (and SUPER fine group of people) which later became Leftover
Salmon. www.leftoveralmon.com (If any of you have any family members still in college ask them, they'll
more than likely be able to tell you all about LoS.)

Mark was very well known, very much respected and overwhelmingly loved in this genre of bluegrass with
a unique twist. Many will sorely miss him. I know I will. I took a personal pride in going to these shows and
watching Mark play over the last couple years, now sorry that I missed so many.

My deepest thoughts and sincerest prayers are with his family now and always will be.

Thank you Mark for a great many shows and a great time every time! !

The below link will take you to a statement from his LoS Family.  http://www.leftoversalmon.com/ann/Vann.html

Thank you.
Denise Collier (85)
decollier@mindspring.com