Mark Barhanovich, Biloxi’s son, dies in boating accident Sunday [The Sun Herald]
By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald | |
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Word spread quickly.
Later they came in a steady stream to his home in
An athlete in his youth, he was the youngest of
At around
Another friend, fishing with them in a second boat, ferried an Acadian Ambulance crew and
His older brothers
"When my dad died in '87, Mark was the rock of the family,"
"This is an absolute, total shock," he said. "I'm 70 years old and never would have dreamed I would be burying my little brother. I'm going to miss him, too."
Frank Barhanovich saidthat by the location of the accident, off the eastern end of
"He loved fishing," he said.
"He didn't deserve this," he said. "My daddy never met a stranger and neither did Mark. He loved the
"
He loved being an alumni of both schools. He was at USM's football game Saturday afternoon and talked about plans to get in some fishing Sunday.
"He was someone who was well liked by many, and for good reason," Creel said. "I remember him for all of the great things that I saw him do, and how he always had a smile on his face and a gleam in his eye."
"Mark got a lot of his traits from his father," Marie said. "He genuinely liked to help people."
He loved the outdoors, grew up working on a family boat and was an avid golfer.
"I'm just numb right now, in disbelief," Marie said. "It just doesn't seem like it happened."
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