Mark Joncich

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Please provide your name as it appears in our '73 yearbook, and add any other name(s) you may go by now.

Mark Joncich



Relationship status - husbands/wives/domestic partners/divorces/deaths/children/grandchildren? Tell us about your other family members we might know.

Married Nancy Cross (from our class at DHS) after college graduation, divorced 3 years later. I have been in my second marriage for 38+ years to current wife Melissa (last employed as a Concierge at the Ritz Carlton 33 years ago, homemaker since). Daughter Tiana, 32, married 3 years, UCLA grad currently working as a paralegal in Orange County, CA. Granddaughter Cora, 9 months old. Son-in-law Zack Weiss, 31, UCLA grad currently a relief pitcher with the Boston Red Sox. Both my parents have passed (aged 91 and 96). My sister Joan passed 3 years ago from Multiple Sclerosis. Brothers: Mike (retired) lives in Monrovia, Chris (retired) lives in Azusa and Paul lives in Henderson, Nevada.


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Yes.....I just woke up



Brothers Mark, Paul, Mike and Chris with Mom in 2014



I'm in the middle



Group for Easter Dinner 2023


Job history? What jobs have you had over the last 50 years?

I have worked in Sales Management for a number of large multinational companies (e.g. Unisys, AT&T Capital, Vitria Technology, SAP) as well as 7 different technology start-ups.


Are you currently working, retired or somewhere in-between?

Retired


Did you pursue any further education after High School?

Bachelor of Science degree, Business Management SDSU


What hobbies/interests/pastimes have you engaged in?

Boating (mostly locally, as well as Mexico, San Diego, San Clemente and Catalina Islands). I have owned a boat (35 ft Sportfisher) kept in the Dana Point Marina, 5 minutes from my house, for 29 years. I also enjoy gardening (I have a thing for trees).


What city do you currently live in.....for how long? Where else have you lived?

I purchased a newly constructed home in San Clemente, CA 38 years ago. In 2014 I completely demolished it and built a new home in its place. Prior to that, I lived in different parts of San Diego county.


Over the last 50 years, what other cities/states/countries have you visited?

Between leisure and business travel I have been to multiple cities in just about every state in the US as well as traveled to: Canada (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal), Israel (Tel Aviv, Haifa), Mexico (Acapulco, Mexico City, Cabo, PV, La Paz, Etc), Brasil (Sรฃo Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), Czech Republic (Prague),Venezuela (Caracas), Switzerland (Zurich, Lugano), China (Beijing), Italy (Florence, Venice), Austria (Vienna, Salsberg), Denmark (Copenhagen), Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Croatia (Split, Dubrovnik, Komiza) ,Germany (Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Walldorf), Netherlands (Amsterdam), India (Mumbai, Bangalore), Singapore, Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, the Virgin Islands etc.


Share with us your most memorable experiences of the last 50 years?

Getting married in St. Thomas in โ€™85. Births of daughter/granddaughter. Skydiving with Paul Damico. Almost crashing my plane twice during solo flights while in flight school.


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2 Comments

  1. PAULA Jeanne LUTTRELL

    When did you skydive with Paul? Does your brother still do news?

    • Not good with dates but it was a good 20 years ago!

      No, Paul has a job in public relations for the teaching hospital there in Vegas

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