Mark Briggs Strickland

Mark B Strickland
Born Sept 29, 1975, in Camp Pendleton, CA., Strickland enrolled in Carolina in 1993 after being graduated from Rocky Mount Academy.
In high school he was a member of the National Honor Society, president of the senior class and a soccer, basketball, and tennis player an enterprising youth, Strickland started his own lawn business in high school.
At Carolina where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, he was studying to be a dentist like his father. He recently was inducted to the Order of the Gimghoul.
Strickland’s friends remember him as a big fan of the Grateful Dead, a rock group that until lead singer Jerry Garcia died last year attracted a faithful following.
This summer, Strickland had planned to stay in Chapel Hill, painting university dormitory rooms. He would have moved into his apartment within the next few days.
He is survived by his parents Rita and Hank Strickland of Rocky Mount; three brothers Jeffrey Barnett Strickland, David Brooks Strickland, and Steven Dunn Strickland, all of the home; his maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnett of Rocky Mount and his paternal grandmother Margaret B. Strickland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lakeside Baptist Church.