Full of personality, the occasional whine and unable to stay away from the great outdoors, Mark ‘Markie’ Mason Jr. was an eight-year-old boy beaming with courage and strength.
Despite his parents Mark and Maram being divorced, moving on to start new families in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, this wasn’t a problem for Markie.
In fact, it meant that he was able to enjoy a childhood constantly surrounded by his eight siblings – six of which were all under the age of nine.
And there was one sibling in particular that adored Markie more than most – seven-year-old Matthew.
The pair of fun-loving boys were known to be inseparable, in fact they were the very best of friends.
Only, despite enjoying their childhood to the max, their dad Mark made sure to give them some fatherly words
