Stephen Mark Hardin

STEPHEN MARK HARDIN Stephen Mark Hardin was born in Marshall, Texas on November 11, 1958 to Jeanette Collins and Wylie Audrain Hardin. Mark passed away in Oklahoma on October 18, 2013. He was raised in Terrell, Texas and graduated from Terrell High School in 1977. Mark joined the U. S. Air Force serving in Korea and was discharged in 1984. He came back to Terrell after the service where he worked for Texaco. Mark took his first airplane flight in Terrell in June of 1975 and received his pilot's license in 1977 when he was seventeen. Mark was with Terrell Aviation in 1984 and became the FBO owner and operater at the Terrell Municipal Airport in 1994. Mark had over 22,000 hours of flight time and was a Fiber Optic and Pipeline Patrol Pilot and a Corporate Pilot. He was a member of the Quiet Birdman, lifetime member of the CAF, Board Chairman and Region II Director of the Ercoupe Owners Club and a life member of the Masonic Lodge. Mark married Melissa Cunningham on November 16, 1985 in Terrell. He is survived by his wife: Melissa of Terrell, son: Mike Hardin of Terrell, daughter: Christine Howard of Forney, mother-in-law: Faye Cunningham, parents: Jeanette and Wylie Hardin of Leslie, Arkansas, brother: Tim Hardin of Russellville, Arkansas, sister: Tina Hardin of Brooklyn, New York and many other relatives and friends.