My name is Annette with the Redcon-1 Car Club; We are raising funds for our Dear Friend Staff Seargent Valet to help with funeral expenses. His beautiful wife passed away on Feb 18, 2021, surrounded by love.

Mark and Stella had been married 20 years have five children and two grandchildren. So many of the obstacles they have been through are things most of us couldn't even imagine having to go through, and they did so together. Mark was seriously injured during a tour to Afg that almost cost him his life. Stella and the kids packed up and moved from California to Texas to be by his side. Stella advocated for him and never left his side. She supported him unconditionally during his years of surgeries, skin graphs, and rehabilitation. Stella has had her share of health issues that she has battled with Mark's support. Yet, they made it through all of their obstacles together and stronger. Mark and Stella's relationship was one of the strongest and most beautiful, and their connection is admired by everyone who experienced their presence as a couple and as individuals.

Stella was such a wonderful person; she was caring, honest, fearless, stubborn, and loved unconditionally. Everyone who was blessed to know Stella knows how strong and beautiful she was. She was an amazing wife, mother, and Grandma. The loss of Stella is devastating to all who had the honor of knowing her.

We are raising funds for funeral expenses to help Mark through this most difficult and trying time. The family was not prepared for such a devastating loss. The loss was not something they had planned for or even had considered planning for; they believed that they had many more years together