Mark was the most inspiring teacher and colleague I have ever known. The thing I loved the most was his sense of humour, he could tell you a joke starting with every letter of the alphabet. Something that I would often test him on. I was blessed to have his support and friendship over the years and will miss him very very much. Rest in Peace Mark, see you on the other side.
Mark, you are going to be so greatly missed. You were one in a million. Thank you for all the laughs and lessons you taught me. Sleep well my lovely. Love Always Sophie xx
What can I say Mark, your loss has been felt greatly by all of your "geek squad" friends. There will forever be a place in our hearts for you. It all still feels surreal, you were a true Gentleman and we appreciate the time we had with you. Rest in peace my friend x
I have only known you for a few years Mark, but you knowledge and wisdom has touched and helped me in more ways than possible. Thank you for always being there. Lots of love. Josh x
Gaynor
Mark was a great colleague, a dedicated and fair minded manager. My heart aches, sharing in your sorrows with love and friendship.
Sincere condolences to Gaynor and Mark‘s mother and brother. He was a wonderful man. A kind and caring educator to all his students; a loyal and supportive manager and colleague. A great loss to all who knew him. Rest in Peace.
So sad to hear of Marks passing
My sincere condolences.
May peace and comfort find you at this difficult time.
Mark has been my go to I.T. person for the past 15 years. He is solely responsible for the skills and confidence I have, even if it doesn't always work. A patient kind man who always found time to help, lastly in July helping the catering dept out with the online end of year presentation. Thank you Mark, Myself and the rest of the department will miss you immensely. Rest In Peace and hope you find some wonderful animals in your new residence. x
Deep is the pain - it’s God’s gain - RIP Mark until we meet again🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Deep is the pain - it’s God’s gain - RIP Mark until we meet again 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Mark was a strong, supportive colleague and friend for many years to a large number of people including myself. He was always happy to take on new tasks and responsibilities and when you worked with him, you appreciated his great teaching skills. He will be be very much missed
Our thoughts and prayers are with you, God bless you and keep you and make His face to shine upon you.
Mark's passing came as a great shock, not just to me but my wife Amanda and sons Sean & Neil.
I met Mark in his beloved Liverpool back in the Eighties, back when everything was possible. Thanks to Mark, we just about remained in touch, and now, of course, I fiercely regret not meeting up more regularly.
When I heard about Mark's death, all my thoughts were of a selfish nature - regret, mortality & shared memories never to be shared again.
Now though, my thoughts & wishes are entirely with his Mother, Brother and the lovely lovely Gaynor.
Mark will be very much missed.
Mark, you were a best mate. We had fun together at Woffington Close. Men behaving badly sometimes/often, especially at The (sad) Lion and binge watching Friends when we should have been getting ready to start the work week. Photography was a common hobby that introduced us and we were both pretty good AND competitive :-). I will miss you incredibly even though we hadn't met up for a while. You were a good mate Mark Carne. See you on the other side
I had the pleasure and honour to work closely with Mark for the last few years. And my team and I experienced his commitment, talent, integrity, warmth, kindness and friendship at close hand and, most recently, saw how those qualities came strikingly to the fore during enforced college closure – we will miss him terribly. He was a brilliant and wonderful man. The legacy of Mark’s work will be long-standing; his work has touched the lives of so many colleagues and students.
Mark was a very kind, honest colleague and friend who I really enjoyed working with. Rest In Peace, you will be truly missed.
Mark was an amazing kind and gentle man. I knew Mark from being an IT teacher, manager and IT support. Mark would always sort out my issues with the computer Systems and nothing was too much trouble. I will miss your sense of humour, endless help and support. RIP mark you will be truly missed. Sending love and hugs to the family -Jane xxxxx
Mark, you’re going to be missed so much. Thank you for all of your help over the years. Rest in peace, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family x
Rest easy my friend. I'll tell stories of you forever. You'll always be in my heart.
Mark it was a pleasure to have known you as a friend and colleague over the last 18 years or so, firstly at Merton, then South-Thames and finally Stcg group.
I will always remember your willingness to work with and help staff with IT queries with a smile on your face.
RIP Mark.
To my dearest Mark, I shall miss you so much and am still treasuring all our funny letters we wrote to each other all those years ago. My best friend, my only confidant, you leave a huge hole in my life even though we didn't speak very often.
To all of Mark's family and friends, my deepest condolences at the gap left in your lives too.
With much love and hugs, Hannah Jago. X
Mark, sadly, you've passed on far too early. You were one of my guiding lights in archery and I always enjoyed shooting with you - even after you'd taught me so well I managed to take your barebow title away from you.
And you introduced me to wildlife photography with some great albums from the British Wildlife Centre, which inspired me to go looking for those elusive otters and other critters.
We never did manage that snooker rematch, but you managed to see your beloved Liverpool win the Premier League by a streak and I know that would have given you great pleasure.
I'm going to miss you, mate. It was a real privilege to have known you.
Dear Kay & Neil and your wife, and Mark’s wife....
I am so sorry that I cannot be with you today. I have tried to listen to the service but have not been able to log in. Thinking of you all on this sad day. Love from Marion x
I had the privilege of working with Mark over the last couple of years and had a small window into the way he worked with others, finding solutions and patiently helping them achieve what they needed. I was always impressed by his calm, reassuring manner, his expertise and his attention to detail. Always easy to talk to and always willing to help. We'll all miss him.
It was a pleasure knowing Mark; he was a much valued colleague and we were lucky to work with him. He was patient, affable, helpful and incredibly reassuring in his manner with everyone. I only knew Mark for three years, since we merged as a College Group, when Mark took on the absolutely critical role of helping staff and students across the Group to communicate and learn more effectively online. He did this with great enthusiasm and really made a difference to many hundreds of staff and students.
Mark seemed to relish his work, continually trying to help others find quicker and better ways to find online solutions. He never tired of answering questions or emails asking for his support, no matter how many demands were put on him across the Group. This was even more noticeable when the colleges closed in March and Mark had video contact with almost all staff across the College Group through his invaluable online training sessions.
Mark - you will be sorely missed as we start the new term without you. May you rest in peace.
Such a lovely service today. Thank you for all your IT help over the years. You never thought my questions were stupid and you were always very patient with me. You were one of a kind and you will never be forgotten.
Taken way too soon. I will miss you. Sending love and hugs to Gaynor and family ❤
Dear Gaynor, Neil & Kay,
I feel extremely privileged to have known Mark. He was a good friend to Dave at university and beyond. He was always kind and good humoured, with a warm, calm presence. My sincere condolences to you all. With love, Amanda
Never thought to write this message for you, Mark. Very shocking news and deeply saddened for your early departure from us. You have been an inspiration teacher and professional to many like me, sincere condolences to family and friends. You’re always in my prayers. Rest in peace, Mark.
Words cannot be adequately expressed that would say how much you will be missed. Your kind and supportive approach to everyone who met and worked with you will always be remembered. It was an honour to have known and worked with you.
Mark, I can't believe you are gone. You were the most kind and supportive colleague. Only you could help me realise my crazy ideas for online CPD and keeping me sane when it didn't go to plan. Your patience was limitless and I will miss our daily chats and how you always commented on whatever crazy hairstyle I was trying that day. You really became part of our little TLA team during lockdown and it won't be the same without you. Rest in peace my friend.
Mark was an inspiration to us all. His kindness, patience and willingness to help will be greatly missed. But most of all, I’ll miss our chats via Teams about all things from work to music to food and all of the in between. A true gentleman, gone too soon, but will never be forgotten. From Jamie G x
So sorry to hear the sad news, my condolences are sent with love. I have many happy memories of working with Mark over many years at Merton College and STC, a real gentleman, hardworking and dedicated to the students success. He will be sadly missed.
Mark was a dear colleague who will be sorely missed. Mark was one of the first people I met when I joined South Thames College in 2015 and I eventually became his line manager for a period of time.
He was a joy to work with professionally and on a personal level he was always someone I enjoyed interacting with. We discussed many things including his love of photography and the different places we planned to travel too. My thoughts go out to Gaynor and his friends and family. Taken from us too soon.
Mark was an inspirational and genuine man. I don’t know of anyone who had a bad word to say about him. Mark was always there to help with any ICT problems, no matter how big or small. He will be sorely missed and could never be replaced. RIP Mark, Merton College won’t be the same without you. Sleep well my friend. Xx
I was so saddened to hear of Mark's passing. Mark was such a lovely man. I was privileged to share an office with him on his 'Kingston days'. He will be sorely missed, he was such a kind, measured, generous and supportive colleague. RIP Mark. My thoughts and prayers are with his partner Gaynor, his Mother and brother.
Mark, how lucky were we to have known you, you were one of a kind and will be sorely missed big time. You livened up our LRC nights out with your stories and dry humour ! Forever in my prayers, gone but definately not forgotten xx
I was shocked then saddened by the sudden death of Mark, who was too young to be taken from us.
Over my four years at STC, I could count on Mark to help me out with the little things in the world of Moodle and 365 such as saving in the correct folder, backing up in the right place or checking the right box, for Mark nothing was too much trouble. Mark had patience and explained things and helped in such a clear and calm way, that even a bit of an old Luddite like me (we didn’t have computers when I was at school) could use the college systems. Mark always used his sense of humour to keep me calm when I was beginning to panic.
When lock-down started, Mark was there for me, now he’s not there anymore - I miss him, rest in peace.
Since I know Mark, not too long, Mark was very helpful and friendly during this difficult time; yes, if you need to know anything regarding IT issues just ask and you don't have to wait even via email, the answer will be ready within minutes! I was wondering how could such a helping person suddenly disappear from this world! I really miss Mark. May his soul rest in peace.
Mark was such a wonderful person, colleague and friend to so many. He will be greatly missed.
Learned of Mark's passing just this week and I was truly saddened by the news. My heartfelt condolences go out to family and Gaynor. His generous spirit, positivity, wicked sense of humour and friendship were a gift. You were a true gent, Mark, and, to borrow a song lyric - ' I'm losing on the swings, I'm losing on the roundabouts '. Rest in Peace my friend and see you at that great gig in the sky one day.
Dear Mark Carne
Never thought a gentlemen like you pass on too quickly level 1 to level 3 in IT under you at south thames college was the best days I have spent
I stil remember when I stoped my level 3 without completing the second year and decided to come back to sri lanka you told me "tyrell complete the level 3 & go afterwards I myself will drop you to the airport".
You never let us panic always gave the opportunites to grow I was planing to come & see you and all my other lecturers at STC but I am late
You ingrid guity jose build up my fondation in IT actually I used the methods shown by you to teach my students.
Compassion kindness sense of humour you had it all thank you very much Mark I will miss you.
May your soul rest in peace
I just googled my old lecturer Mark to reconnect and see how he was doing, I was so shocked to see this. He taught me between 2001 and 2003. Thank you for being a great teacher and guide. You were a brilliant human and universally liked. A huge loss to education. My condolonces to anyone close to Mr Carne. Rest in peace my friend xxx
