Mark Alan St. Clair

March 1, 1956 - October 13, 2017

Mark Alan St. Clair, 61, of Charlotte, died at CMC- Main on October 13, 2017, from injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle. Mark was born on March 11, 1956, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, the son of Keith and Joanne (nee Douglass) St. Clair. Around the age of 12, he and his family moved to Long Island where he graduated from high school and went onto college at East Tennessee State University. After obtaining his undergrad degree, his Baha’i faith took him to Liberia where as a missionary, he taught others of the faith and started a Baha’i radio station. In Liberia, he met another missionary, Sue Smith, whom he married. They returned to the United States after the Liberian coup in 1989. Mark went on to attend Florida State University for his graduate work where he obtained two masters degrees, one of them in instructional design. He then worked for IMA Plus before going to work for Blue Cross and Blue Shield, both in Jacksonville, Florida. An opportunity came up with FedEx that then took he and his family to Memphis, TN. Ultimately, Mark joined Vanguard Investments and moved back to Pennsylvania where he lived in the Downington area just outside of Philadelphia. In 2013, he married Li Yuan in Atlanta and together they moved to Charlotte 8 months later in 2014. Mark continued to work for Vanguard as an education training designer until the time of his death. Mark enjoyed many things in life. His hobbies included playing rugby as well as watching soccer and football. Being from Pennsylvania, he was also a huge fan of his hometown professional teams including the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins. Mark also loved to travel. He visited Africa, Europe and Asia and had at one time even taken part in the running of the bulls in Pompolona. If you met Mark, one of the immediate things that stood out was his incredible voice. He used his incredible talent to work radio and do voiceovers. And speaking of radio, Mark also loved music, especially Jazz, and in tribute to one of his favorite artists, he named his son Wynton after jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. As his spirit was freed of his earthly body, the free music style of jazz accompanied him on his journey. Most of all, Mark loved people, especially his family, and his fascinating voice and energetic spirit will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Mark is survived by his wife, Li St. Clair of Charlotte; a son, Wynton St. Clair of Eliot, Maine; his siblings: Doug (wife Donna) St. Clair of Atlanta, GA, Dean St. Clair of Atlanta, GA, and Linda (husband Steven) Wood of Atlanta, GA; and his mother, Joanne St. Clair of Atlanta. Mark is further survived by the mother of his son, Sue St. Clair; and numerous other family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father. Mark was laid to his final place of earthly rest at 3 pm on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Sharon Memorial Park in Charlotte. Following the service, all gathered at the Baha’i Center, 3514 Marvin Road, Charlotte, for a memorial service, food and fellowship. Mark’s family has given the privilege of serving them to the family of Lowe-Neddo Funeral Home.