The funeral service took place at 2:30 pm PST on Saturday, November 30, 2024
Marcus Lasken
August 20, 1947 - November 10, 2024
Dear friends,
Marcus Lasken, a beloved member of the Apollo Center of the Fellowship of Friends, completed his task on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at 5:15 a.m., following a long illness with cancer. When he died, a nurse named Gabriel was with him.
Marcus was born on August 20, 1947, and joined the Fellowship on September 1, 1974, in Los Angeles. He was 77 years old on his last birthday. He served the Fellowship as a traveling teacher and lived in a number of centers, including Athens, Auckland, Campinas, Dublin, Marin, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Sydney, and Tapei.
Marcus was remarkable for his unfailing kindness and positivity, and his loyal relationship to the school and to his teacher. Even in his last years of illness, he continued to lead and attend meetings and to share his being with others.
He will be missed.
On behalf of all who knew you, we give thanks.
The Elysian Society
Funeral Service Text: Marcus Lasken 2024-11
Do not weep for me, This is not my true country, I have lived banished from my true country –
I now go back there, I return to the celestial sphere where everyone goes in his turn.
Walt Whitman
Mark was a fine brother and human. He has always been an important part of my life, and he will be missed.
With love, Doug
Good heaven my dear Markos!
Dearest Marcus,
For forty years, your presence wove golden threads into the fabric of my life, gracing it with unforgettable moments. Together, we wandered through the sanctuaries of art—museums and masterpieces scattered across Italy—each visit a pilgrimage to beauty. From Florence to Venice, Milan to Naples, and onward to Sicily, we shared the magic of discovery, the quiet joy of contemplation, and the bond of kindred spirits.
In every detail I now behold, a fragment of you lingers, your gaze guiding mine to the beauty the moment unveils. Your radiant smile, your bright and curious eyes—they remain etched in my heart, eternal as the art we cherished.
Farewell, dear friend. You are gone, yet you stay, alive in the splendor of the world and the love you shared.
Dear Marcus,
This statement from Rumi reminds me of You:
I sometimes forget that I was created for Joy. My mind is too heavy for me to remember that I have been called to Dance the Sacred Dance of Life. I was created to Smile, to Love, To Be Lifted Up and Lift Others Up. O Sacred One, untangle my feet from all that trap. Free My Soul that we might Dance and that our Dancing might be infectious.
You were created for Joy and you gave this to everyone you met.
Dear Marcus the light meets the light.
Thank you for your generosity.
Love, Spiros
Did not know him personally; I saw him few times during on line meetings; immediately noticed the bravery of a neverending smile in the midst of phisical pain.
Really seemed such a gentle person, a nice guy; I wish him a safe journey wherever he will be.
Good bye my dear friend.
We are always in the moments of presence had toghether.
Love, Francesco