Mark A. Fochesato
September 2, 1970 ~ November 15, 2020
Resided in:
Portland, ME
Mark "Fuji" Fochesato, 50, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at his residence in Portland, ME, of presumed cardiac arrest after a long struggle with cardiac illness.
He was born and raised in Torrington, a homeowner in W. Simsbury, and lived the last decade of his life in Maine. He attended St Peter's Parochial and Torrington High, graduating from UCONN at Storrs with a degree in Communications, eventually working in newspaper/media sales.
Mark loved to ski and was active in sports in his youth, but his lifelong passion was music. He enjoyed playing guitar, and concert-going was one of his very favorite pastimes. He was voted Most Lucky by his graduating high school class because of his frequent ability to win concert tickets from radio stations. Among his very favorite bands were My Morning Jacket, Van Halen, and Grateful Dead.
Mark is survived by his sister, Anna Hausler, his brother-in-law, Armin Hausler, his nephew, Christopher Roscello, and his step-daughter, Victoria Fochesato, as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, and dear friends.
Mark will be buried with his mother, Chong Suk "Maria" Fochesato, whom he loved dearly, and alongside his father, Giovanni Fochesato, who pre-deceased him when Mark was 3 months old. A graveside memorial service has been postponed to 10:00 am Saturday, Dec 12, 2020 at the new St. Francis Cemetery in Torrington CT. Please join Mark's family in celebrating his life. The ceremony will be limited to 1/2 hr due to cemetery covid requirements, and attendants must wear masks and socially distance for the duration of the ceremony.
Floral donations may be made to New St Francis Cemetery on the day of the memorial, or in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association or the CT Mental Health Center.
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There was someone that came to the burial service, had a light blue or grey wool long coat, and long wavy salt and pepper hair. I couldn’t identify you through the mask, and you left before I could work my way through the crowd to you. I would love to know who you were. If you see this, could you comment and let me know who you are and how you know Mark? Thanks.
– Anna (Fochesato) Hausler
Darren, wonderful to hear from you. I remember when Mark worked at Torrington Extend-a-Care. It warms my heart to hear from people that Mark positively impacted. Thank you so much for taking a minute to share your thoughts about him. So very much appreciated.
– Anna (Fochesato) Hausler
Yesterday exceeded expectations in just about every way. Firstly, the weather held–not a drop during the ceremony, despite forecasts to contrary. The pastor from St John Paul the Great Parish was also an a-mazingly pleasant surprise…received several positive comments about his homily–he very much set the right tenor and tone for the moment. Most of all, it was lovely to see all of your faces, many of which I have not seen in far too long. Because of covid, I had low turnout expectations, and you all exceeded that. Thanks to all who persevered through work schedule changes, long drives, and threat of rain, to turn out for a half-hour ceremony with no food and where no one could hug. You made my day. And, I’m sure, you made Mark’s too. If there was any downside, it was not being able to hug and kiss everyone, and eat and hang out and share stories about Mark. And the awkward pause after my eulogy of…okay, now what? This would be the part where I hug and kiss you all…but we all knew we couldn’t. Didn’t like that at all. Next year, after vaccinations and covid are in the rearview mirror, I might consider a get-together to do just that. In the meantime, keep your eye on this obituary. It’s the same exact obit that printed in the Republican-American, but thankfully it has this tribute section. I received a lot of REALLY nice photos of Mark from various friends and family, and couldn’t include them all on the memorial board…so I thought I’d share them with you. Give me some time to get them uploaded. I will either post pics directly in here, or a link in the tribute section. For those that wanted to be there yesterday but couldn’t, I thought this would be a nice way for all of us to gather, share stories, and connect to Mark during covid. Big thanks to the guy upstairs for a perfect day.
– Anna (Fochesato) Hausler
Hello, My name is Darren Blaszka. I am an old friend of Mark’s. I worked with him at the old Torrington Extend A Care. Went on some unforgettable ski trips with Mark. Went to many Grateful Dead shows with Mark and our group of Torrington area deadheads. Mark was unlike no other in the group. He could always make me laugh. He may not meant to have some of talks as funny but that always made it more funny. I lost touch with him during the Maine years. So very sorry for your loss. Grieving is the price we pay for love. Sincerely, Darren Blaszka
– Darren Blaszka
Hi Anna, I just discovered the passing of your brother Mark and I wanted to offer my condolences to you and your family. I read your condolences for my Cindy and wanted to thank you. Being strong when we lose a loved one is not easy. I know. I only met Mark a few times when we worked at Nidec and he seemed nice. All the best to you.
Lou Capra.
Lou, I’m only seeing this months after you posted, but what a LOVELY surprise to see your post. I’ve always been very fond of you, and reading about Cindy’s passing truly saddened me. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your condolences. Sending big hugs your way….