Memorials/Mark VanDeVelde
International Game Developers Association
 IGDA Memorials
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| Mark 'Chip' VanDeVelde |
| b. ???
- d. February 18th, 2006 |
Mark 'Chip' VanDeVelde passed away on Saturday, February 18th, 2006.
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Biography
Unfortunately, no information is currently available other than what was released in the official letter from Crave's PR guy, Michael Meyers, which is reproduced below. Please contact the IGDA Game Developer Memorials SIG if you would like to contribute additional information about Mark VanDeVelde.
- Dear Industry Member,
- We are saddened to report to you that Mark “Chip†VanDeVelde, a vice president with our company, passed away on Saturday, February 18th, 2006. Many of you may have known Chip, who was a long time industry veteran. Chip was part of the SVG Distribution / Crave Entertainment family since 1998 and was the national sales manager for Konami before joining our company.
- Visitation will be held at the McDonald-Allen-Grennan Funeral Home on Thursday, February 23rd from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and the Funeral service will be held on Friday, February 24th - 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
- SVG Distribution / Crave Entertainment will be starting a scholarship fund for Chip’s daughter Callahan who is 11 years old. We would appreciate it if you could post the following notice about this scholarship fund in the news section of your website and pass the information to your friends and colleagues. Here is the information regarding the fund:
- If by check make check payable to:
- Crave Entertainment Group, Inc. FBO Callahan N. VanDeVelde
- Please mail check to:
- Crave Entertainment Group, Inc.
- Attn: Lynda Broderick
- 4 San Joaquin Plaza Drive, Suite 200
- Newport Beach California 92660
- If by wire please send to:
- Crave Entertainment Group, Inc.
- For the benefit of (FBO): Callahan N. VanDeVelde
- ABA # 121100782
- Account number: 751-000373
- Bank of the West
- 300 South Grand Avenue
- Los Angeles, CA 90071.
- The VanDeVelde family requests that donations be made to the scholarship fund in lieu of sending flowers
Works
- Vice President, Crave Entertainment Group
- Sales Manager, Konami
Links
- Lost Levels Online obituary (Feb 21, 2006)
- GamesFirst! obituary
- Gamasutra Obituary
- BlogCritics article
