SCHENECTADY, N.Y.-(September 17, 2001)-Mark Stokes of New Milford, New Jersey (Bergen County), a junior at Union College, died today as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident early Sunday morning.
Stokes, 20, was returning to Union after visiting friends in New Jersey. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York, where he died of head injuries at around noon today.
A sociology major, Mark was a member of the College's football team where he started at defensive end.
A graduate of Bergen Catholic, Mark was a National Honor Society student and a member of the high school's football team. He was named All-Bergen County, All Parochial and All-State as a senior.
Members of Union's football team were among Mark's friends who met with the Union College Counseling Center and College's Chaplins.
Plans for a memorial were incomplete.
(Editor's Note: A photograph is available upon request.
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