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By Emmanuel Adeleke
Former Senate President, David Mark, has lost his first son, Tunde Jonathan Mark to the cold hands of death.
A statement issued on Friday by Paul Mumeh, the Special Adviser to Mark, said Tunde died at a London hospital on Friday morning.
Tunde, who died after a long battle with cancer, was the first son of Mark.
“Born on the of October 17, 1971, Tunde attended Yaba Military School, Lagos where he obtained his first school leaving certificate.
“He later proceeded to Bradfield College, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
“Tunde was a Biochemist and obtained a B.Sc degree from Kings College, London. He studied immunology alongside biochemistry and later Biological Sciences in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was married with a daughter.
“He passed away peacefully surrounded by family members and loved ones.
“Funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course,” the statement read.