Tag: Mark Futch

The WRTT ‘Grande Tradition’ to honor island fishing legends Bracken and Futch

BY WESLEY LOCKE, WORLD’S RICHEST TARPON TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR – The World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament is routed in the rich history of Traditional Live Bait Tarpon fishing in Boca Grande Pass....

Great memories of a unique man

To the Editor: Hello, I am Chris Grilo, U.S. Army. I am serving in Kabul, Afghanistan right now. I live and have family in Port Charlotte (Murdock area). I moved from Hicksville, New York (Long Island)...

Many thanks from a grateful family to a grieving community

To the Editor, Dear Friends and Relatives, Words cannot convey my gratitude to those who took part in the beautiful expression of honor displayed in tribute to the life of my husband, Mark Futch – a...

Details for Mark Futch memorial

October 5, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Services for Mark Futch, who passed away on September 18, 2018, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13. The morning will begin with the family scattering Mark’s ashes in Boca Grande Pass by...

Wishing an old friend good-bye

To the Editor: If you lived in Boca Grande and fished or flew, you knew Mark Futch. I had the good fortune to be his neighbor when he and his family lived at the end of Tarpon Avenue near our house...

Chronicling the legend of Mark Futch: Memories from his brother, his wife, his daughter, his friends

September 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

Chronicling a legend: We’re pretty sure Mark Futch would like the way that sounds, and it’s pretty apt. Every time a small plane flies low over the island, every time tarpon season comes and goes, every...

Saying goodbye to a great man

To the Editor: I wanted to write and say how sorry I am to hear of his passing. When we were filming the film “Hoot,” there was no one more helpful and valuable to our production than Mark. I flew many...

Mark Futch: His passing has left us in shock

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 island residents were shocked to hear of the passing of Capt. Mark Futch, a man taken far too early who will be missed very much by many. While...

Obituary: Mark Lee Futch

September 18, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Mark Lee Futch, 63, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in his home in Punta Gorda of a cardiac arrest. He was born in Winter Haven, FL Sept. 26, 1954 and was a graduate of Clearwater High School,...

Profile Mark Futch

December 1, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Capt. Mark Futch has brushed shoulders with many famous people in his days. He’s been a fishing guide for Neil Armstrong and helped him land a 115-pound tarpon. He’s also filmed scenes...