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World-Renowned Speaker Passes Away by Terri Rimmer - originally published on Associated Content, 2010
In the 90s a name kept popping up in the recovery circles I frequented. His name was Mark Houston and he was said to go beyond "just not drinking" through his books, tapes, and lectures and I was told I should go hear him "do the steps." So, with a friend I did then I started listening to his tapes in the car. And I was moved although I didn't catch on to the last one. Fast forward a few years to 2005 or 2006 and another friend asked me to go with her to hear Houston speak at another group. It was packed as it usually was when he would take the podium and once again I got a lot out of it. Today was Houston's memorial service in Austin, Texas where he lived. He passed away unexpectedly recently after dying of a stomach aneurysm during surgery. He had gone to the hospital for suspected heart problems. But he left a unique lasting legacy as some are fortunate enough to do. Houston, 63, was an army veteran, earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the...
