We are saddened to report that Mark Becker, a longtime conservationist who worked tirelessly to protect open space in the Hackensack River watershed, died yesterday in a multi-vehicle crash on the New York Thruway.

Mark was brilliant, selfless and dedicated to making our region a better place.

Mark was appointed to the Meadowlands Conservation Trust (MCT) Board of Trustees as a founding member in 2000 and was the vice chairman of that board at the time of his tragic death.

The MCT biography of Mark is here.

The Record story about his death is here.