Feinknopf, Mark Goodman

Remained a much-valued

Mark Goodman

Feinknopf, born

October 15, 1936, died August 28, 2021, beloved and loving father, husband, partner, uncle, cousin, and most importantly friend. If you read no further, what you need to know is that Mark loved his fellow man, he loved his community, and spent his life trying to make the world around him a better place.

Mark was born in Bexley,

Ohio to Kay Goodman

Feinknopf and Mark Dallet

Feinknopf (deceased). He attended the Columbus

Academy and was a proud member of the Class of 1954. After the Academy, he went to Yale University in Engineering (1958). He then spent 1958-1959 in the Army before going to

Harvard Graduate School of Design (1963), where he subsequently graduated first in his class. He could have gone anywhere but decided to return to his hometown of Columbus to join his father’s architectural firm, Mark Feinknopf and Associates, which later became Feinknopf,

Macioce & Schappa (FMS) architects. He also taught at Ohio State University from 1963-1971. He was the Columbus AIA President in 1979 and was honored as an AIA Fellow, AIA’S highest membership honor for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture career in architecture, Mark worked on many notable

Columbus projects as an architect, or master planner, including The Southern

Theater, The North Market,

The City Center Mall, The

Columbus Zoo, The Wilds,

The Columbus Museum of

Art, Harding Hospital, Red

Roof Inns, St. Joseph’s

Cathedral, Supreme Court of Ohio, Capital University,

Riverside Hospitals,

Methodist Theological

Seminary, Worthington

Industries, many of the suburban libraries including

Upper Arlington, Worthington

and Bexley and The

Franklin County Courts

Building, as well as, many community-oriented and city planning endeavors like

Capital South, Ameriflora’92,

Together 2000, Ohio

Regional Planning Commission

as well as acting as City Planner for The City of Bexley for 23 years. In 1996 Mark lost his wife,

Sheila Levison Feinknopf, and thus began the second phase of his life. He met

Cynthia Moe (Life Partner) and they co-founded the

Compassionate Communication

of Central Ohio (CCCO) whose mission was, and continues to be, to engage with communities and others connecting through common needs, transforming conflict, and enhancing the quality of life through the principles and practices of Nonviolent Communication?.

They also created

Sacred Space Inc with the goals of supporting individuals, corporations, and communities in building sacred environments, experiences, and relationships, bringing people together, and improving the quality of life and the interconnectedness of all people. Mark spent his later years in

Tucker, GA keeping in close contact with his family of friends in Columbus, contributing to community projects, offering NVC learning opportunities and reveling in his whimsical home in the woods surrounded by creativity, sculpture and much love. He is preceded in death by loving wife

Sheila L. Feinknopf and sister Ellen F. Mack. Mark is survived by devoted Life

Partner, Cynthia Sipes

Ugan Moe; loving children,

Mark Bradley Feinknopf (Abby), Kim Feinknopf-dorrian

(Joe); stepsons, Kevin

Ugan (Andrew), Steven

Ugan (Pam); brother-in-law,

Theodore Mack, Columbus; grandchildren, Jackson

Feinknopf, Mason Dorrian,

Miles Feinknopf and Laine

Dorrian; Atlanta grandchildren, Sarah Ugan Stice,

Savannah Ugan, Jessica

Ugan Glanton and Isaac

Ugan; and great grandchild,

Clara Stice; nieces and nephews, Katherine Mack,

Elizabeth Allen-mack,

Alexandra Zappetello, Brent

Levison and Kevin Levison.

A private graveside service will be held for the family at Green Lawn Cemetery and a Celebration of Mark’s

Life will take place at the

Jeffrey Mansion (165

North Parkview, Bexley, OH, 43209) on Sunday, September

26, 2021, between the hours of 1-4pm. The family invites all attendees to bring a written memory of Mark or email it to:

Mgfmemories@gmail.com, which will be collected and compiled into a book as a keepsake of Mark’s legacy for the family. (Pursuant to current city guidelines, masks will be required at the celebration of all attendees). In lieu of flowers, please make charitable contributions to the Mark

G. Feinknopf Legacy Fund to benefit Mark’s many community passions. It will be administered via The Columbus

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