Teacher Jeffrey Marks, 61, dies; burial near Chicago

JEFFREY STEVEN MARKS, a top ranked teacher at South Plaquermines High School, died at Ochsner Foundation Hospital on Monday, April 13. He was 61.

A native of the Chicagoland area, Marks was a member of Congregation Gates of Prayer.

Locally, he is survived by his wife, Laurence Le Garrec, daughters Margot and Hannah Marks and son Eli Marks. In the Chicagoland area, he is survived by siblings Edward Marks (Deborah), Robin Sherwood (Christopher), Vivian Marks and a sister-in-law Barbara Marks.

Funeral services were conducted by Rabbi Robert Loewy at Congregation Gates of Prayer synagogue, 4400 West Esplanade Ave. in Metairie on, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.  Following the services, the body was be transported for funeral services and interment in Arlington Heights, IL. Those services will be conducted on Friday, April 17  at Shalom Memorial Park.

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