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Mark Booth was born on June 2, 1923, in Vancouver to parents Noel and Gertrude Booth. As a teenager, he worked in the family business, driving the travelling store vans and trucks of the Noel Booth General Store. Mark enlisted in the army in 1943 and ended up serving in England, Europe, and Jamaica. In about 1945, Mark returned to the Fraser Valley and continued his involvment in the family business. Mark eventually moved to Vancouver and continued his career driving, although now it was for a trucking firm. Mark died of a heart attack on January 31, 1970, in Vancouver, at the age of 46.
Term Source: Donna J. MacDonald's "The Booth Travelling Store"