LHS Hall of Fame Inductee Mark Wood

The Litchfield High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on November 7th with a reception at 6 p.m. and a program at 7 p.m. in the Litchfield High School Commons. One of this year’s inductees is the late Mark Wood from the class of 1971.

Mark’s wife, Lynn, says Mark was surrounded by women his whole life – growing up with 3 sisters and then having 3 daughters and they will all be at the ceremony with her on November 7th. She says Mark was dedicated to public service with his role as city attorney for Litchfield and memberships in numerous organizations over the years including the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce and that’s a trait he inherited from his parents.

Lynn says Mark was proud to move back and settle in Litchfield as he truly appreciated the community where he had grown up and attended school. She says he so enjoyed visiting with people in the community when they were out and about, and he was very excited about the Litchfield Area Community Foundation popcorn stand coming to Central Park, but didn’t get to see it as he passed away last year.

Mark’s daughter, Emily, who worked with him in his law practice for 5 years before he passed away and is now in the role he had as city attorney, says that Mark attended Willmar Junior College for 2 years – where he played baseball, and then transferred to Mankato State, and received his law degree at William Mitchell College of Law in the Twin Cities. She says one of his passions was history.

Emily says Mark was very involved in the Litchfield community and remembers him as a founding member of Litchfield Industries, but he was also involved in numerous other organizations and served on several boards of directors.