12 Facts About Mark Bingham

Mark Kendall Bingham was an American public relations executive who founded his own company, the Bingham Group.

Mark Bingham was born on May 22,1970, the only child of Alice Hoagland and Gerald Bingham.

Mark Bingham was an aspiring filmmaker, and as a teenager, he began using a video camera as a personal diary to document his life and those of his family and friends.

Mark Bingham graduated from Los Gatos High School as a two-year captain of his rugby team in 1988.

Mark Bingham joined the Chi Psi fraternity, eventually becoming its president.

Mark Bingham played No 8 in their first two friendly matches.

Mark Bingham played in their first tournament, and taught his teammates his favorite rugby songs.

At the time of his death, Mark Bingham had recently opened a satellite office of his public relations firm in New York City and was spending more time on the East Coast.

Mark Bingham discussed plans with his friend Scott Glaessgen to form a New York City rugby team, the Gotham Knights.

Mark Bingham arrived at Terminal A at Newark International Airport at 7:40 am, ran to Gate 17, and was the last passenger to board United Airlines Flight 93, taking seat 4D, next to passenger Tom Burnett.

Mark Bingham is survived by his parents and the Hoagland family members who played a part in his upbringing, by his stepmother and various stepsiblings, and by his partner of six years, Paul Holm.

At the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, Mark Bingham's name is located on one of the 40 8-foot-tall panels of polished, 3-inch-thick granite that comprise the Memorial's Wall of Names.