Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of City College of San Francisco Trustee Milton Marks, III:

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Milton Marks, a member of our City family as a City College Trustee, son of former State Senator Milton Marks and fellow Bowdoin College alum. He was dedicated to the needs and priorities of our students, education reform, environmental stewardship, and was a champion for our most vulnerable communities in San Francisco. I thank the Marks family for their historic public service to San Francisco residents and our City. Today San Francisco mourns this incredible loss, and his family and friends are in our thoughts and prayers during this sad time.”