Mark Miscevic, 1 of the founders of what became Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties and a skydiving enthusiast, has died from bosom failure. He was 78.
Miscevic, who was calved successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin was 1 of the founding members of Americana Group Realtors — a institution that would yet germinate into Americana Group Better Homes and Gardens, Prudential Americana Group and yet to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties.
Miscevic was 1 of the archetypal leaders of the celebrated Flying Elvi, a professionally licensed skydiving team, which made an quality successful the 1992 movie “Honeymoon successful Vegas,” starring Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker. The squad besides did regular foundation and accumulation jumps passim the years.
“Like myself, galore of america met Mark done his enactment successful existent property astatine Americana Group, Better Homes and Gardens, wherever helium became wide respected not lone for his nonrecreational success, but for the affirmative interaction helium had connected the lives of those astir him,” said Rodger Foster, a existent property cause and erstwhile Flying Elvi. “For those of america who were fortunate capable to genuinely cognize him, Mark had a uncommon quality to alteration people’s lives for the better. He was a motivator, mentor, and earthy person who inspired assurance and encouraged others to scope beyond what they ever dreamed possible.”
Miscevic was a nationally recognized Certified Residential Specialist who spoke regularly crossed the state connected residential existent property and was seen arsenic 1 of the pioneers of the modern Las Vegas residential existent property world.
In 1980, helium was elected arsenic president of the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors, present known arsenic Las Vegas Realtors.
Ron Rassmussen, an cause with Americana said helium met Miscevic 35 years agone erstwhile helium archetypal received his existent property license.
“I was 1 of the fortunate ones. He personally trained america successful classes called the Master Selling Series. I volition ever beryllium grateful to Mark for his grooming and his friendship,” helium said. “He volition unrecorded connected successful the hearts of those of america that respected him and loved him. Mark was an integral portion successful making maine the Realtor I became.”
On Jan. 12, 1993, during a skydiving leap supporting the United Blood Services, Miscevic crashed into a parked vehicle, suffering injuries that would confine him to a wheelchair. He completed a tandem skydive years aft his accident.
A ceremonial wide and solemnisation of beingness volition instrumentality spot connected June 11 astatine Guardian Angel Cathedral, 302 Cathedral Way.
Contact Patrick Blennerhassett astatine pblennerhassett@reviewjournal.com.
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