Service Set for Cameraman Killed on the Job at Race
A memorial service will be held Wednesday for Mark Gleckl, a 40-year-old Dana Point resident who was killed Friday while filming an off-road race in Barstow.
Gleckl had worked in the broadcasting industry throughout the world for the past 10 years as a cameraman and director.
He was killed while filming and directing the Tecate Trophy Truck feature of the Fireworks 250 when a truck in the race ran through a spectator fence and struck him.
He is survived by his wife, Maria, and their children, Amy and Anthony.
The service will be at 1 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Dana Point.
In lieu of flowers, a trust fund for the children’s education called the Gleckl Fund has been set up at Farmers and Merchants Bank, P.O. Box 1675, San Juan Capistrano, 92693.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
