Memorial Fund Started for Christopher Marks' Family

PNC Bank has a memorial account open for those who want to donate to the family of , the 12-year-old Affton Tuesday near the border of -Pacific in the Pacific Palisades Conservation Area.

To donate by mail, address the envelope to PNC Bank Christopher T. Marks Memorial, 9914 Kennerly Road, St. Louis, MO  63128. Write checks out to the Christopher T. Marks Memorial Fund.

Patch confirmed the account details with PNC Bank.

"Anything that you can donate would be greatly appreciated," posted Sandra Dressel on the Eureka-Wildwood Patch Facebook page.

Dressel said the current account number for this effort at PNC Bank is 4804751414.

"It's hard enough for (the family) to be enduring this pain, much less the worry of how in the world they will ever pay for this," said Sharon Neal on the Affton-Shrewsbury Patch Facebook page.

Eureka-Wildwood Patch editor Julie Brown Patton contributed to this article.