The Mark IV, 3rd place medalists with
O.C. Crawford on bass
Mo returned to Tulsa at the end of 1969 (and didn't appear on either
record) and the quartet continued to travel and sing with bass Pete Tomseth
filling in until C.O. returned from Morocco in the summer of '71.
Their last chord together was in LubbockonApril2o, 1974. C.O.was again
transferred, this time to Iran and Allan decided to move back to Oregon
and his father's business. He did return in 1979 and sang with Dale in
The Good Time Delegation for a year.
Around 1986 San Antonio held a special night at the Pearl Brewery.
It was a reunion of old quartets and the Mark Iv appeared. Many say they
were as good as ever. The Mark Iv had a very unique sound and much credit
can go to Allan as an outstanding lead. His smooth voice, paired with C.O.'s
low bass enabled the quartet to pitch 'em low and gave the quartet a wonderful
dimension -one not yet equalled today.
Currently all are still around. C.O. has retired and moved to Oklahoma
City and joined the OK Chorale. He sang in Oklahoma Sound for a time with
Jim Massey. Allan is inactive and still living in Salem, Oregon working
for the school district there. Dale is only in three quartets. He continues
to sing in the Good News Gospel Quartet and participate at the International
Gospel Sing. Along with his wife, June, he still sings with Jan and Marci
Scofield in Mixed Company.
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.Both of these groups have been active ten years.
Recenfly Dale has joined a new quartet called Texas
Jubilee with past district champions, Rick Sonntag,
Artie Dolt and Tommy Young.
Franklin went on to become a Texas Supreme Court Justice retiring in
1991 following a successful heart transplant. He was named to the
Southwestern District Hall Of Fame in 1988 and now lives in San Antonio
doing some consulting work.
Mo, still in New Braunfels, was also named to the Southwestern District
Hall of Fame in 1989.

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