Donald "Don or DJ" J. Clark

surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor and cherish the legacy he left behind.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Robert Emmet and Jane Eleanor (Yost)

Clark. He was married to Patricia Finneran Clark for 59 years.

He is survived by his wife Patricia, daughter Patricia Ann Clark-Schultz (Peter), granddaughter’s

Hannah Leigh Schultz and Sarah Morgan Schultz all of Weston, Florida, and brother William

Francis (Linda) and sister Joan Gail Warren (Donald W. Sr.) of Webster, New York. He had

numerous nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews and friends.

Mr. Clark graduated from Haddon Heights High School in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. He

joined the U. S. Navy in 1954 and served during the Korean Conflict on board the U.S.S. James

E. Kyes. During his naval service, he decommissioned the U.S.S. Missouri in 1955 in

Bremerton, Washington and he was ranked as a Petty officer first class.

His working career spanned over 50 years. He was employed by RCA in Camden, New Jersey

in the water treatment division. He worked at Don’s Cooling in North Miami, Florida as an Air

Condition/Refrigeration Specialist and by the Honeywell Aerospace Research Center in Pinellas

Park, Florida as an Electronic Technician, during which time he was on the team that built the

Inertial Guidance System for the Saturn Rocket and had the honor and privilege of meeting the

Astronauts of NASA. In 1968, Mr. Clark went to work for Eastern Airlines, Inc. in Miami, Florida

as a Radio/Electronic Mechanic. During that time, he worked on the line, in the Instrument

Shop and the Radio/Electronic Shop and retired in 1989 as Lead Mechanic in Avionics. After

Eastern Airlines demise, Mr. Clark went to work for the School Board of Broward County in

Audio/Visual department. He officially retired in 2007.

Mr. Clark’s favorite hobbies were woodworking, and the stock market, but his most enjoyment

came from his family. He loved his wife, daughter and son-in-law, but his greatest joy came

from his two granddaughters, Hannah and Sarah. He loved spending quality time with those

who mattered most to him. Time spent at Nana and Pop-pop’s house was full of laughter and

full of beautiful memories. He, his wife and daughter traveled extensively throughout the world

by air from 1968 to 1989, but since 1972 he mostly traveled by cruising the Seven Seas and

river cruising throughout Europe. During these adventures, he was very often accompanied by

his granddaughters and on several occasions by his daughter and son-in-law.

Mr. Clark put great emphasis on being a family man, but was always there for somebody in

need. Donald was a kind, loving and selfless man. He always put smiles on everyone’s faces,

and his laugh brought everyone joy. His witty sense of humor was infectious. No one who met

Mr. Clark forgot his personality and giving nature. He was someone who loved living life to the

fullest and had a heart of gold. He will be greatly missed, but never forgotten.