Edward Richard Clark Sr.

Edward (Ted) R. Clark, Sr. passed away on August 10, 2025. Born on July 14, 1933, in Red Bank, New Jersey, he was a fraternal twin to his brother John "Artie." He was the son of Eva (Campbel) and Edward J. Clark. Ted attended Keansburg public schools, graduated from Middletown Township High School and Monmouth Junior College, earned a B.S. from Ohio University, and obtained an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.

During the Korean War he served in the U.S. Army's 518th Gas Generating Detachment, providing oxygen and acetylene to United Nations troops. Just before his senior year at Ohio University, he married Ann M. McGrath of Jackson Heights, New York (a Keansburg summer resident), on August 23, 1958, and they began married life together in Athens, Ohio.

Before beginning a long career at IBM, Ted worked for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.; performed test and evaluation work for the Bureau of Naval Weapons; provided avionics support for the Army Electronics Command; and took part in a highly classified project at Eastman Kodak.

At IBM he contributed to both commercial and federal projects. He supported punch-card manufacturing, evaluated upgrades for U.S. Postal Service bulk-mail systems, and helped develop laser and LED/laser printers. One of his most challenging assignments was serving for five years on the Bell Labs functional integration and test team for the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile system—a radar-driven system designed to detect, track and intercept incoming ballistic missiles. He also worked on IBM's integration and testing of classified satellite-surveillance systems. After retiring from IBM, he spent several years consulting with an IBM printer design group in Boulder, Colorado.

Ted is survived by his beloved wife Ann and their three children: daughter-in-law Erin (Shaw) Clark, wife of the late Edward "Ted" R. Clark, Jr. of Greeley, Colorado; Eva-marie and her husband Chris Heinzmann of Avon, Ohio; and Lawrence J. Clark and his wife Rebecca (Baker) of Collierville, Tennessee. He delighted in his ten grandchildren: Madison Otto;Hanleigh Heinzmann; Jacob Clark; John Clark; Ames Clark; Grace Heinzmann; Ainsleigh Heinzmann, Maren Clark; Ellerie Heinzmann; and Quincy Heinzmann and two great-grandchildren, Gracie and Easton Otto and cherished family time. Ted and Ann loved to travel. Their favorite trips were those taken with the entire family, followed by vacations with close friends.

A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary Church, 2222 23"* Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634 on August 26, 2025, at 11:00.

He will be interred at Ft. Logan Cemetery on a later date. Ted's memory will live on through the family he loved and the many lives he touched. In lieu of flowers, please donate to The COPD Foundation.