Born on February 19, 1970, Ian was the son of the late Andrew and May Clark, both of whom he was very close with. Ian is survived by his loving wife, Kim and beautiful children, Kara and Jocelyn, as well as faithful dog, Dexter. Ian was a lifelong resident of Wedgewood Park and attended Grosvenor Wentworth Park School and Halifax West High School. He then enrolled in Dalhousie University and graduated in 1993 with degrees in Physical Education and Education respectively. While at Dalhousie, Ian was a member of the Varsity Soccer Team for five years, winning a bronze medal at the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union national championships in his final year. Ian also played on the 1989 Nova Scotia Canada Games Soccer Team and Halifax King of Donair Soccer Club, who in 2001, became the first club team from Nova Scotia to win a national championship. For their efforts, Ian and his teammates were inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Ian coached many school and club teams over the years. Most recently he took great pleasure in helping to coach Kara’s team for the past three years. Ian was employed as a teacher, first at Astral Drive Junior High and then Graham Creighton Junior High. In 2006, Ian graduated from Acadia University with a Masters in Education in Counselling degree. He then worked as the school counsellor at Eastern Passage Education Centre before transferring to Fairview Junior High in 2017. In his position, Ian did his best to help young people and their families navigate the challenges of life. After soccer, Ian took up several outdoor adventure sports, most notably orienteering. In 2008, he won a bronze medal at the Canadian Orienteering Championships in his age category. He later went on to be named the 2014 and 2015 Orienteering Association of Nova Scotia Male Athlete of the Year. Here he also tried to give back by volunteering on the OANS Executive Board in various roles and by becoming an event director, organizing meets so that others could participate. Ian considered himself very fortunate to be a part of some very successful teams. However, what he appreciated most about his involvement in sports was the opportunity to make countless lifelong friendships, with both teammates and competitors alike. While Ian enjoyed sports and his profession, he loved nothing more than spending time with his family. He and Kim were together 25 years, during which time Kara and Jocelyn were born. Ian and Kim loved to travel together with the girls, whether it be abroad or closer to home camping at Keji. Ian simply loved playing with Kara and Jocelyn, attending their activities and watching them grow. Ian is also survived by his cousins, Janie Atkinson (Port Mouton), Tiffany Parker (Dartmouth), Donnie Atkinson (Liverpool), Raymond Starkey (Alberta), John Clark, Andrew Clark, Linda Mccreery and their families (Scotland), and Mickey McCallion (Northern Ireland); mother-in-law, Mary Hilchey (Halifax); in-laws, Tracey and Rod Logan and nephews, Ryker and Jackson Logan (Dartmouth); in-laws, Jeff Hilchey and Donna Ledingham and nephews, Foster and Alec Hilchey (Saskatchewan). Ian and Kim want to sincerely thank all of their friends, neighbors and colleagues for all of their support, encouragement and help over the last several months. It really meant a lot to us. Ian also wanted to thank Dr. Walling, Dr. Best, Dr. MacNeil, Dr. “Jenny,” nurse Nicole, the nurses on the 11th floor at the VG, Joy, Alyssa and the ACCESS team, Laura Irons, Devin and the palliative care team, Dr. Massoud, Dr. McKennie, Dr. Conter and Rosalynn for everything they did to help him.
A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, from 6-8 pm in J.A. Snow Funeral Home, 339 Lacewood Drive, Halifax.
If you would like to make a memorial donation please consider KidSport Nova Scotia, the Activating Cancer Care through an Exercise Strategy for Survivors program (ACCESS), or a charity of your choice. To donate to ACCESS, please go to; https://qe2foundation.ca/ and click on ”Donate” and make your selections; under “How may we use your donation? select: “For a specific area or purpose”; and in the “For a specific area” box please type ACCESS.
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