High School, Fenn College (now Cleveland State University) with a Bachelor of Business Administration (cum laude),
George Washington University (Master of Government) and the Federal Executive Institute.
He attended Drake University Law School and studied Japanese language at Georgetown University and The Tokyo
School of Japanese Language.
US Army 1955-1957, including 15 months in post-war South Korea. Entered the Federal Civil Service in 1959 as a
management intern in the office of the Army Chief of Staff. After working on post-attack mobilization planning, he went
to Japan in 1962 as Chief of Management Surveys at a large depot supplying equipment and supplies to allied nations
in the Pacific area. He later joined the logistics assistance office which provided aid to the same nations. Mr. Moelk also
had three temporary assignments with USAID (US Agency for International Development) in support of programs in
Indonesia and Thailand.
In 1969, he married Nenko in Atami, Japan. After his office moved to Hawaii in 1970, Mr Moelk conceived of and
organized the first three Pacific Area Senior Officer Logistic Seminars, which are still being held annually.
After returning to Army Headquarters in Washington DC in late 1973, he moved to The Office of the Secretary of
Defense in 1975 as head of The Military's Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Program (MWR). MWR program includes the
military exchanges (i.e. department stores), clubs, sports and athletics, music and theatre, arts and crafts, child care
centers, and numerous concession activities. Mr. Moelk testified at least annually before Congressional Committees,
and was once cited by the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Oversight Panel, as the “hardest working
civil servant he had ever met.”
Upon retirement in 1989, the Moelk's moved to Prince Edward Island (PEI) Canada, where Mrs. Moelk brought over
Japanese students for home-stay and English language study. In 2001, The Moelk's moved to Las Vegas, Nevada; but
retained a seasonal home in PEI until 2015.
Mr. Moelk died peacefully in his sleep April 7, 2020 at age 86. He is survived by Nenko, his wife of 50 years; one sister
Mary of Dayton, Ohio; and three sons: Steven of Ridgewood, New Jersey; Brian of San Diego, California; and Kevin of
Seattle, Washington and three grandsons.
Clare will be remembered for his sense of humor, sharp political views, love of history, and his extensive world travel.
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