He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, son of Harry Hayes Clark and Ruth Lambert Clark.
Bill was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Patricia Braden Clark. He is survived by daughter Patricia C. Haberstroh and husband, Charlie of Westport, CT; three sons, William L. Clark, Jr. and wife Sue of Smoke Rise, NJ, Hayes B. Clark and wife Clare of Westport, CT, Robert S. Clark and wife Debbie of Pineville, NC, ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild, and by his dear friend, Marguerite Wittebort.
Bill was predeceased by his brother and two sisters.
Bill was graduated from Garden City HS, Garden City, NY and Lehigh University with a B.S. in Business Administration in 1942 and then served as an officer in the US Army. Bill then began a professional career in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, serving in a variety of sales, marketing and management positions, retiring as a Group Vice President for Becton Dickinson. He resided in Darien, CT, Smoke Rise, NJ and Pinehurst, NC before living for the last 12 years at The Cypress in Charlotte.
A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Peter Church, 507 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, at 10:00 am on Thursday, May 31. Interment will be private at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Southern Pines.
Condolences to the family may be offered at www.mcewenpinevillechapel.com.
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