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James "Jim " Ward
Clark
July 19, 1939
December 1, 2021
James "Jim" Ward Clark passed on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He was at home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with his wife and children. James was born on July 19, 1939, in Alamosa, Colorado to James Robert and Audrey Alene Clark.
His family moved to Cañon City, Colorado in 1940 where he grew up and graduated from Cañon City High School in 1957. After high school graduation, Jim and four of his classmates joined the Navy. Three years into his Navy enlistment, he attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1964. After a long and distinguished Naval career, including nine tours in Vietnam, he retired in 1985 with the rank of Commander. After he retired from the Navy, he worked for Nichols Research in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Jim is survived by his wife, Mary Alice Clark; daughter, Heather Alene Goldstein; son, James O'Handlin Clark; grandchildren, Sierra Alene Goldstein, Josie Ruth Clark, and Grady James Clark; sisters, Dixie Jorgensen of Greeley, CO and Jane Osborn of Aurora, CO; as well as numerous beloved nieces and nephews.
Jim is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Audrey Clark; brother, Billy Lee Walker; brothers-in-law, Harold "Sonny" Osborn, Julis DeLynn Jorgensen, and William "Bill" Bloom; and sister-in-law, Norma Craig.
Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Wilson Funeral Home, 1449 S. 9th Street, Cañon City, CO. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, gifts be made in memory of Cmdr. James W. Clark to Vietnam Veterans of America, VVA.org, 8719 Colesville Road, Suite 100, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Online condolences at holtfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
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Barry Relinger
April 27, 2024
Jim and I served together for seven years. Guided Missile School, Guided Missile Unit 55, Naval Academy Prep School and the U. S. Naval Academy. He was a good friend and a great sailor. Fair winds and a following sea. Barry Relinger.
Russell G. Osborn
December 11, 2021
My Uncle Jim will be genuinely missed by all who knew and loved him. A smart, generous, hospitable man with a great sense of humor, who rose from humble beginnings to accomplish much. Always a good person to me and my family. Rest in peace, dear Uncle, in His everlasting arms.
The Staff of Wilson-Andrews Funeral Home & Crematory
December 6, 2021
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
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