Dr. Jon K. Clemens

DR. JON K. CLEMENS Dr. Jon K. Clemens died on January 7th, 2015 in Camas, WA at the age of 76. He was President and CEO of Sharp Laboratories of America (SLA) until his retirement in 2003. Prior to SLA, he served for five years as Senior Vice President of Science and Technology at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International. He also spent 21 years at the RCA David Sarnoff Research Center, where he was in charge of consumer electronics research. Jon was born in Sellersville, PA on May 10, 1938. He attended Christopher Dock Mennonite High School where in the tenth grade he began dating his wife-to-be Arlene. They married in 1959 and moved to Boston where Jon earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering at MIT. Jon began his career at RCA in Princeton, NJ, where they lived for 25 years. They then moved to California for five years before settling in Camas in 1995. Jon was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, singing in the choir, serving as an elder, and sitting on many committees. He was an important part of his community, serving on various boards, playing tennis and golf with friends, and inviting many to join him in his real passion, sailing, on his beloved Moonstruck. He lived a full life and will be dearly missed by family and friends. Jon is survived by his wife Arlene, their three children Terri (Michael) Coar, Gina (Todd) Novak, Steven (Maria) Clemens, four grandchildren Evan and Trevor Coar, and Marisol and Andrs Clemens and four siblings Paul, Ed, Becky and Mary. He is preceded in death by his father Paul, mother Mary and two siblings Sylvia and Phil. Memorial services will be at the First Presbyterian Church, 1200 SW Alder Street, Portland, OR on January 25th at 1:30pm. Donations can be sent to the Friends of Menucha Foundation (friendsofmenuchafoundation.org) or The First Presbyterian Church music program (firstpresportland.org).