Clint C., passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. He was a long-time resident of Sand Springs and the Tulsa area. A child of the Depression, he was born to C.D. and Pauline (Hughes) Gold on May 4, 1933, in Okmulgee, Ok. Early years were spent in Kilgore and Greggton, TX oil fields with C.D as a tool dresser and later a Phillips 66 refinery worker for 33 years in Okmulgee and Cactus, TX. Clint attended Okmulgee and Dumas, TX schools. He also worked for Phillips in Cactus before attending Panhandle A&M. Duty called him to Korean combat service being awarded several medals including three bronze engagement start, a Korean Presidential Citation, and the China Service Medal for duty in the Formosa Straits. After four years of active military duty, he attended NE State, then the University of Oklahoma. A 21-year marriage to Betty Leigh of Okmulgee blessed them with children Mike and Robin. He had varied employment such as a pipeline x-ray engineer on the "Tennessee Transmission" from Chicago to Memphis; and worked selling advertising and giving sales clinics for newspapers in several states. Clint was a Right of Way Appraiser for the OK Highway Dept. for three years before joining Security Federal S&L of OKC for six years as Senior V.P.; then served as Regional Director of MGIC, the nation's first PMI company for home lenders; in the early 1970's he was involved with home building, sales and chartering a mortgage banking firm for TrendsWestern, Inc. in OKC and Chickasha, before Tandy Corp. of Dallas hired him as a President of Tandy Home Division building and officing in a three-state area. In 1976 his family moved to Claremore where he established and became Charter President of First Federal Savings and Loan. He later spent 11 years as Exec. VP of Oklahoma Appraisal Co. with 8 offices across the state. Open seven (septuple) bypass surgery hastened retirement. Early accomplishments included serving as Councilman and Mayor of Moore, OK. While service, the largest city park was built, along with a new library and a new hospital. He was the Charter President of the Moore Jaycees which quickly became the state's largest and moved the state Jaycee office to Moore. He later became a State and National Director of U.S. Jaycees and was selected to appear in "Outstanding Young Men of America" (1964-65 edition – Library of Congress). He served as a Charter President of OKC Loaner Toastmasters; helped charter Moore's new First Christian Church; ACOG Board of Directors for the Oklahoma City area; past Chairman of Claremore United Fund; former Rotarian in OKC, Chickasha, and Claremore; V.P. of American Right of Way Assoc; Board of Directors on Claremore's Chamber of Commerce; Life Member of OU Alumni Association. He was selected to appear in "Outstanding Civic Leaders" (1968 edition – Library of Congress). He was a charter member of the original BassMasters in 1967, an avid bird hunter while living in the OKC area for many years, and enjoyed time at the lake, and watching OU football games with family. A passionate reader and writer of history made him a proud Liberal activist, a controversial outspoken aggressive voice always within the bounds of reason, and a man of dry self-deprecating humor, he strived to be a person of integrity and principles. In 1983, a "World without-end bargain" marriage was made with Janice Rae Box of Sand Springs. With Janice Rae as his best friend, they traveled through life and were inseparable, traveling in their RV, many books read, family genealogists, strong Democrats, and enjoying their family and friends. Clint had a special bond with his son Mike, daughter-in-law Kathy Wilson-Gold, twin grandchildren Michael and Megan Gold, and step-granddaughter Natalie Mikles and her family. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Margaret. He is survived by his wife Janice; daughter Robin of OKC; son Mike, his wife Kathy, twin grandchildren Michael and Megan of Edmond, sister Paula Timmons of Tyler, TX; and Janice's children and grandchildren.
Graveside services will be 1:00pm, Thursday, May 25 at Okmulgee Cemetery in Okmulgee, OK.
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