David W. Clarke

PLEASE NOTE: THIS GUEST BOOK WILL BE NOW BE ONLINE PERMANENTLY!!!

Hello family and friends of David William Clarke, my baby brother. Today, as we continue to share with you in mourning the loss of our brother, son and uncle, I have decided to open up our heartfelt remembrances to you, and put this rather lengthy entry into Dave’s “Guest Book”. Those of you that could not share in the Celebration of Dave’s life, in Montreal last weekend, can share with us by reading from the notes the...

Dear Dave,
You and I were about 10 or 11 when we became friends, the same age as Rachael and Victor are now. Some of my first memories of our friendship are of playing that board game, Risk, on the front steps of my family’s home on Tamarack Terrace. I have a photo taken on the day that I left Fredericton for my post-doc job in Kansas. You and Louie and I went out for breakfast and then posed in front of a church door. We were 32 and you were in between your first and second periods in...

Dear Agnes and family, Phyllis, and Dave's siblings. This was such sad news to hear. Dave had a very big impact on me as a teenager. When he was dating my sister, Pam, he felt like a brother to me. Even though he was five years older than me, he treated me like a peer and believe me, to a 15 year-old, that meant a lot. Dave made a huge impact on my appreciation of music, having exposed me to his extensive record collection. He was a lot of fun to be around, a wealth of knowledge, and...

I'll miss you Kiki, so long and thanks for the memories. I'm sorry they've stopped being created so soon and so suddenly. Gander

Dear Agnes and Family,
I knew Dave in high school , as he was in my Music Class. I can't recall much about that class, except Dave. He had long blonde , thick, curly hair,that he often pushed off of his face, in order to participate in the class. I was very shy, and he would go out of his way to be friendly. He had a great sense of humor, and made me laugh. I enjoyed knowing him. Over the years, I often wondered where he went.
I will miss him, as he was someone in my youth, that...