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DAVID CLARK Obituary
Dr. Clark passed away on April 9, 2013. He was born on November 22, 1922, to Duncan and Sarah Clark of Templeton, Ca, and was raised in Ventura. He enlisted and served honorably in World War II in the 11th Armored Division in Europe. After the war, he completed undergraduate studies at Redlands University, where he met and fell in love with his future wife, Margaret Sabolia Clark.
Dr. Clark earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Stanford University in 1952. Dr. Clark joined the faculty of California State University, Fresno as a Professor of Chemistry, and went on to serve in C.S.U. administration as Associate Dean of Academic Planning in the Office of the Chancellor and Academic Vice President at C.S.U.F. Dr. Clark retired in 1985 and with his loving wife, traveled the world - literally, from north pole to south, Madagascar to Mongolia - in search and study of wildlife.
Dr. Clark is survived by Margaret, his wife of 65 years; his children and their spouses, Stephen E. Clark and wife Denise of Fremont, Ca. and Sara C. Siggers and husband Jeffrey of Sacramento, Ca.
He was a true gentleman, and a kind and loving husband and father. He will always be remembered and
truly missed.
A Memorial Service will be held on April 27, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at the University Retirement Community at Davis, 1515 Shasta Drive, Davis, Ca.
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George & Laurie Kauffman, 1st recipient, CSUF Presidential Medal of Distinction, 1994
Dr. George B. Kauffman
May 4, 2013
When I first arrived in Fresno in September 1956 as a young Assistant Professor of Chemistry, the first CSUF (then FSC) faculty member whom I met was Dave Clark. Together we cleaned up the departmental storeroom, where unneeded chemicals had accumulated throughout the years, with the chant, "If in doubt, throw it out!" ( No one was concerned about the proper disposal of toxic substances in those antediluvian days). Dave and Margey were members of the Trinity Lutheran Church, where my wife Laurie sang in the choir. During the early 1970s Margey supervised Laurie in her 3rd grade student teaching at Fresno's Winchell elementary school, where Laurie herself had been a pupil many years earlier. We both have warm memories of Dave and Margey, and our hearts go out to Margey and her family at this time of trial and sadness.
Dr. George B. Kauffman, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, California State University May 4, 2013
Carol Whiting-Mayfield
May 4, 2013
Some of my earliest memories were of my parent's friends, Margie & Dave. Dad & Dave taught at Fresno State for awhile & remained friends even after we moved to Los Angeles in the mid 1950's. I always felt so welcome when in their home & even as an adult would visit when I lived in Fresno.
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