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Jim Clark

1942 - 2025

Jim Clark obituary, 1942-2025, Everett, WA

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1942

DIED

2025

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Jim Clark Obituary

Jim December 19, 1942 - Clark Jim passed away after a long battle with Parkinson's at Cascade Valley senior living at the age of 82.
Jim was born in Everett WA but grew up on the family farm next to Lake Shoecraft. Where he enjoyed his young years, fishing, hunting and enjoying all the things growing up on a lake bring.
He met and married Peggy Sue Whitt in 1962. They had 4 wonderful children, 1 boy and 3 girls.
Due to a tragic accident, he lost his wife and son in 1972. In 1974 Jim married Judy Ann Golden whom he spent the rest of his life with. He worked as a machine tender for Scott paper/Kimberly Clark for 37 years until his retirement in 1999. Jim loved to spend time hunting, fishing and camping with his family every summer making sure to create loving memories his whole family could look back on with love. Jim lived almost all of his life on the property by lake Shoecraft moving away briefly but returning and building his family home and raising his family there.
Jim was preceded in death by his first wife Peggy Sue, his son Jerry Allen, his parents Lloyd and Patty Clark and his brother Arthur Clark of Oregon. Jim is survived by his wife Judy Clark, daughters Julie Fletcher (Gregg), Tracy Hammond (Jeff), and Brenda Green (Frasier III) and his sister Karan Holt of Arizona. Jim had 8 Grandchildren and 12 Great Grandchildren who loved him all very, very much.

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Published by The Herald (Everett) from Oct. 18 to Oct. 19, 2025.

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Gary

October 20, 2025

Worked with Jim at Scott Paper. Condolences to Judy and Family.
R.I.P. Jim

Gary Resetar

October 19, 2025

So many memories of hunting, fishing, hiking and hanging out in the shop together. You swimming across shoecraft thinking wow.You'll always be in my memories Jim. God Bless

Ronald J Stanke

October 18, 2025

I will miss Jim very much.He was a great friend.

Bill Jantz

October 17, 2025

Jim was the meaning of a real best friend to me. I will really miss him

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