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Lewis Clarke Obituary
March 10, 1927 - June 6, 2021
Raleigh, North Carolina - Lewis James Clarke passed away with his family by his side on Sunday, June 6 at the age of 94. He was born on March 10, 1927, in Carlton, England to Roland and May Pringle Clarke. Lewis married Kit Swinson and they had four children. He founded his private landscape architecture firm, Lewis Clarke Associates, and through his work, shaped modernist landscape architecture in the South. In 1980, Lewis was named a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architecture. Lewis was a beloved father, grandfather, and friend. Lewis was preceded in death by his ex-wife, Kit Swinson Clarke, and by his brother Graham Clarke. He is survived by his sister, Aileen Jones; his children, Nigel Clarke, Jennifer Parker, Rachel Clarke, and Lisa Ellison; and his grandchildren, Katherine, Sarah, Cody, and his very good friend Yona Owens. The family will be honoring Lewis in a Celebration of Life at his art studio and gallery located at 1701 Glen Eden Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612 on Saturday, June 19th from 3 pm to 6 pm. A more detailed obituary can be found at https://www.rducremations.com/listings.
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Jean and Madeline Speights
June 18, 2021
Madeline and I wish we could be there to be part of the celebration of our Mr. Lewis' life. He was our favorite friend in Beaufort, and one of my favorite people in this life. We were so honored when Lewis asked us to write reviews for his amazing work of literary and graphic art, Mobey. I used to love looking out my dining room window in Beaufort to see Mr. Lewis standing by our Pickett fence after one of his walks. Mad and I would head outside and we'd talk rabbits and art and the excitement and news and hope surrounding Mobey, and all things Beaufort. He was such a wonderful friend and grandfather figure to Madeline. We had recently reconnected after Mad and I moved to West Virginia in 2018. We had several recent, lovely phone conversations and for that, I am grateful. Madeline played her harp over the phone for Lewis too, and I believe he truly enjoyed that. We miss him so, and were looking forward to seeing him in the summertime. Lewis was a rare soul, indeed: always positive, warm, funny, laughing always, kind and gentle and genuine. And dare I leave out brilliant. I admired Lewis in so many ways and respected his appreciation and gratefulness for this life. Lewis often feared of becoming a burden, but in rebuttal, I told Lewis that he was a Treasure, in one of our last couple of conversations. I can't think of a more inclusive word to capture the essence of Lewis. Because in our eyes, and the eyes and hearts of many, Mr. Lewis was a Teasure, in every sense of the word. He is so profoundly missed.
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