Herbert G. Clark

Herbert G. Clark of Margate, FL, died on July 7, 2016, at his home. He was 73. He was a Florida resident since 2007 and former resident of Maryland since 1942. Born on November 13, 1942, in Indian Head, MD, he was the son of the late Margaret A. Beavers and Herbert W. Clark. Mr. Clark entered into the United States Armed Forces in 1961, where he served as an Infantry Op and Intelligence Specialist in Saigon, Vietnam, until 1968. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze stars, Combat Infantryman Badge, 3 O/S Bars, Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device, Bronze Star Medal and Vietnam Gallantry Medal with one Silver Star. Mr. Clark was a retiree from the Department of Transportation for the Federal Highway Administration in Washington, DC. He was employed for 33 years as a Civil Engineering Technician. Mr. Clark enjoyed coaching soccer, fishing, playing golf and spending time with who he considered his grandchildren and only great-grandson. Mr. Clark was a former member of the VFW in Grasonville, MD, and also in Orange Park, FL. He is survived by cousins (considered daughters) Barbara M. Eakle, of Margate, FL, Michele L. Morrissette of Sudlersville, MD; many other cousins, aunts, uncles; grandchildren, Lacey M. Eakle of Orange Park, FL, Marissa M. Morrissette of Sudlersville, MD, Mackenzie A. Eakle of Marietta, GA, Kaitlyn L. Morrissette of Sudlersville, MD, Carly M. Eakle of Marietta, GA, Nicholas J. Morrissette of Sudlersville, MD, and Preston R. McGee of Margate, FL; great-grandson, Brent S. Whittney of Orange Park, FL; nephew James M. Clark of Edgewater, MD, great-nephew, Tyler D. Clark of Edgewater, MD; and sister-in-law, Lynn Clark of Wren, WV. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Paul E. Clark of Wren, WV; many aunts and uncles. There will be a visitation on Thursday July, 14, 2016, at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Chester, MD, from 2-4 and 6-8 pm, with a service that will follow on Friday, July 15, at 11:00am. Burial will be in Trinity Memorial Gardens in Waldorf, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the VFW in Grasonville, MD, and Trustbridge Hospice in Boca Raton, FL.

Herbert G. Clark

November 13, 1942 - July 7, 2016