Jeri Patrick Clark's Obituary
Jeri Patrick Clark of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at the age of 66 years. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana to Edgar Joseph and Marjorie M. Clark. Jeri lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for many years before moving to Colorado. He graduated from Regis College in Denver with a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He went to work as the Business Administrator for Light of the World Catholic Church in Littleton, CO. Jeri was actively involved in church matters, particularly in Denver, where he still had close ties and friends. His Administrative work continued when he moved to Florida in 2000 and became the Business Administrator at St. Paul Catholic Church in Daytona. He furthered his church work with the National Association of Church Business Administration earning "f.c.b.a." (Fellow in Church Business Administration). He was also a member of The Elks in South Carolina and Florida.
Jeri was all about helping people and making them smile. He always said “Give a smile away every day!” He was basically a person who cared, who deeply cared for his family and friends. He cared for people he hadn’t even met. Everything he undertook, took time, lots of it, and patience. Jeri never quit and for that he was greatly admired. He was also a practical joker and loved to make others laugh. A friend to all, he donated gallons of blood, crocheted blankets for the children’s ward of the Denver hospital, as well as crocheting over 500 mittens for Toys-for-Tots. His wife, Kathy Marvin Clark predeceased him. Jeri is remembered and will be dearly missed by his sister and brother-in-law, Mari and Ed Donaghy of Acton, Maine; nieces and nephews, Aaron (Erin Rhodes) Donaghy of New Castle, Maine, Sara (Gary) Tremblay of Acton, and Anne (Juan) Cordero of Sanford, Maine. He is fondly remembered as a “Great: uncle by Mari Anne Cordero and her fiancé Stephen Howard, Maria Victoria, Miguel and Rosa Cordero, Sophia, Cassandra, Nicole, Colby and Ryan Tremblay, Asa and Thomas Shadis, and Roan and Atticus Donaghy.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 218 Oklawaha Avenue, Eustis, FL 32726. Condolences, memories and photos may be shared on the tribute wall.
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