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Joseph T. Clark, 93, of Poughkeepsie died Thursday at Amsterdam House in New York City. He was the father of J. Thomas Clark of Old Chatham. Born in Newburgh on Sept. 3, 1910, son of Patrick J. and Nora Higgins Clark, he was a graduate of Newburgh Free Academy. He earned a bachelor's degree from New York University and a master's degree from State University at Albany. He also took courses at Ohio State University. He had been a resident of Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County since 1937. He served in the Navy during World War II. Mr. Clark was employed by IBM as a production manager in Poughkeepsie, as plant manager at its Science Research Associates in Chicago and as a production consultant in Scotland. He retired in 1971. Before that, he taught at Beekman School, Staatsburg High School and FDR High School in Hyde Park, and had been principal of Irvington Elementary School. Following his retirement, he was a financial planner with Hudson Valley Management. He was a member of the boards of the Poughkeepsie Area Chamber of Commerce, the Poughkeepsie Tennis Club and the Salvation Army. He was campaign chairman for the American Red Cross and the United Way, a member of the IBM Quarter Century Club, vice president of the Poughkeepsie Rotary Club and a member of the SCORE Executive Club for 40 years. He was co-chairman of the Peace Memorial Committee that created the World War II memorial at Poughkeepsie City Hall. His wife, the former Marion C. Harris, whom he married July 8, 1937, in Poughkeepsie, died Dec. 9, 2001. Besides his son, he leaves two daughters, Ann Clark Joly of Manhattan and Moscow, and Jane Clark Chermayeff of Manhattan, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL NOTICE -- A Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph T. Clark, who
died Jan. 1, 2004, will be celebrated Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 11 at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 775 Main St., Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Attendees are cordially invited to a reception to celebrate his life at the Poughkeepsie Tennis Club immediately following the committal service. There will be no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 574 Main St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Arrangements have been entrusted to PARMELE FUNERAL HOME, 110 Fulton Ave., Poughkeepsie. If you wish to send a condolence, visit
www.parmeleallenfuneralhome.com or mail to Joseph T. Clark, P.O. Box 12, Old Chatham, NY 12136. Published in The Berkshire Eagle on Jan. 5, 2004
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Joseph T. Clark, 93, of Poughkeepsie died Thursday at Amsterdam House in New York City. He was the father of J. Thomas Clark of Old Chatham. Born in Newburgh on Sept. 3, 1910, son of Patrick J. and Nora Higgins Clark, he was a graduate of Newburgh Free Academy. He earned a bachelor's degree from New York University and a master's degree from State University at Albany. He also took courses at Ohio State University. He had been a resident of Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County since 1937. He served in the Navy during World War II. Mr. Clark was employed by IBM as a production manager in Poughkeepsie, as plant manager at its Science Research Associates in Chicago and as a production consultant in Scotland. He retired in 1971. Before that, he taught at Beekman School, Staatsburg High School and FDR High School in Hyde Park, and had been principal of Irvington Elementary School. Following his retirement, he was a financial planner with Hudson Valley Management. He was a member of the boards of the Poughkeepsie Area Chamber of Commerce, the Poughkeepsie Tennis Club and the Salvation Army. He was campaign chairman for the American Red Cross and the United Way, a member of the IBM Quarter Century Club, vice president of the Poughkeepsie Rotary Club and a member of the SCORE Executive Club for 40 years. He was co-chairman of the Peace Memorial Committee that created the World War II memorial at Poughkeepsie City Hall. His wife, the former Marion C. Harris, whom he married July 8, 1937, in Poughkeepsie, died Dec. 9, 2001. Besides his son, he leaves two daughters, Ann Clark Joly of Manhattan and Moscow, and Jane Clark Chermayeff of Manhattan, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.