my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family

Sandy and I had only recently made his acquaintance, but he seemed to be a sweet and loving person, who really enjoyed life and people. Our sincerest condolences.

We express our sincere sympathy on Clark’s passing. We have fond memories of many social gatherings at the Ocean Club with Clark. May he rest in peace.

I last got to visit with Clark when he and Carol visited me in Texas six years ago when they were deciding where to move. He decided he wasn’t cowboy enough to live in Texas. Texas’s loss was Florida’s gain. I was so looking forward to seeing him again, but I arrived just in time for his passing. He was and still is much loved.

Clark and I first played together in the adjacent McKeesport alley when we were kids, an amazing 65 years ago! As dear lifelong friends, we kept in touch over the years, and occasionally met. When my mom died suddenly, Clark drove 2 straight days to attend her funeral. I enjoyed our frequent phone conversations, some of which deteriorated into his father’s lecture mode 🙂
Clark was an anachronism: a deep thinker, stoic in the Walter tradition, and highly assertive. I remember Clark audaciously sneaking into the Munich Olympics by flashing his bogus ID. This photo smile reflects his mischievous side.
Clark’s backpack adventures on a shoestring budget in far flung places like India and Afghanistan inspired me to do the same. We both survived illnesses that we contracted there.
He was a self-made man with no handouts or self-pity. Clark detested the prevalent entitlement ethos.
Clark knew me better than anyone. I shall miss best friend greatly 🙁

Clark Walter was a man of high standards. As his youngest niece I looked up to him, I remember as a child thinking he was the tallest man in the room. As I grew into adulthood, I realized he was not the tallest by size, but by the way he talked and carried himself, he was the tallest and strongest man in the room.
As a child I enjoyed our time together, mostly spent on vacations to Cape Cod, or ski trips to Vermont. I would see him get invited to coolest events and have the best adventures, to me he was the most interesting man in the world. There was a story told me that when I was a child, I was trying to wear by uncle’s shoes around the cabin, apparently even then I wanted to be like him. I learned many life lessons from my uncle, and he truly shaped the type of personality and character I would have as an adult.
As an adult I looked to my uncle for guidance and direction, he had a knack for not only gaining information and the ability to see through bull to determine the truth. We may not have always seen eye to eye, but I respected his opinion. Truth be told, in a world where we are always being judged, his was the only opinion that really mattered to me. I will never forget one late night phone call in December of 2019, where he told me he saw so much of himself in me, that might have been the greatest compliment I have ever received. Clark was a man of high expectations, I only hope that I can live up to them.
I will truly miss our long phone calls talking about life, family, and the future.

Dear Carol and family.
My sincere condolences to you and Clark’s friends and family in your loss.
I had numerous conversations with Clark over the years and always found him to be a bright caring person. It was a privilege to have known him.
Sincerely
Bill Watkins

Clark was a kind and decent man. His gracious greetings and friendly words will be missed. You are in our thoughts.
Jorge and Amy Perez