Max Robert Clay, Major, USMC (Ret)
December 12, 1934 ~ March 21, 2021
Max R. Clay, age 86, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Born in Chicago, IL to Robert and Pearl, he was a Korean War Veteran retiring as a Major in the USMC Reserve. He graduated from University of Chicago with BS in Political Science active on football, baeball teams, and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He owned The Planning Corporation, an insurance brokerage firm. He joined Northern Virginia Senior Softball (NVSS) in 1986 as player, manager, and past President and was inducted into the NVSS Hall of Honor and the Washington Metropolitan Hall of Fame. He became a Florida resident and member of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club upon retirement with interests in travel, boating, dining out, investing, the Civil War, classic movies, and an eclectic taste in music. He also had an extensive photography and video collection, but he himself is not seen often as he was always behind the camera. Max is survived by Joan, his wife of 63 years, daughter, Vicky, three grandchildren; Melissa (Jay) Malone, Matthew and Jesica Burger; and great-grandchildren, Liam, Sean and Logan Malone. Visitation at Money & King Funeral Home, 171 Maple Ave W., Vienna, Va on Sunday, May 23, 2021 from 2-4 PM. Max will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with military honors on Tuesday, August 17. 2021 at
1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations in his memory to the Salvation Army.
1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations in his memory to the Salvation Army.
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He was one of a kind, glad I got to play on Black, 2009 season, I learned a lot that year, his skill in handling players that tried to give him a hard time, how he managed a lineup and the game, he was always in control, That’s when I started thinking about managing, and if I could manage Men that knew everything! Max will be Greatly Missed, it won’t be the same to see a Black Uniform, without Max in it!
He was one of a kind, glad I got to play on Black, 2009 season, I learned a lot that year, his skill in handling players that tried to give him a hard time, how he managed a lineup and the game, he was always in control, That’s when I started thinking about managing, and if I could manage Men that knew everything! Max will be Greatly Missed, it won’t be the same to see a Black Uniform, without Max in it!