Thomas Alan Clark
July 17, 1954 ~ August 24, 2022
Thomas Alan Clark passed away on August 24 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Tom was born in 1954 in Wilmington, Delaware, the youngest of the four children of Joseph Ralph Clark and Mary June Almon. Tom is survived by Sheila, his wife of 26 years; daughter Jennifer (Mark Platenberg); brother Jim (Janice); sister Nancy Drake; sisters-in-law Janet Clark and Patricia Burke; and his brother-in-law, Terry Payne and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. His brother, Steve, and his parents pre-deceased him.
Following his graduation from Seaford High School in Seaford, Delaware, Tom enlisted in the Army, serving three years in Germany. Returning to the states, Tom earned his bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Maryland and had a very successful and wide-ranging career in financial services.
Tom was known by many for his enthusiasm, warmth and love of humor, fun, friends and family. Tom’s charisma enriched his relationships, including his lifelong entrepreneurial pursuits and many personal interests including golf and University of Maryland sports.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Tom’s name may be made to your local chapter of the First Tee, P.O. Box 3055, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32004 or https://firsttee.org.
Following his graduation from Seaford High School in Seaford, Delaware, Tom enlisted in the Army, serving three years in Germany. Returning to the states, Tom earned his bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Maryland and had a very successful and wide-ranging career in financial services.
Tom was known by many for his enthusiasm, warmth and love of humor, fun, friends and family. Tom’s charisma enriched his relationships, including his lifelong entrepreneurial pursuits and many personal interests including golf and University of Maryland sports.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Tom’s name may be made to your local chapter of the First Tee, P.O. Box 3055, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32004 or https://firsttee.org.
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Tom, you are remembered as an always-smiling face when seeing you often over the years at Lowes Island and then Trump National. I most vividly recall the hearty laughs we shared. You were a good listener, always reacting with a spark of enthusiasm and appreciation of life’s pleasures. I can tell you were one of those with a full life well-lived. Thanks for sharing a bit of it with me. It didn’t go unappreciated. // Rich Moore, until now didn’t realize also a Maryland Alum