Class of 1969
1969 Maroon Spotlight
Donald Clark
Wrestling 66-69; Wrestling Manager 66-69; Track 67-68; Jr. Class Play Committee 68.
1969 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
After graduation, Don Martin Clark plans to attend Central State college. He is the 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Clark, 519 Eighth street. Clark was born in Hayes, Kan., and attended grade school in Fowler, Kan., before his family moved to Perry in 1960. He has been a member of the wrestling team since 1964, and was in the junior class play. His favorite subject is art, and his hobby is drawing.
Donald Martin Clark
June 3, 1951 – November 6, 2009
Donald Martin Clark, age 58, owner and President of Digital Graphics & Photo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died Friday, November 6, 2009, at his home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born in Hays, Kansas, on June 3, 1951, he was the fourth child born to Irene and the late Gordon Clark. Don attended grade school in Fowler, Kansas, and graduated from Perry High School in 1969, NOC in Tonkawa, and Central State University in Edmond. Serving our country for four years in the US Army, Don was stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam era.
He was a professional graphic artist and talented photographer who spent most of his career in the Oklahoma City area. As a gifted artist, Don loved many artistic mediums. He loved all things in nature and spent many hours over the years photographing scenery and animal life.
He was a member of the Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City.
He joyously embraced life and lived passionately in spite of the darkest hours he experienced. Don found purpose in all areas of his life, sought spiritual truth and became a role model for the power of faith in everyday living. This was demonstrated in his inner strength to overcome all the challenges that came his way.
Don is survived and will be missed and loved forever by his mother, Irene, siblings Larry, Terry, Janet, Jackie, Carol, David, Kay, Mark, Patti, Rena, Cary, Chris, Charles, and their families. He was married to Theresa Rose Westerman for thirteen years. They had three sons who survive; Jeffrey Todd, Bradley Don, and Ryan Anthony and their families and his 7 grand children whom he adored. He lived close to his children and grandchildren in the Oklahoma City area and counted them his greatest accomplishments in life. He is also survived by his wife Linda (Christian) and her children Candice and Joseph.
A service was held Monday, November 9, 2009, at Crossing Community Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma followed by internment at the IOOF Cemetery in Norman, Oklahoma.