CHARLES SALMON CLARK, PORT HENRY, NY and PORT ORANGE, FL Charles Salmon Clark died after a short hospitalization for heart failure at the age of 87 on April 24, 2013 in Middlebury, VT. He was born in Hartford, CT on April 3, 1926, the son of Salmon and Clara (Endee) Clark. He and his former wife, Eleanor Clark and their three children moved to Vermont from Connecticut in 1961. He married his wife Virginia (Ginny) in 1983. Always having an interest in dairy farming, he was employed by Ward Bedford at Mileaway Farm in Cornwall and Curtiss Breeding Service before joining aAa Animal Analysis Associates. He was a great believer in the philosophy of the Weeks analysis method and spent much time and energy helping it to grow in North America and Europe. After 37 years, he retired in 2011. Charlie will always be remembered for his sense of humor, stories of his family and kind and patient ways. He loved to play cards and passed many enjoyable hours playing cribbage, setback, and poker. He is survived by his wife Virginia, his children and their partners, Elaine Clark of Limerick, ME, Julie Vest of Bristol, VT and Charles S. Clark, Jr. of East Middlebury, VT, his six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. There will be a private celebration of his life by his family at a later date in Connecticut. Donations in his memory may be made to Addison Respite Care Home (ARCH), ARCH, LTD, PO Box 953, Middlebury, VT 05753.
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