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      Clifton A. Clarke III, 59

Haverhill, MA

Clifton A. Clarke III, 59 of the Bradford section of Haverhill, died Sunday February 21 at the Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill after being stricken ill suddenly at home.                     

Born in Haverhill, he was the son of Clifton A. Clarke Jr. and Dorothy A. (Spaulding). He was educated in the Haverhill Public School system and was a Graduate of Haverhill Trade School, Class of 1969. He then attended Cardinal Cushing Academy for one year. An accomplished athlete, he loved Football, and during his high school years he played on the Haverhill High School Football Team, and later played for Cardinal Cushing Academy.                             

For over forty years, Mr. Clarke was employed at Northern Essex Community College. He began his career as a custodian and became the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. Devoted to his family he was a mentor to those close to him. He was an avid sports enthusiast, whether watching or being involved in a game.                                                                                   

He leaves a son, Ryan J. Clarke, of Plaistow, NH, a daughter, Kristin A. Clarke, of Haverhill, a step-daughter and her husband, Debra and Eric Baker, also of Plaistow, NH, mother, Dorothy A. (Spaulding) and her husband, Richard F. Gilmore, of East Kingston, NH, father, Clifton A. Clarke Jr. and his wife, Nancy, of Sun City, AZ,  five grandchildren, Jaylen Brown, Philip Brown, Arcadia Yapp, Joeleis Muniz-Clarke, and Acasha Muniz-Clarke, a brother, Michael J. Harris and his wife, Carole A. (Struzziero), of Boxford, four sisters, Sharon L. Washington and her husband Barry, of Wayne, PA, Nancy J. Diamantopoulos and her husband, James, of Dracut, Jane E. Harris-Fale and her husband Greg. A., of Bradford, Connie Davidson and her husband Patrick, of Ontario, CA, aunt, Janice and Ronald Pinette, of Haverhill, uncle, James Clarke, of Avon, CO, his companion of ten years, Laurie A. (Richardson) Dovey, of Haverhill, and several nieces and nephews                                                                                                       

Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Thursday, February 25, from 4 until 8:00 PM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Rte 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 26, at 11:00 AM in the Technology Center Building at Northern Essex Community College, 100 Elliott St. Haverhill. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill. Memorial donations may be made in his name to Opportunity Works, 10 Opportunity Way, Newburyport, MA 01950.

Directions to Kevin Comeau Funeral Home