Donald Dwain Clark
May 12, 1945 ~ April 18, 2020
Donald Dwain Clark, 74, of Columbus, died April 18, 2020, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility.
Donald was born May 12, 1945, in Columbus, the son of Donald L. and Florence L. Donaldson Clark.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served with the 1st Calvary while in Vietnam, where he was shot during a combat mission. After his discharge from the army Donald came back to Columbus and joined the Columbus Fire Department. He was also a special deputy with the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department. After retirement, Donald went to work at Folgers Four Seasons Florist as a delivery driver. He was a member of the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard and the American Legion Post.
Graveside services will be private at Garland Brook Cemetery with Ron Bridgewater officiating. Military honors will be presented by the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard.
He is survived by his daughter, Carman Clark of California; a brother, Roger Dean (Connie) Clark of Columbus; two stepbrothers and two stepsisters; and five nieces and one nephew.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Kimbol Clark.
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I worked at Bar-Cons FCU for many years and Don was a frequent member there. He was always super nice and polite and told funny stories. He will be greatly missed!
Don was an asset to our team at Folger’s Four Seasons. His dedication & willingness to help with more than delivering flowers was overwhelming. We had many good times & laughs working side by side. We considered him family. Don was a good, good man, a gentleman. Don will be greatly missed. With love, Ann King-Cox
Our condolences to Don’s family on your loss.
Roger and family,
So sorry to hear about Donnie. God bless and keep you all in His care. Love to you all.
Don always had time to stop and chat with anyone he knew. I ate many times with him at Skooters. He was the same outgoing guy every day and treated everyone he knew alike. My prayers go out to his family.
Don was a caring man with a desire to serve others as a soldier, officer and firefighter. It is so unfair that his passing occurred during a episode when we can’t personally honor him as a group — especially after he honored so many others upon their death. Thanks for treating me as a brother, instead of a step brother.
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On behalf of the Columbus Indiana Fire Department, we share our sincere condolences. Donnie had a servants heart and we are fortunate that we had the opportunity to be in his company.We are eternally grateful for his service to our nation and to our community. Donnie will be missed.
Don was a Brother in all sense of the word. I will miss running into him at various places; Bar-Cons, Jay-C, delivering flowers. Turn around and Don was there. I also remember that Don was the 1st CFD firefighter to get his ear pierced way before it was popular. At the time he was a dispatcher and I just happened to be in the room when the Brass found out about the earring. Don was whisked away to the Chief’s office and promptly given days off and told not to come back until “it” was gone or covered up. Well, Don covered it with a Bandaid for awhile until he finally gave up and took it out.
RIP Brother.
Don was a great caring veteran who always wanted to pay forward the service to others for his military family. He wanted to always express his gratitude for all who served. I met him in the 80’s and stayed in contact with our breakfast before he went to deliver flowers.
I became friends with his brother Roger, long before I knew they were brothers. My sincere heartfelt thoughts and prayers for his entire family during this difficult time of his passing.
Don was definitely a heart-felt veteran, as was displayed by the many years he continued to serve as a color guard, here in Indiana. I was not even aware he had been shot in Nam until I read his obituary, here; he was just himself, no false front yet pretty quiet when I was around him. But I was only his “add on step sister”, later in his life. Thanks to the few family holiday get togethers there were and mostly Connie & Roger including him in most they did, I at least got to know him some and since Roger called me ‘Sis’, Don did, too, when we saw one another out. I am grateful for the time I did get to know him and to know that Roger & Connie were right there for him as his health began to spiral. My heart goes out to the whole Clark family at this very hard time of this loss. Jan & Rick
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My deepest condolences for your loss. Don was a friend, and a good and true member of the honor guard. He was always cheerful, and looked at the bright side of everything. He will be deeply missed. -PS1 Michael Housefield, USCG (ret.)
Donnie was so special and I will miss laughing and joking with him at Skooter’s.