Our dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend – Lyman Clark  -- has completed his journey here on earth, leaving us with deep feelings of gratitude and rich memories.  He was born in Clearfield, Utah to Horace Wells Clark and Janette Benzon Clark, spending childhood years in Ogden, Utah and teenage years in Layton, Utah, graduating there from Davis High School.

A natural athlete, Lyman played several sports in high school, favorites being football and basketball.  He was named outstanding prep performer in Utah in 1942 and captain of the Salt Lake Tribune's all-state football team in 1944.  He played quarterback for the University of Utah's football team for a year before entering military service as an air force cadet for almost two years.  After returning to the university, he was a key member of  the celebrated 1947 basketball team that won the National Invitational Tournament championship.

Lyman married Josephine Larsen in 1949; they've enjoyed almost 73 years of marriage, raising a family of five children, twelve grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.

His professional career included several management positions with Montgomery Ward for 32 years.  He was the company's regional merchandise manager of the southeastern states in Orlando, Florida before being assigned district manager in San Diego, where he took early retirement in 1982 and opened his own business for 19 years, Clark's Stationers, in Rancho Bernardo.  He and Jo lived in and loved the community of Poway, enjoying lasting business and personal friendships.  He was a member of Rotary, the local Chamber of Commerce and director of the North County United Way board for several years.

Lyman and Jo especially enjoyed traveling together to places near and far and he was devoted to his family, whom he considered his greatest "forever" blessing and greatest achievement.  Golfing was his favorite activity and he was an enthusiastic spectator of any sport.

An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ, he was a "people person", so especially enjoyed his  time as Bishop of his ward, as well as his other stake and ward callings.  Survivors include three daughters – Sherrill Wight (Jeffrey), Carolyn Leslie (Dan) and Lisa Ann Clark, and two sons – Steven Clark (Sandra) and John Cark (Lisa), twelve grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.