Tom Clark Obituary (1941

Thomas (Tom) Carl Clark Sr., 85 of Yakima, WA, passed away at home on August 30th, 2026, with his wife Gwen Clark and family members by his side. Tom was born March 17th, 1941, in Yakima, WA, to Robert and Adeline Clark. He had three siblings he loved very much, Cordelia, Wesley (deceased) and Robert (deceased). He married Gwendolyn Boswell on July 6th, 1959, and they raised a beautiful family with four boys. Tom viewed his greatest accomplishment as raising four wonderful sons, Marvin, Thomas Jr. (deceased), Richard, and Harry. To Tom his boys were his pride and joy, along with his eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Tom started working as a teenager at the old Chinook Motel and Tower in Yakima. He worked many different jobs over the years in food and beverage departments, desk clerk, accounting, and front manager. Tom became the General Manager of the Red Lion Restaurant and Cocktail lounge in Yakima and from there he was recruited by Value Mart department stores, and became the Assistant Manager of the Bellevue, Greenwood and Midway Value Mart stores in the Seattle area and was then promoted to General Manager of the Value Mark stores in Tacoma, Richland and Yakima. After working for Value Mart through the Fred Meyer transition, Tom moved the family to Seattle where he managed the Marine Center on Lake Union. Tom decided in 1977 to move the family back to Yakima so the boys could grow up in a rural environment and chose a profession that would allow him flexibility to be part of his sons growing up. Over the years he enjoyed going to their sport practices, games and did some coaching as well. Since 1977 Tom worked as a Real Estate Agent and became a Managing Broker. He spent most of his successful real estate career at Associated Realtors (Caldwell Bankers). As a real estate agent, Tom met a lot of wonderful people. Tom is survived by his wife Gwen Clark; his sister, Cordelia Williams; his sons and their spouses, Marvin and Charlene Clark, Harry and Julie Clark, and Richard Clark; his grandchildren and their spouses, Tyler Clark, Nick and Gabby Clark, Geoff and Eliana Clark, Tommy and Sophia Clark, Tori and Bryan Grozav, Allie Clark, Lucas Clark and Austin Clark; his great grandchildren, Stefan, Jonah, Nicky, Grace and Gemma. Tom requested no funeral service but wished instead for family and friends to take a minute to remember a memory of him. Tom also wanted to share this with his lovely wife Gwen, “Thank you for being there for me and our family over the years, YOU are one in a million.” An intimate gathering will be held with family at a future date. Brookside Funeral Home is caring for the family. Memories and condolences can be shared at www.brooksidefuneral.com