Robert Taylor Clark

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Robert Taylor Clark, 93, of the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community in Asheville, NC, died April 16, 2014. Mr. Clark was born May 1, 1920 in Cortland, NY. He was the son of the late Ann Taylor Clark and Carl W. Clark, Sr. His sister Margaret, brother Carl, Jr., and granddaughter Lee predeceased him. After graduating from Cornell University in 1941 with a degree in civil engineering, Mr. Clark served 5 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, including assignments in Newfoundland, Labrador, and Korea. Upon discharge in 1946, he joined the Carl W. Clark architectural firm in Syracuse, NY and also attended Syracuse University, graduating in 1952 from the School of Architecture. Mr. Clark was named a partner in the early 1950s, becoming senior partner in 1972. His firm, Clark Clark Millis & Gilson, designed central schools, college buildings, banks throughout upstate New York, and the master plan and first 7 buildings for Onondaga Community College. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects, a construction arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association, and past president of the Syracuse Society of Architects. Active in Syracuse community affairs, he was the first president of the Erie Canal Museum Board of Trustees, and president in different years of the Hiawatha Boy Scout Council, Citizens Foundation, Plaza Nursing Home, and Syracuse Gyro. He was a member of the Onondaga Golf and Country Club and the Century Club of Syracuse. During the 1950s, Mr. Clark served in the Army Ready Reserve as a member of the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion. Promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1958, he served as commanding officer until retirement in 1961. He is survived by three daughters: Catherine Clark Gibbons of Syracuse, NY, Gay Clark Jennings (Albert) of Sagamore Hills, OH, Carla Clark Liberatore (David) of Cary, NC, and 3 grandchildren, Sam Jennings, Louis Liberatore, and Robert Liberatore. A memorial service will be held Monday, April 21 at 11:00 am at the Health Care Chapel at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community. The Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor and the Rev. Morgan Gardner will officiate. Memorial contributions can be made to the Deerfield Residency Fund which assists residents in need.

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  1. My condolences to the Clark family. I’d not had the chance to meet Robert in person, but I did have the pleasure of speaking over the phone and exchanging a couple letters with him recently about the idea of doing a modest retrospective of Carl and Robert’s work in Cortland County: He was very gracious and pleasant. And, obviously, both father and son had an abundance of talent and impact on the architecture in CNY.

  2. Dear Cathy, Gay, and Carla –
    I was so very sorry to hear of the passing of your father. I have many fond memories of him and also of all of you going back to our times on Lynacres Boulevard, Thanksgiving holidays in Florida, and, of course, the unforgettable trip to beautiful Palm Island.
    Our deepest sympathies to you and your families.
    Ray & Liz Cummings
    raymond.cummings@arcadis-us.com


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