WA/DL Capt. Kirk Blystone “KB” Clark

 Update:  please note service arrangements for WA/DL Capt KB Clark and wife Cookie…..

MEMORIAL SERVICE

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Horan & McConaty - Aurora

11150 East Dartmouth Avenue

Aurora, CO 80014

 

RECEPTION

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

HeartLight Center

11150 East Dartmouth Avenue

Denver, CO 80014

 

INTERMENT

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

11:00 AM

Air Force Academy Cemetery

5136 Eagle Dr.

Colorado Springs, CO 80840

 

https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2022/08/wadl-capt-kirk-blystone-kb-clark.html

https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2022/07/georgiann-sue-cookie-clark-wife-of-wadl.html

 

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~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF veteran, WA/DL Capt. Kirk Blystone “KB” Clark

October 16, 1940 ~ July 31, 2022

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

Georgiann Sue "Cookie" Clark, wife of WA/DL Capt. Kirk Clark

March 15, 1942 ~ July 25, 2022

 

Please note:   

Condolences for the family should be sent c/o 

Kevin Clark

19385 E. Prentice Lane

Centennial, CO 80015

~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF veteran, WA/DL Capt. Kirk Blystone “KB” Clark

October 16, 1940 ~ July 31, 2022

 

Dear friends and colleague….sharing this sad news from the family of retired Western/Delta pilot Captain Kirk B. Clark, age 81.  Captain Clark joined Western Airlines 10-28-1968 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 2000.  He was based SLC then JFK/031 prior to retirement with Delta.  Obituary information with photos of Captain Clark is available online at

 https://www.horancares.com/obituary/Kirk-Clark 

Captain Clark was widowed just 6 days prior to his passing….please see information below.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2022/07/georgiann-sue-cookie-clark-wife-of-wadl.html

 

 

On Aug 2, 2022, at 8:17 PM, Kevin Clark < kevinjohnclark@comcast.net > wrote:

To whom it may concern,

Hello,

My name is Kevin Clark. My father, Kirk B. Clark, also known as “KB” passed away on Sunday July 31, 2022, at 5:47 pm Mountain Standard Time. He had Advanced Parkinson’s Disease. Even the VA admitted that the Parkinson’s was service related to his tour of duty in Vietnam during which he was exposed to Agent Orange.

 

 I wanted to pass along this information for you to share with the members of the Pilot Communication list serve.

 

Kirk (KB) graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1962. He flew the F-!00 in Vietnam assigned to the 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS), 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, Tuy Hoa Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, from November 1967 to November 1968. During the year he was in Vietnam, Capt. Clark flew 360 combat missions, logging 548 hours of combat flying time in the F-100.

 

After a year of combat, Capt. Clark resigned his Regular commission and accepted a Reserve commission and left active duty. He began his commercial pilot career with Western Airlines in 1968. In 1987, Delta Airlines purchased Western Airlines. Kirk retired from Delta at the mandatory retirement age of 60 in 2000 after 32 years of service.

 

He retired from the USAFR with the rank of Colonel. His decorations include 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 2 Meritorious Service Medals, 18 Air Medals, and 2 Air Force Commendation Medals.

 

Kirk’s wife Cookie Clark has been sick with Alzheimer’s Disease for over five years. She finally passed away on Monday July 25, 2022. Obviously these two were so deeply connected by their love for one another that when it was time to go to heaven, they both left within one week of each other.

 

Full obituaries for both Kirk and Cookie are available on the Horan & McConaty Mortuary website:

www.horancares.com .

 

There will be a Memorial Service and Celebration of Life for both of them on Tuesday August 9 at 1 pm at the Horan & McConaty Mortuary Chapel, 11150 E. Dartmouth Ave., Aurora, CO 80014. All are welcome to attend. The service will be live-streamed and recorded for later viewing on the website.

 

Their cremains will be interred at the USAFA Cemetery on Wednesday August 10.

 

Kirk’s good friend and USAFA classmate, P.K. Robinson, was able to visit Kirk over these past few years when Kirk was sick. P.K. and his wife Reta were able to visit Kirk on Thursday July 28.

 

If you have any questions or need more information, feel free to contact me.

 

Best regards,

Kevin Clark

Son of Kirk B. Clark (Colonel USAF-Retired), USAFA Class of 1962

Son of Georgiann Sue “Cookie” (Schaaf) Clark

 

Kevin Clark

19385 E. Prentice Lane

Centennial, CO 80015

 

Mobile: 303-261-6044

Email: kevinjohnclark@comcast.net 

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~ IN MEMORY ~

Georgiann Sue "Cookie" Clark, wife of WA/DL Capt. Kirk Clark

March 15, 1942 ~ July 25, 2022

 

Notification with the passing of Georgiann Sue "Cookie" (Schaaf) Clark, age 80, wife of retired Western/Delta pilot Captain Kirk B. Clark.  Captain Clark joined Western Airlines 10-28-1968 and retired with Delta Air Lines, based JFK/031 at the time of his retirement.

To view the obituary with photos, and to share memories online, please visit  

https://www.horancares.com/obituary/GeorgiannSue-Clark 

Condolences may be sent to the family at

355 Oakland St

Aurora, CO 80010

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2022/07/georgiann-sue-cookie-clark-wife-of-wadl.html

 

Obituary : Georgiann Sue “Cookie” (Schaaf) Clark, age 80, passed away at the Assured Assisted Living Memory Care Home in Centennial, CO on July 25, 2022 from Alzheimer’s Disease.

Cookie was born March 15, 1942 in Eau Claire, WI. Her parents were Gerald Schaaf and Juanita (Budrow) Schaaf. She has one brother, John Schaaf, of Eau Claire. She is married to Kirk B. Clark, also originally of Eau Claire, now living in Centennial, CO. They have two sons: Kevin Clark of Centennial, CO, and Scott Clark, of Santa Fe, TX………………..