Appleton Post Crescent dated 6/15/2003; Bay, Clyde Edward;Age 93, passed away after a short illness Monday, May 19, 2003 in Paraguay, South America. He was born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin and recently resided in southwestern Paraguay and Madison, Wisconsin. He received his B.S. in agronomy from the University of Wisconsin in 1937 and M.S. in 1952. He was a Soil Scientist with the US Dept. of Agriculture in Madison, WI and Marcellus, NY until 1966. From 1966 { 1975 he was an Agriculture Advisor employed with the US Agency of International Development in Vietnam. In 1975 Clyde participated in operation “Baby Lift”, when 160 Vietnamese babies and children were evacuated from Saigon. Clyde joined the Peace Corp 1977 and went to Paraguay where he met his wife, Celmira (Ellie). In 1998, they built a Health Clinic in rural Paraguay, where medical treatment is very scarce. He was a retired colonel in the US Army and served in the China/Burma/India Theater during World War II. Clyde was a past president of the Cayuga County Association for Retarded Children in Auburn, NY, a participant with the Madison Opportunity Center Inc., a life member of Wisconsin Alumni Assn, Memorial Union, Kaukauna High School Alumni Assn., Life Science Assn., The Retired Officers Assn., Reserve Officers Assn., Merrill’s Marauders and American Legion. Clyde is survived by his wife, Celmira of Paraguay; stepdaughter, Laura of Geneva, NY; and three sons; C.E., “Clyde” of Madison, Wisconsin; John of Auburn, NY; and Ted of Jamesville, NY. A memorial service will be at 1:00 PM on Thursday, July 3, 2003 at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Kaukauna, Wisconsin.
---------------------------Thanks to Curt Brockanyin for this obit.