Lester Arthur Clark died at his home on Thanksgiving Day after a long illness. He was 83. Lester was a native of Deerfield, MA and graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1942. He immediately joined the Naval Reserve and throughout WWII served as a radio officer in the Merchant Marines, traveling around the world. He later became an executive in the Radio Officer's Union in New York City. His interest in boating and ham radio continued throughout his lifetime. In the 1960's, Lester founded Exurban Realty in Rockland County and became a prominent real estate broker and developer. At the time of his death, he retained ownership and management of Ba Mar Basin in Stony Point, NY and Silver Stream Village in New Windsor, NY. He is survived by his daughters, Valerie and Diane Clark, both of Stony Point, and his grandchildren, Melissa and Matthew Clynes, Cecile Houghton of Turners Falls, MA, a brother and two sisters, all of Oberlin, Ohio. He was predeceased by his parents, Arthur and Ivy Clark of Deerfield, MA. Friends may call at the Edward C. Finn Funeral Home on Monday, November 26, 2007 from 5-9 PM. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 10 AM with burial to follow in the Frederick W. Loescher Veterans Cemetery, New Hempstead, NY. EDWARD C. FINN FUNERAL HOME 43 East Main Street Stony Point, NY 10980 (845) 786-2400

Published in the The Journal News on Nov. 25, 2007

Lester Arthur Clark died at his home on Thanksgiving Day after a long illness. He was 83. Lester was a native of Deerfield, MA and graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1942. He immediately joined the Naval Reserve and throughout WWII served as a radio officer in the Merchant Marines, traveling around the world. He later became an executive in the Radio Officer's Union in New York City. His interest in boating and ham radio continued throughout his lifetime. In the 1960's, Lester founded Exurban Realty in Rockland County and became a prominent real estate broker and developer. At the time of his death, he retained ownership and management of Ba Mar Basin in Stony Point, NY and Silver Stream Village in New Windsor, NY. He is survived by his daughters, Valerie and Diane Clark, both of Stony Point, and his grandchildren, Melissa and Matthew Clynes, Cecile Houghton of Turners Falls, MA, a brother and two sisters, all of Oberlin, Ohio. He was predeceased by his parents, Arthur and Ivy Clark of Deerfield, MA. Friends may call at the Edward C. Finn Funeral Home on Monday, November 26, 2007 from 5-9 PM. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 10 AM with burial to follow in the Frederick W. Loescher Veterans Cemetery, New Hempstead, NY. EDWARD C. FINN FUNERAL HOME 43 East Main Street Stony Point, NY 10980 (845) 786-2400

Published in the The Journal News on Nov. 25, 2007