Our beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend passed away peacefully on Nov. 4, 2010 after a long illness with family at his side. Gordon was born on Oct. 4, 1959 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Genevieve R. and Don F. Clark. He was 51. Gordon will be greatly missed for his positive attitude, fun sense of humor and patience even in the midst of affliction. He was kind and helpful to his family and loved to serve others. Gordon graduated from Brighton High School and served in the Virginia Roanoke Mission. He married Karen Baer. Together they had two children, Travis and Jeremy. On Aug. 27, 1999 Gordon married the love of his life Cathy Anderson. They were sealed in the Jordan River Temple on July 26, 2008. They have two sons David Hedges (deceased) and Kevin Clark. Gordon worked at Temple Square as a custodian and enjoyed sharing his experiences there. Later he worked as a security guard. As his health declined he did all that he could baking treats with Cathy and taking care of his family and home. He loved family parties and his pets. Gordon was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He loved to serve his Savior Jesus Christ by serving his fellow man. His favorite hymn is "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief". He is survived by his wife Cathy. His sons Travis, Jeremy (Athena) and Kevin Clark, mother Genevieve Clark, his siblings, Shauna (Wayne) Braunberger, Kelvin (Sandra) Clark, Jolyne (Ross) Nickle, 1 grandson and many other loving family and friends. The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, family and friends who cared for Gordon many times through out his illnesses. Funeral Services will be held on Tues. Nov. 9 at 11:00 a.m. at the Copperhill 10th Ward Chapel, 6710 West 4145 South, West Valley City, Utah. A viewing will be held at the Chapel on Mon. Nov. 8 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and also 9:45-10:45 a.m. Interment at the Valley View Memorial Park.

Published in Deseret News on November 7, 2010