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Bauer Funeral Chapel obituary
701-First Street
Snohomish, WA
360-568-4126

John Curtis Clary III
MAY 4, 1947 – APRIL 2, 2018

Captain John Curtis Clary III,70, died peacefully in his Snohomish, WA home on April 2, 2018after a long battle with lung cancer. John was a longtime resident of the PNW, but a true Texan at heart.
John was born on May 4, 1947, in Dallas, TX to parents John Curtis Clary, Jr and Dorothy Heath Clary. He was raised in Oak Cliff, graduating from W. H. Adamson in 1965. He married Cynthia (Cindy) Elsberg in 1971. John graduated from Texas A & M University with Bachelors in Marine Biology in 1976 and a Masters in Biology in 1983.

John served 3 years of active duty with USMC (Vietnam) 1967-1969, and 28 years active duty with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Commissioned Officer Corps, including two sea assignments as Commanding Officer (CO) of NOAA Ships Chapman and Miller Freeman, and a final shore assignment as CO of the Pacific Marine Center. He retired from NOAA Corps in 2006, at which time he assumed the civilian position of Logistics Officer at NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center until his final retirement on July 31, 2016.

John is survived by his loving wife, Cindy; his daughter and son-in-law Meredith and Richard Weller, daughter Morgan Clary; his grandchildren Teaghan and Tristen Weller; and his siblings James Clary, David Clary, Dana Sullivan, and Mary Ann Clary.

Arrangements are being handled by Bauer Funeral Chapel, 701-First Street, Snohomish, WA

PALLBEARERS
James Clary
David Clary
Ray Sullivan
Richard Weller
Jim Elsberg
Dwight Griffin
Robert Chamberlin
Paul Vieau


Services


6
APRIL
Visitation
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

BAUER FUNERAL CHAPEL
701 First Street
Snohomish, Washington 98290


7
APRIL
Graveside Service
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

BAUER FUNERAL CHAPEL
701 First Street
Snohomish, Washington 98290


7
APRIL
Reception
5:00 pm

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