Billy Joe Clark's Obituary
On November 29, 2004, Billy Joe Clark quietly passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Billy Joe was born April 14, 1962 to Marguerite (Schrader) Duval and Thomas DelGaudio. Left behind to cherish his memory are his wife of 20 years Kimberly (Spradley) Clark, beautiful daughter Allysha Clark, mother Marguerite Duval; 3 sisters Bonny L. (Corrado) Perez, Madeline Corrado-Din, and Patricia (Duval) Campbell; 9 brothers Ronny G. Corrado, Bobby L. Clark, Randy T. Clark, Joseph C. Corrado, George C. Corrado, Frank C. Corrado, Thomas DelGaudio III, Greg DelGaudio, and William Duval; and a multitude of aunts, uncles and cousins.Billy Joe grew up in Tacoma and was raised by his mom and Â"dadÂ" Louis Corrado. He attended Lincoln H.S. and graduated from Foss H.S. in 1980. Billy Joe worked in construction and truck driving jobs, which included sheetrock and steel stud delivery and roofing. Billy eventually became the Â"trash manÂ" for Pierce County, where he was a very well respected and liked member of the city of Eatonville.Billy Joe was the assistant fast pitch coach at Cascade Christian H.S., and a bus chaperone for the local ski school for over 10 years. He loved watching his daughter play sports, restoring his Â'63 Jag and the outdoors; camping, fishing and riding his quad and jet skis. But his passion of life was being with his family and friends. Billy Joe taught us strength and courage, especially over his last few months. His greatest gift to us all was his fun loving spirit, and ability to befriend anyone.
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