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Dr. Clinton Francis Welsh of Las Cruces died of a sudden heart attack on September 13, 2008. He was born February 28, 1948, in East Orange, NJ, to Alvin F. and Mary McAnaw Welsh. Clint attended Ripon College and Drew University before serving in the US Army in Korea during the Vietnam era. He completed his undergraduate studies at New Mexico State University and received his MD from the University of New Mexico. He did his Plastic and Reconstructive surgery residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia and began his private practice in Las Cruces in 1991. He dedicated that practice to improving the quality of life for each and every patient, going beyond the call of duty in terms of providing medical care and reconstructive surgery for cancer patients and others who knew they could always depend on him and his excellent care. Our community will long remember and forever miss not only Clint's exceptional skill and expertise, but also the human touch he brought to the practice of medicine. Clint was a devoted husband, father, and friend, willing to share his natural guidance and wisdom with all who asked. He was a voracious reader, with a dry wit that he used to educate and entertain. He collected antique scientific instruments, especially microscopes, an interest that he developed as a young child. As a teenager, Clint turned his talents and fine motor skills to modifying lawn mower engines, working as an auto mechanic and doing body repair work on Formula 1 race cars. Later, he collected and rebuilt vintage motorcycles and was a stalwart participant on the AHRMA motorcycle racing circuit. His participation in the sport he loved was unconnected to his death. Most recently he was working on his new home and "taj garage". He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Robin Willson Welsh; a son, Clinton Ryan Welsh; a daughter, Madeleine Martha Welsh; two sisters, Mary Celia Welsh and Martha Ann Welsh; a brother-in-law Gordon E. Dehler; two sisters-in-law, Lark Willson and Jaye Willson; a father-in-law, Frank Willson; and his most able assistant, Romi his dog. He is preceded in death by his parents. A memorial reception will be held at 5664 Georgia O' Keefe Road, at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his memory to New Mexico State University President's Associates Scholarship Fund. Clint's time on earth was far too brief. His legacy will live on in the lives of all he touched. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of La Paz-Graham's Funeral Home 555 West Amador Las Cruces New Mexico 88805. To send condolences go to www.lapaz-graham.com
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