 CLARK, JOHN CHARLES D.D.S. age 67, a resident of Corrales, NM since 2001, passed away on January 29, 2013. Dr. Clark was born on February 28, 1945 in Warrensburg, MO, the son of Charles E. and Mary Jo Clark. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Bonnie; daughter, Joy Clark Gross and husband Joe, of Denver, CO; daughter Julie Clark of Poteau, OK; and granddaughter Gabby Gross. John graduated from Warrensburg High School, MO. He completed his undergraduate work at Central Missouri State University, and later graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City Dental College in 1970. He joined the US Navy, serving various assignments in the US and abroad. He met and married Navy nurse, LT Bonnie Bader while assigned to the US Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA. After completing a residency at Bethesda Naval Hospital in 1979, he transferred to the United States Public Health Service and was assigned to the Health Clinic in St. Louis, MO. He subsequently transferred to the Indian Health Service in 1982, serving as Chief Dental Officer at the Talihina, OK Indian Hospital for 13 years, while residing in nearby Poteau, OK. He retired from USPHS in 1993, and continued on as Chief Dental Officer for the Choctaw Nation Dental Program. In 2000 he and his wife moved to New Mexico, where he continued to practice dentistry, serving underprivileged children in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Clark was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, JoAnn Clark Cooper of Kansas City, MO. Internment will be at Santa Fe National Cemetery. To view information or leave a condolence please visit www.danielsfuneral.com Daniels Family Funeral Services 4310 Sara Road SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-9920
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