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Clarence W. Huddle, 68, an Albuquerque resident since 1956, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, January 10, 2003. The family will miss their husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, but they find joy through their sorrow because they know he has been delivered out of his earthly bondage and illness and into a new and perfect life with Christ. Clarence lived his life based on Romans 1:16"I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ", and took every opportunity to pray for others, reaching them for Christ. Clarence Wendell Huddle was born July 29, 1934, in Missouri and raised on family farms in Missouri and Iowa. He served in the US Army 11th Airborne Division (the Angels) and was attending the Milwaukee School of Engineering when recruited by Sandia Laboratories as an Electrical Engineer. In 1956 he moved to Albuquerque with his bride, Shirley Wilson, to begin his new career. He loved his work and enjoyed a variety of tasks before retiring after 33 years. Clarence enjoyed riding his motorcycles, vegetable gardening, camping, ham radios/Morse code (obtaining his commercial radio operator license), and radio control airplanes. He loved learning, enjoyed many things that challenged him, and was always taking classes, Bible studies and reading books. He was a founding member at First Church of the Nazarene and an active member for 30+ years, he served on the Board and as Treasurer, Sunday School teacher, bus driver, and Scout Master for the Church Boy Scout Troop, among other ministries. He was a member and deacon at Hoffmantown Baptist Church, serving for over ten years. He was committed to his wife, children and grandchildren, to serving the Lord, to prayer, and to fellowship with friends. Clarence was preceded in death by his mother, Dolly, on January 7, 2003. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Shirley; his son, Gary and daughter-in- law, Holly; his daughter, Connie Happeny and son-in-law, Joel and grandsons Daniel and Kevin; his sister and brother-in-law, Verla and Merlin Shippey, his sister and brother-in-law Eva and Doyle Ellis; and brother, John Huddle. The family is thankful for the love and prayers that surround them, and for the comfort and healing grace of Jesus' love and the knowledge that He, who has loved Clarence as one of His own precious children, has welcomed him home. A celebration of his life and Memorial Service ill be held at Heights First Church of the Nazarene, 8401 Paseo del Norte NE, Albuquerque, NM, at 2pm Friday, January 17, 2003.
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