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Updated
05/21/09
Getting to Know our Members
Ralph and Catherine Clark
Ralph and
Catherine Clark will celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary on March 18. They were married in the
Lutheran Church in
St.
Albans, New York. When asked the secret for
such a long married life, Catherine replied, “We get along very well. We love one another and like the same things such
as movies, food, and other activities. She
guesses they are just lucky to have good friends at church and home, and she says with God’s
help, it will continue.” The Clark’s have lived in the same house for 57 years.
Ralph was born
in Oilton,
Oklahoma to Mattie and Harry Clark. He
has one brother and five half brothers and sisters who are all deceased. He graduated from
Oilton High School. He was in the U.S. Army for one year and the Coast
Guard for three years. He worked at Tinker
AFB for 36 years. His hobbies are reading and
gardening. He enjoys walking and seeing new
sites.
Catherine was born in Queens in
New York
City to Elizabeth and George Beckel. She has
a 90 year old brother and an 81 year old sister. She
graduated from Andrew Jackson High in St. Albans in
New York City. Catherine worked in insurance in
New York in 1942,
the defense plant from 1943-45 and at Tinker in 1951.
She also enjoys gardening along with cleaning, cooking, and napping. She collects shells and rocks from exotic places. Ralph and Catherine have one daughter, Cathy
Ritter, who taught at Monroney for 34 years.
They joined MBCC in 1983. Catherine has been involved in Christmas for
Others, and enjoys the unbirthday parties, and participating in fund raisers. Ralph has been a deacon and is an elder emeritus. He enjoys Christian fellowship. The Clark’s are very friendly and shake hands
with almost everyone in attendance on Sunday mornings.
They are always on the back row in worship.
(This is the 38th monthly feature to meet our members.)
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