Obituary: Clark Alfred Johnson, 72, of Short Beach, Branford

Obituary courtesy of W. S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home:

Clark Alfred Johnson of Short Beach, Branford died Thursday January 4 at his home after a brave and strong battle with ALS. He was the beloved husband of Donna Erickson Johnson. They were high school sweethearts that shared 51 magical years of marriage. Clark and Donna were blessed with a large, loving, and close knit family that included their daughters and grandchildren Neisha (Justen), Derek (Gabriella), Dylan Clark, and Payton Kasperzyk; Ericka (Paul), Celia, and Coleman Clark Shanley; Tanya (Mark), Tatum, and Vince Spinato; Shana (Rick), Tyler, Spencer, and Rylin Johnson-Lanning; his siblings Dana (Cyndy) Johnson and Kim (George) Norden, as well as nieces, nephews, cousins.

Clark was born in New Haven on July 17, 1951, to Craig Johnson and the late Gail Bolter Johnson. Clark loved the ocean. He worked alongside his father at their family-owned Johnson’s Marina, then as a service manager at Cedar Island Marina until his retirement. He attended Branford High School, where he enjoyed playing sports, especially football. Clark was an avid Mets, Patriots, and UConn Basketball fan. As a loving and dedicated Poppy, he enjoyed attending sporting events, concerts, plays, recitals, art shows, and anything else that made his grandchildren shine.

The family most sincerely thanks ALS United CT, Nurses and Specialists from Yale-New Haven Health (Guilford), Home Hospice Care, Dr. Richard Slater and staff for all the care and comfort that helped him through this horrible disease.

In lieu of flowers, please forward and donations to ALS United CT, in hopes that one day soon we can wipe out this devastating disease:
ALS United CT
4 Oxford Road, Suite E4
Milford, CT 06460
www.ALSunitedCT.org (Clark Johnson)

A memorial service for Clark will be held at a time to be announced. For an online memorial and guestbook see www.wsclancy.com.