Obituary of Bruce Clark

Captain Bruce Kevin Clark, September 10, 1968 - May 1, 2012. He was born in Addison, MI and as a Chief Army Nurse, died in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. He is the beloved husband of Susan and devoted father of two daughters aged 9 and 3; Cherished son of Lucinda Hallenbeck and the late James Hallenbeck, as well as Bruce and Bev Clark; Admired son-in-law of Nancy Taber; Loving brother of Amy Zacharias (Patrick), Jason Hallenbeck (Jessica), Justin Hallenbeck, Jamie Hill (John), Katie Yoder (Will), Joe Clark (Amber), and Christal Jones (Nate), and loved by brother-in-law of Alexandra Newman (Logan), Mariana Barry (Gavin), and Sarah Taber-Thomas (Bradley). He is the treasured nephew to many aunts and uncles and is an adored uncle to many nieces and nephews. Bruce was preceded in death by grandparents Bernard and Harriet Bowman, La Moine and Alice Clark. Bruce was born and raised in Addison, Michigan. Growing up there, he enjoyed 4-H, Little League Baseball, and Trap Shooting. He graduated from Addison High School in 1986. He enjoyed volunteering as an EMT and Fireman for Addison Fire Department. Married in 1999 to Susan Orellana of Spencerport, NY, they moved to Spencerport in 2000. Working as a surgical technician at Highland Hospital, as well as volunteering at the Spencerport Fire Department, he then graduated, Cum Laude, from State University of New York College at Brockport in 2006 with a B.S. in Nursing. Bruce joined the United States Army Medical Corps in the fall of 2006. He and his family were stationed in Hawaii and Texas. At Trippler Army Medical Center at Fort Shafter, he worked on the Telemetry floor, and as the Nurse in Charge of the Allergy and Immunology, Endocrinology, Neurology and Dermatology clinics. After attending the Critical Care Nursing Course in San Antonio, Bruce was stationed at William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss, as a Critical Care Nurse. In March 2011 Captain Clark was recruited into a team competition and completed the grueling 26.2 mile annual Bataan Memorial Death March and considered an invaluable member of his unit. He was deployed to Afghanistan with Joint Services in March 2012, and was assigned as Chief Nurse of the Forward Surgical Element in Tarin Kowt. His passions were his family, fishing with his daughters, snorkeling, hiking, stained glass, framework, a love for his faith, and the outdoors. To light a candle of remembrance, please visit www.walkerbrothersfh.com Bruce's visitation will be held ______________________at the funeral home, 15 West Ave. in Spencerport. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated__________________at St. Mary's Church, 15 St. Mary's Place, Rochester, NY 14607. Interment in Fairfield Cemetery, Spencerport.