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I just got off the phone with Steve, and he gave me permission to explain the situation. Steve Clark is a Vietnam Veteran, and a retired carpenter. He and I have been close for about a year now. Steve has battled cancer 5 times now due to contact with Agent Orange. Just last week after the show he wasn't feeling so well and collapsed on the floor of his apartment he had been renting from a fellow church member ~ Steve lost his home when he had been sick and in the hospital and needed money to pay medical bills.
Steve is having open heart surgery tomorrow or the next day and is a very high risk patient. To add to the problems, the woman that housed them kicked his wife out of the house and is not following the law by giving her any notice!! She is now living in a cheap hotel near the VA hospital where Steve is being prepped for surgery. They have very little money and I feel helpless being 2,000 miles away and his only link to the outside world.
I am asking if anyone can send a couple of dollars to him it would greatly help his wife get through these troubling times. Steve has expressed to me that he has been very depressed and stressed worrying about his family, and as a former medical professional I understand that this is not a way for him to get healthy. I am going to give you the address that you can send any donations to the family. Checks could be made out to Jackie Clark or Steve Clark. I have actually been working on a tying bench for him that I am going to name after him in dedication. I hope to have t done very soon, and I pray that he will come out of this OK. Steve is a friend and he has been a mentor and a very giving person. Anything we could do would be great. If you do have the ability to help Steve please let him know that you are a fellow VFB'er. He loves this list and he loves the fly swaps. Steve Buddy You are in My Prayers. (Thank You all for your help)
I will keep everyone up to date.
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Steve Clark/ Jackie Clark
P.O. Box 52453
Riverside, California 92517
Keith Burtis
Bears Den Woodshop 266 Kings Hwy . Snyder . NY . 14226 "Handmade Quality Fly Tying Stations, Benches and Accessories" |
