CLARK JOHN BEVERLEY Formerly of Murrysville, died September 16, 2015, in Oklahoma City. Born in Port Dalhousie, Ontario on July 13, 1924, Professor Clark was a metallurgical engineer and researcher educated at the University of Toronto and Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). After earning his doctorate, Dr. Clark pursued his research at Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan, Ford Motor Company's basic research laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, and the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology). On several leaves of absence from the university, he served at the National Science Foundation and what is now the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In 1960, he received the Howe Award of the American Society for Metals (ASM) for being the "author of the paper of highest merit published in the Metallurgical Transactions" that year, and in 1986, he was made a Fellow of the ASM. He was the author of numerous papers and was mentor to his students. He is survived by his wife, Ruth (Dudt), whom he married in 1951; his children, Harold (Linda Anthony), Elizabeth (David Seaman), and Fraser; four grandchildren and their spouses; and nieces and nephews in both the United States and Canada. A Memorial Service, followed by interment, will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at the Temple of Memories, Allegheny Cemetery (4715 Penn Avenue Entrance), Pittsburgh, PA. Guests will be received at 10:00 a.m., and the Service will begin at 10:30 a.m., led by Pastor Gregory Held of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Export, PA. A Memorial Service was previously held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Oklahoma City. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 396, Export, PA 15632; the ASM Materials Education Foundation (www.asminternational.org); or The Metals, Minerals, and Materials Society Foundation (www.tms.org). Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb
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