Thomas Harold Clews' Obituary
Thomas Harold Clews, 90, passed away October 15, 2016 in Broken Arrow, OK. Born November 2, 1925 in Jersey City, NJ to Thomas Edward and Florence Irene (Van Horn) Clews. He was retired as manager as graphics for the Marion Corporation in Mobile, AL. Proceeded in death by his wife of 45 years Ruth Eleanor (Parks) Clews. He is survived by son Mark Stephen Clews and wife Lei An, granddaughters Brooklyn Nicole Clews, and Jennifer (Taylor) Schisler and husband, Brandon Schisler, great-grandson Cameron Schisler and sister Florence Christina Clews of Cranford, NJ. He grew up in rural New Jersey, graduated from Cranford High School. He was a member of the Troop “B” 2nd Squadron, Mechanized Calvary, New Jersey State Guard, his senior year in high school. He enlisted in the Army during WWII. Serving in combat in Europe with the 69th and 3rd Infantry Division. From the Battle of the Bulge to the Link-Up with the Russian Forces at the Elbe River. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and French Croix-De-Geure. In 2004 he was awarded the Diplome d’ Honneur and Medaille Du Cinquantenaire from the French War Veterans Association for participating in the liberation of France in WWII. He was employed as a Geophysical-Cartographer for Ashland, Deep Rock, Amerada-Hess and Marion Oil Corporations. He was a charter member of the Association of Professional Draftsman and a fellow in the American Congress on Mapping and Surveying. Services will be 12:30 pm Wednesday, October 19, 2016 in the Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, followed by interment in the Heritage Mausoleum at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, OK. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association in loving memory of Thomas.
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