Born August 8, 1934 in Augusta, Maine, he was the son of the late George Malcolm Clark and Mary Ellen Van Voast.

Robert grew up in Maine and attended Miami University of Ohio and Babson College. He served in the Marines and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was an active member of the American Legion. He spent his career with Procter and Gamble.

Bob sang with the Big Apple Barbershop, Nor’easter Barbershop, and the University Glee Club of New York. Bob was a member of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and Willoughby Golf Club in Stuart, Florida. He belonged to the Nutmeg Curling Club in Darien, Connecticut.

Robert is survived by his wife of 56 years, Glenna Harney Clark; his son, Robert H. Clark II and daughter-in-law Vicki Clark of Newtown, Connecticut; daughter, Deborah Holden and son-in-law Kevin Holden of Glen Allen, Virginia; daughter Betsy Balmat and son-in-law Daniel Balmat of Pleasant Hill, California; and six grandchildren: R.H. and Julia Clark, Evan and Nicholas Holden, Thomas Balmat and Michael Balmat.