Doc Austin Clark died Aug. 3. He was 84.

He was born Jan. 24, 1921, in Stanwood, to Lewis Allen Clark and Mary Matilda White.

The family moved to Gold Bar when he was young, and he attended Gold Bar Elementary School and graduated from Sultan Union High School in 1940.

While a high school senior, he met Bonnie Jean Donaldson, whom he married on March 15, 1942.

He worked for Boeing and the Columbia Airport in Portland, Ore. before getting a job with the Black Ball Line ferries as an oiler on the ferry Klahanie in 1942.

After getting his engineer’s license, he worked on the ferry Rosario, which ran between Bremerton and Point White on Bainbridge Island.

He moved his family to Point White in December 1944, and the following February bought a home in Eagledale, where he resided until his death.

He worked on numerous vessels, staying with the ferries after the Black Ball Line became Washington State Ferries.

He was most proud of serving on the Illahee for 23 years. He retired from the ferry system in 1975, after 30 years of service.

He enjoyed wintering in Yuma, Ariz., and maintained a vacation home there. He also enjoyed old cars, going to musical jams and spending time with friends and family.

He was a 50-year member of Masons Renton Lodge No. 29, a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 235 in Poulsbo and a charter member of the North Kitsap chapter of Fraternal Order of Eagles.

He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Bonnie; daughters Cheryl (Chuck) Niebuhr and Kathleen (John) Conrad; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his son, Doc Clark, Jr., and a sister and brother.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Bainbridge Masonic Temple across from Bainbridge High School. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Kitsap County Hospice, the Children’s Orthopedic Hospital or a charity of the donor’s choice.