James F. Clarke passed away on June 21, 2013. Retired NYC Police Officer and Veteran of the US Marine Corps. He is survived by his sister Patricia Patterson and her husband Richard. He is also survived by his niece and nephews. There will be a memorial visitation at Frederick Funeral Home on Monday August 5, 2013. The visitation hours are from 3-5 pm and 7-9pm. A funeral mass is scheduled for Tuesday morning 9:45am at St. Mel's RC Church. Interment of his cremains will take place immediately following the mass at St. Raymond's Cemetery in the Bronx. The family is requesting in lieu of flowers to please donate to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675 or www.woundedwarriorproject.org. in loving memory of James.