Clifford William Eugene

“Give me a problem and I’ll hand you a solution.” Those who knew Clifford William Eugene would agree that that motto accurately described him. Clifford was a man of great drive and a very original, independent thinker. For Clifford, no challenge was impossible, and just about any desired result was within his grasp. Clifford placed great trust in his intuition. Since that intuition generally led him in the right direction, who was he to doubt it.

Clifford was born on October 14, 1963 at In an Ambulance in Bakertown in Patterson, Louisiana. He was the son of Clifford Roberson, Audrey Mae Eugene. His childhood found him in Huston, Texas where he matured into the independent person he eventually became.

Clifford grew up with six siblings. He had Ramona, Mark, Hope, Rhanda, Michelle, Stephanie. Clifford could be seen as being stubborn by his siblings. It was important to him that he was perceived as “right” when it came to his part in those typical family spats. However, this quality did not over power his caring for his family. This ability to balance his family, with his need to be seen as right, helped him to develop into a young adult while enjoying many good times with his family.

During high school, Clifford was relentless in his pursuit of learning, especially in those subject areas that really grabbed hold of his interests. It wasn't that he didn't put forth his best efforts in all classes, but if a subject really interested him, he would eagerly put forth extra effort to learn all he could. Clifford graduated from Jones High School and ROTC in 1981. His favorite class in high school was Math.

Clifford was loyal to his friends. He found that he was most in tune with people who had similar interests and thought about things much the way that he did. Clifford sometimes had a tendency to be critical in his friendships but he was more interested in finding out what was right in a situation rather than in being mean toward others. He never intentionally set out to hurt any of his friends. Clifford was a person who challenged others to fend for themselves and to be original in their thinking and evaluation of the outside world. While growing up, one of his best friend was Romney. Later in life, he became friends with Daryl, Jeff and Bobby.

On October 21, 2011, Clifford exchanged wedding vows with Evelyn Allas at Heavenly Bliss Wedding Chapel of Las Vegas, Nevada. Evelyn's sensitivity to Clifford's needs proved to be a wonderful influence on this man, who preferred to live in his “gut.” Evelyn's influence brought Clifford to a new emotional level, one that eventually enhanced all of his other gifts and abilities. Evelyn was able to help Clifford appreciate the fact that others made contributions and Clifford became better at interacting with those around him. Because of this, Clifford grew as a person.

Clifford often neglected his own feelings in order to give to others. This was very true when it came to how he dealt with his children. He was able to hand on to each child a number of strong values. He taught them to appreciate their abilities, gave them a desire to persevere despite obstacles and set within them a drive to succeed. They were always aware of how much Clifford loved them.

During Clifford's professional working years, he was at his best when working independently. It became the hallmark of his performance. Clifford was generally able to refocus his drive and determination and readily work toward finding a way to get things done that was beneficial to himself and his co-workers. His primary occupation was an Reefer Engineer in the Merchant Marines. He was employed for 13 years .

Clifford was an Navy Veteran. He was in the Constellation in San Diego, CA for 10 Years and 10 Years in Hawaii. Clifford saw action in the Persian Gulf war. Through his hard work and dedication, he achieved the rank of E6. He received several awards recognizing him for his heroism, including a Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal; (4) Navy/ Marine Corps Achievement Medals; Navy Unit Commendation; Meritorious Unit Commendation; USCG Meritorious Unit Commendation; Navy Ribbon; 3RD Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Ribbon; (2) Armed Forces Expedition Medal; (3) Southwest Asia Service Medal; (2) Sea Service Deployment Ribbon; (4) Kuwait Liberation Medal.

For Clifford, his outside interests and hobbies became another exercise in learning and mastering areas that interested him. He greatly enjoyed unraveling the "how’s" and "whys" that lay behind his hobbies. Clifford was always pushing himself to learn more and to stretch his knowledge base even further. He firmly believed that the more things that he knew the more control he would have over things. His favorite pursuits were watching the News and Sports on TV.

Watching his favorite sporting events by himself was never a problem for Clifford. It allowed him to indulge in his own individual interpretation of the event. It was not uncommon for Clifford to know what the right play or move “should have been,” and he would vocally address these feelings even if there was no one around to hear them. In addition, if there were others around, he would still state his feelings and gladly debate anyone on their opposing views. He enjoyed following his favorite sporting events. Tops on his list were Basketball, Boxing and Football.

Due to Clifford's loyalty and passion for following things through to their conclusion, he found that he was a definite asset to many organizations. Once he was firmly behind a common goal, Clifford's skills became an integral part of the planning process and the success of any project. In high school, Clifford was a member of the ROTC Program. Clifford's contributions were valued as being the “structure” person of each individual organization.

Clifford's skepticism was visible when he found it necessary to place too much trust in one person. This was never clearer than when it was time for him to schedule a vacation or period of time away from his regular schedule. Clifford loved the research aspects of planning a trip, but the actual process of relaxing was far more difficult. Still, he did manage to enjoy some time away. Favorite vacations included going to the Philippines and Hong Kong.

When Clifford's retirement finally came in from the Navy in 2004, he was ready. He worked out many of the details in advance so that he could enjoy the time and not have to worry. His new life involved relocating to Las Vegas Nevada. Even In retirement, Clifford never stopped working.

Clifford William Eugene passed away on January 12, 2018 at Las Vegas, Nevada. He is survived by his loving family. Services were held at Palm Mortuary. Clifford was laid to rest in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nevada.

Clifford William Eugene was always drawn to what was measurable, practical and factual. He was a very competent person who expected competence from others. He could be headstrong and certain about the way things were supposed to be. He was determined in every aspect of his life and certain that he was usually right about things. He trusted his intuition over all else, even if it opposed the popular belief, and he had faith in his inner vision and speculations. He wanted to be acknowledged by others as having made a contribution to whatever he was working on. His family and friends will miss his fierce determination, relentless innovations and analytic mind. He leaves with all those who knew him many wonderful memories.

When I come to the end of my journey and I travel my last weary mile, just forget if you can, that I ever frowned and remember only the smile. Forget unkind words I have spoken; remember some good I have done. Forget that I ever had a heartache and remember I've had loads of fun. Forget that I have stumbled and blundered and sometimes fell by the way. Remember I have fought some hard battles and won, ere the close of the day, then forget to grieve for my going, I would not have you sad for a day, but in summer just gather some flowers and remember the place where I lay, and come in the evening when the sun paints the sky in the west, stand for a few moments beside me and remember only my best.

Arrangements under the direction of Palm Cheyenne Mortuary, Las Vegas, NV.