Clarence Darryl Richard Shelton Jr.

Born Feb 23, 1952 Died Nov 21, 2023. Clarence was born in New York City, New York, to Clarence Shelton Sr. and Sarah Harris

Clarence navagated his way through life and schooling with spirit, spunk, and some grit, until he signed to be a United States Marine. In the corps, Clarence was a military police, working his way to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant and a C.I.D. detective, earning multiple citations and awards in his field which made him a invaluable resource and tool. Clarence retired from active duty after 23 years and began his civilian life, working in various occupations along the way, to include, Toys R Us, Toshiba Security, and Abbott, to name some of his longer stint jobs. No matter what he was doing, he always carried his heart on his sleeve, made friends where ever he went, and helped anyone who needed it. His family extended past his immediate family, always including new friends as extended family

Clyde’s hobbies and passion included photography, which he won a nation photo contest in Japan for, drawing, computer work, and in his earlier years martial arts in the field of Shoringi Kempo, which he earn a black belt in, and praise for about 8+ years.

He is survived by his wife Setsuko, his children, Sarah and Richard and his wife Dawn, his grandkids, Nathaniel, Johnny, Zoe, Paulina, and Kaiden, his partner Maria, his sister Wanda and Diana, his aunt Donna, his cousins Cheryl, Delores, and countless other aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. He will be remembered as a caring, loving, funny, easy going, no nonsense person who would give you the shirt off his back, while making jokes and creating a funny atmosphere.

Clyde, you will be missed in body, but not forgotten in spirit. Though you are gone from this earth, you left with all of us a piece of you that we will carry to keep you in our hearts and minds, and know that you now look down on us from heaven as we continue to live our life’s until the day we meet again. So this isn’t a goodbye, but more of a I’ll be seeing you around.

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