Ronald Douglas Clark

Ronald Douglas Clark of Bellingham, WA, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 in Seattle. He was 68, born in Bellingham on December 9, 1948 to Douglas E. and Margaret C. (Beck) Clark. Ron lived his life on his own terms. In 1993 he and his wife Joni founded Cruisin Coffee, the first 24 hour drive-thru espresso stand in the Pacific Northwest. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Linda A. Clark. Ron is survived by his wife of 35 years, Joni E. Clark; son Travis M. Clark; daughter Elizabeth A. (Jade) Thomas; two grandchildren, Tristin J. and Sean R. Thomas; sister Patricia “Patrice” G. Clark (husband Bill Wright) and three nieces, Michelle C. (husband Steve) Huizenga, Sarah M.C. Wright, and Liana M.C. Wright. Memorials may be made to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): namiwhatcom.org/contact-us or UW Medicine HMC Palliative Care Service Fund: washington.edu/giving. You may share your memories of Ron at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .