Leslie Clark

Graveside funeral services for Leslie Clark, 77-year-old Buffalo resident who passed away Friday at the V.A. Medical Center in Sheridan, Wyoming will be held Friday, August 9^th at 2:00 p.m. in Willow Grove Cemetery with Pastor Paul Gilbert officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Harness Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo. Donations in Leslie’s memory may be made to the Occidental Jam Scholarship in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 10 N. Main Street in Buffalo.  Online condolences may be made at www.harnessfuneralhome.com.

Leslie Charles Clark was born on January 3, 1947, in Sheridan, Wyoming to Frank and Elma (Streeter) Clark. He grew up and went to school in Buffalo.  He joined the U.S. Army in 1968 and served state side during the Vietnam War as a Medical Specialist and in Tech support.  Following an honorable discharge, he returned to Buffalo, where he spent his years living with the Buell family.  He lived with the Buell family in Tennessee from 1985 until 1994 when they returned to Buffalo.  He continued to live in Buffalo with the Buell family until his death.

Leslie was very adept in electronics and built his own crystal set radios, music boxes and two-way radios.  He built and designed circuit board diagrams and electronics from the ground up and programmed and manufactured computer programs and games.

He was an amateur astronomer and had advanced telescopes. He was passionate about music and loved Karaoke. Leslie “Beak” was loved and treasured by the Buell’s and made a lasting impression on all who knew him. He has been a true blessing and will continue to live on with us through the memories and laughter he brought us. He is survived by his adopted family, Linda and Mandy Buell of Buffalo and Geoff Buell of Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Martha, one nephew and his adopted brother Chuck Buell.