Bradley William Clark

Bradley "Brad" William Clark March 16, 1954 – April 10, 2026 | Age 72

Brad passed away on April 10, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born and raised in Missoula, Montana, Brad grew up the way a Montana boy should — fishing, hunting, and spending time at the family cabin his parents built. That cabin meant everything to him. It shaped him. After high school he went on to earn a degree in Environmental Engineering from Montana Tech, setting the foundation for a career built on the same principles he lived by: hard work, precision, and doing things right.

Brad was a man of few words. He didn't need many. He was the kind of man who could fix anything and figure out everything. He approached life the way he approached every problem, with logic and a quiet confidence that made the people around him feel like everything was going to be okay. He was steady. Dependable. The rock of the family. Those who really knew Brad well were rewarded with his dry sense of humor, the kind that crept up on you when you least expected it and landed perfectly every time. That was Brad.

Somewhere along the way, this quiet Montana engineer fell in love with a feisty Texas woman in Houston and married her in 1979. And somehow he convinced her to follow him. First to Ohio, then all the way to Wyoming.

Together, he and Pat built a life raising their two daughters, Tracy and Sarah, and later delighted in his grandchildren Sophia, Connor, and Fletcher. In their later years Pat and Brad took to the world with great enthusiasm, wandering through Europe, exploring Central America, soaking up the Caribbean, and making their way through what the family will politely refer to as a few wineries. He also loved to cook and was well known for his margaritas and huckleberry moscow mules.

He had a particular way of showing his daughters he loved them. He taught them to check their own oil, change their own tires, and the importance of a firm handshake, with the occasional lecture on parking too close to the curb thrown in for good measure. He instilled in them a strong work ethic, his quiet strength, and the simple conviction that you show up, you do the work, and you do it right.

He was preceded in death by his beloved parents, William and Thayne (Borgsteade) Clark. He is survived by his wife and greatest adventure partner, Patricia; his daughters Tracy (Brian) McLuskie and Sarah (Travis) Starks; his grandchildren Sophia, Connor, and Fletcher; his sister Cynthia Bruns; and his brother Jeff Clark.

A private celebration will be held at a later date.