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Originally Posted by Ken Smith
Tim, sorry to her about your loss. I am unclear as to whether he was your actual brother by family or by association/spiritual.
My condolenceseses.
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Ken, Clay was my brother by family: Same mother, different biological fathers. Clay had lost his father at a very early age.
Clay served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam with Marine Special Forces Recon. The memories from Vietnam haunted him most of his life and his health was not good and deteriorating as a result. When he returned home from Vietnam, he began his passion of playing music and maintained that passion for the remainder of his life. He was a phenomenal guitarist/musician and had played with countless well known and not so well known artists over the years. He had recently re-located to California (Riverside) to be with his son and help him with his musical career.
Clay, we called him "junior", (btw-he never really liked being called junior), was a 6 ft. 4 in. man that would have your back whether you were family, friend, or anyone in need. If you were his friend, you were fortunate; if you were foe, he was your worst nightmare. There are many that knew him as the "gentle giant" and a "big kid at heart". Any of his friends would tell you "he would give you the shirt off his own back or help you if you were in need". He had a very giving and loving heart. I know this to be true.
Clay Yarber - A Hero...A Son...A Father...A Brother...A Teacher...will never be forgotten.