In memory of my brother, Henry Clay Yarber.

[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. Either way, the loss is no less. This was an unfortunate crash as all of them are but with all the News coverage on the actual night on CNN and the interviews after, it was quite scary.

I once flew in a small Prop plane from NY to Providence RI and flying over the Long Island sound in daylight, I was almost sure we were flying only slightly faster than I had driven my boat on that same body of water trolling for Bluefish. Not to make light of this but but these short commuter flights leave a very small margin for error and with the icing problem they had as mentioned on the News, it presumably went down before they could do anything about it.

My condolenceseses.

[Tim Bishop]

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.

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.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Tim Bishop

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. 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.

Tim, thank you for sharing that...