Ed died February 5, 2020 he was born in Shawnee OKLA to Homer Clark and Opal Groves Clark. Following the family move to Brainerd MN early in his life, he graduated from Brainerd High School and earned his teaching degree in English at St. Cloud State College. After teaching high school in Las Vegas, Ed returned to Minnesota and spent most of his career teaching and coaching at Fridley High School. Ed loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved exercise and sports. In his youth, he was an exceptional water skier. He was a caring, quiet man, loyal to those he loved. Ed is survived by daughter Kelly Friend, her husband Ken and her children Matthew, Allen, Brian and Laura Coover; daughter Debbie Fisher, her husband Dave and their sons Anthony and Nicholas; daughter Kristi Clark-Anderson and her daughter Kaydin; son Jeffery Clark, his wife Jolene and their sons Conner, Carson and Cooper; sisters Ann Dow in Carrolton, TX and Jan Ross in Houston, TX. He is also survived by former wife Joan Wicht Clark and long-time companion Connie Joan Norman Ed is predeceased by his first wife Diane Diedrich and their son, Timothy Rahn.