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Creative talent and artistic ability were some of Sandy Ritter, Whitaker, Clark's trademarks during her journey through life, prior to a stroke in 1999. The stroke took her writing and painting ability, along with the use of her right arm and most of the right leg. Her speech ability was greatly effected also. She had always exhibited great display organization skills and while attending Niles High School in Niles, Michigan, she won a city wide contest for a store window display. Sandy made artistic  baskets, dolls, gourd dolls, tin figures and created beautiful paintings and art work. She enjoyed painting pumpkins for kids during the autumn season, and harvest time, but they were always happy, painted pumpkins, never scary ones. Some of that talent still lives in the beautiful objects that she created and enjoys today. Sandy enjoyed walking along the Ocean beaches of North Carolina looking for shells and other treasure, or looking for rocks along the shores of Lake Michigan. She also enjoyed flying across the sands and dunes on a dune buggy at Silver Lake, in Michigan. Sandy enjoyed doing things with her good friend Mary Lou here in Michigan and they did a lot of cooking, canning and sewing, together. Sandy enjoyed the fellowship, and had a lot of fun with the Mall Walkers at Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where she usually had a ready comment for anything that was said. If the conversation was slow and not much was being said, Sandy had a knack of stirring  it up a little bit. She had a lot of fun working and going places with her friend Vivian. They had a lot of good times. Sandy also enjoyed being friends with our neighbor Doris in North Carolina. For the past few years, Sandy has enjoyed cruising around our neighborhood on her power chair, admiring the neighbor's yards and flowers, and talking with the neighbors, whom I thank for being so kind to her. Click on the Sandy's Creations link at the bottom of this picture to view some of Sandy's artistic work.

.Sandy Update

Many times, after the stroke in 1999, when things got rough, Sandy said to me, "I just want to go home". Sandy had a seizure Thursday morning February 7, 2008 and was admitted to Lakeland Hospital. She never fully recovered from the seizure effects. She passed away about 3:00 PM Friday, February 8, 2008, in Lakeland Hospital, Niles, Michigan. Sandy has gone home.

Sandy Clark's Obituary

Sandy Clark's Memorial Card

Sandy Clark's Ashes

CLICK HERE to see pictures of Sandy's art and creations.