Connie Lorraine Clark, 55, of Kingwood, died on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at Preston Memorial Hospital in Kingwood.
Connie was born on Nov. 21, 1964, in Kingwood, a daughter of Lynwood Rowe and Shirley (Rosier) Clark of Kingwood.
Connie was an honor student who excelled in athletics. She was chosen as all-state honorable mention in basketball her sophomore year. She was recognized at a young age for her ability to work with people and volunteered at a camp for handicapped children. She loved playing the trumpet in the marching band, Connie represented her high school as a Buckwheat Festival princess and was selected as an honor student her senior year. After high school, Connie went on to get her undergrad degree from WVU in physical therapy and her master’s from WVU in athletic training. She would help anyone in need who came to see her. She was a member of the Board of PT at WVU and was on the committee to select candidates to the PT program. She loved farming and her horses, and especially being outdoors and when she could, climbed Seneca Rocks.
In addition to her parents, Connie is survived by her son, Sean Michael Bernatowicz, of Kingwood, three sisters and spouses, Camille and Willie Western, of Reedsville, Crystal and Mark Schneider, of Kingwood, and Corrine Clark and Chris Missimer, of Bruceton Mills; Connie’s partner, Mike Warnick and his children, McKenna and Madeline Warnick, all of Kingwood; aunts and uncles, Sue Clark, of Kingwood, Miles and Maxine Clark, of Kingwood, Leonard “Bud” and Jennette Rosier, of Fairmont; special friends, Kim Teets and Paul Dixon, Greta McGinnis, Shawn and Tadd Rankin and Debbie DeLauder; several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Rotruck-Lobb Kingwood Chapel; 295 South Price St., from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9.
The family requests that any memorial donations be made to the Raymond Wolfe Center, 119 S. Price St., Kingwood, WV 26537 or The American Cancer Society, 122 S. High St., Morgantown, WV 26501.
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