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Obituary: Pleasanton Express
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ALFRED CLEMENT
Alfred Gene Clement passed away October 22, 2014. He had resided in Pleasanton since 1972.
Born in Bellevue, Gene was the second son of Thomas Albert and Nina (Deaver) Clement. He attended Whitesboro High School and graduated from Texas A&M where he obtained his B.S. in Civil Engineering in May, 1959. Gene held a Texas Certificate of Registration as a Professional Engineer
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Gene started his career with the Texas Highway Department in 1959 and he retired as an Area Engineer in 1998. He was instrumental in supervising the construction of Interstate 10 in the Seguin area and Interstate 37 from Bexar through Live Oak Counties.
He was also active as a Boy Scout leader from 1979- 1987. It was during this time that his son obtained his Eagle Scout rank.
In 1981, Gene became a member of Rotary International and was elected District 5840 Governor for the 2002-2003 year. From 1991-2003 he was chairman of the District 5840 Youth Exchange Committee, which selected inbound and outbound exchange students. His daughter Whitney spent a year studying in Denmark from 1989-1990. Gene was also a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow. Gene and his wife, Beverly, spent many years traveling abroad, and on occasion visited foreign students who had studied in Pleasanton.
Gene is survived by his wife of 53 years, Beverly Farmer Clement, two children: Steven Kyle Clement (wife Sophie Saunders) of Waikanae, New Zealand; and Whitney Lynne Clement of New Orleans, Louisiana, and grandson Caspar Clement of New Zealand. He is also survived by brothers Alton Clement, John L. Clement, and sister Linda Clement Ward, and numerous Clement family nieces and nephews. Other surviving relatives include brother-inlaw William Farmer (Carole) and sister-in-law Darlene Farmer Oostermeyer (Tom), and numerous Farmer family nieces and nephews.
Gene will be interred in the Richland (Lyda) Cemetery in Burnet County, Texas, in a private family service at a later date.
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