- Laredo Times dtd 9/24/2008
Clarence E. Earles, of Golden, Colo., passed away Sept. 8, 2008, at the age of 86. He was born in Laredo, Texas, on Aug. 12, 1922. He was preceded in death by his father, Clarence E. Earles Sr.; his mother, Lydia S. Earles; his brother, Warren F. Earles; and sisters, Ruth Willoughby and Rose Marie West.
He is survived by Dolores, his wife of 65 years. He met his wife in high school and married July 4, 1943.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II and served proudly during the war in a highly classified unit developing radar defense systems and was discharged with the rank of petty officer first class.
Clarence joined the Border Patrol in 1954, and in 1955, he then transferred to the U.S. Customs Service in Laredo, Texas, as an inspector, and then later was promoted to custom import-export supervisor. In 1976 he was promoted to the position of Customs port director for the Port of Denver, Colo., where he retired in 1985, after 41 years of government service.
The latter promotion necessitated that he and his wife, Dolores, relocate to Colorado in 1976. He was an avid lifelong hunter in his home state of Texas and fell in love with the Colorado outdoors. There he formed new bonds with fellow outdoorsmen and other friends.
Throughout his life one of his greatest joys was spending time with his family. He would travel with his wife, Dolores, to visit family members all across the country. He enjoyed visiting with his children and grandchildren, often hosting the grandchildren for summers at his Colorado home.
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House of Hackett
1922 - 2008 (86 years)
