Wayne Wesley Clark, a devoted father, grandfather, brother, partner, businessman and friend, met his eternal rest peacefully on Friday, February 27, 2026, at the age of 74, with his family by his side.
Wayne was born on February 28, 1951, in Lexington, Virginia, to Warren and Stella Clark.
He grew up on an 800-acre farm, where he learned that hard work meant putting food on the table. Not having much to his family name, he knew he wanted more for his family. With vision and determination, Wayne saw a future for himself when he moved to Cocoa, Fla., in 1972. While working as a certified pipe welder for NASA, he started his small business, Clark.s Welding, in 1981.
Through hard work, he earned his general contractor's license, then founded Space Coast General Contractors in 1985. As a contractor, he focused on serving his local community and commercial/industrial projects throughout the state of Florida. His work included projects with Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base, as well as numerous other private and government-related projects. In 1999, returning to his welding roots, he added Space Coast Steel Corp.
Pressing forward, Wayne founded Space Coast Industries (The Trailer Shop) in 2006, which services residential and commercial customers with trailer fabrication, sales and repairs. In 2020, when many might have considered slowing down, he founded Wayne's Truck and Auto Parts to continue servicing his customers as a one-stop shop.
Wayne's life was not defined by business alone. He believed in brotherhood, service and giving back. He was a proud and passionate member who dedicated much of his time and resources to organizations including, but not limited to: the Monacan Indian Nation, Moose Fraternity, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, the Elk Lodge and Shriners International.
In 2024, he received the Pilgrim Degree within the Moose Fraternity, one of its highest honors - a testament to his lifelong commitment to service and fraternity.
Wayne's family was his proudest accomplishment. Everything he built, every long day, every risk taken was rooted in the desire to create a better future for them.
He is survived by his sisters, Janice Brown (John), Donna Jones (Johnnie) and Debbie Harris (Steve); his children, Heather Swaby (Paul), Timothy Clark (Kimber), and Karie Russell (Ryan); as well as nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild, who will carry on his legacy of strength and determination. He also leaves behind his beloved girlfriend, Denise Corcoran, with whom he shared his life and love.
Wayne will be deeply missed. His life stands as a testament to what faith, grit and hard work can build. He never stopped believing that tomorrow could be built better than today. He left a lasting mark on the community he was proud to call home — in steel and concrete, but more importantly in the lives he touched through honesty, generosity and steadfast character. He was a man who never backed down from a challenge, or as he would say, "an opportunity."
Services will be held at Boiling, Grose and Lotts Funeral Home in Buena Vista on March 28, beginning at 11 a.m.
Wayne's final resting place will be at the Clark Mountain Family Cemetery in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia - returning in a way to the land that first taught him who he was. Friends and family are invited to the Kerrs Creek Fire Department, 2280 W. Midland Trail, Lexington, at 2 p.m. to celebrate his life and legacy.
In lieu of flowers, he requested that donations be made in his name to The Mooseheart Child City and School, a home for children in need (Make A Gift for Mooseheart - Moose Charities) www.moosecharities.org/donate/.
